November 08, 2016
Tooba Shakeel
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October 13th was gorgeous a fall day and an inspiring event with students and teachers from Kettle Lakes Public School, who helped us plant 300 trees and shrubs in Grovewood Park, Richmond Hill.
October 25, 2016
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As the Spadina stewards started thinking of putting the garden to bed, one single perennial continued to blossom well into mid-October.
October 11, 2016
Melissa Williams
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On Saturday, September 24th, LEAF staff, volunteers and partners were joined by over 40 residents in Machell Park, Aurora, where together we planted 300 native trees and shrubs. It was a beautiful autumn day and everyone had a fantastic time!
October 11, 2016
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The Christie Pits Adopt-a-Park-Tree (AAPT) program launched on Sunday, September 11th, 2016. Preparation for this event began months ago, in May. Five Young Urban Forest Leaders -- Fletcher, myself (Lucy), Kristina, Meredith, and Monica -- were committed to becoming the best tree whisperers the park would ever see. Our end goal was to engage with the community and ensure that Christie Pits’ park trees would be well cared for in the years to come!
September 27, 2016
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On Tuesday, August 9th, LEAF was joined by key influencers from across the GTA at High Park for a wild, native bee tour lead by Dr. Scott MacIvor. Dr. MacIvor, a an expert bee researcher at both University of Toronto and York University, shared his knowledge about bee species and their habitats- and even showed us different species buzzing around the park! We were joined by leaders like Toronto City Councillor Sarah Doucette and are hoping that with the help of all the individuals we had the pleasure of spending the morning with, we can help save our native bees!
September 15, 2016
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Inspired by the Let It Bee presentation hosted by LEAF this past May, I registered for the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count, picked up my camera and Bees of Toronto guide, and set out to learn more about native bees. I have been richly rewarded for my efforts, seeing bumble bees, carpenter bees, leaf cutter bees, metallic sweat bees, and many more. Here are three lessons I learned from my summer spent watching bees.
September 09, 2016
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Our Adopt-a-Park-Tree journey began almost four months ago when we three ladies, all participants in LEAF’s Young Urban Forest Leaders Program met and joined forces to pursue one simple goal: to find loving adoptee parents for the beautiful trees at Chester Le Park. That journey came to its glorious head on Sunday August 21st.
August 26, 2016
Jacqueline Hamilton
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I think shrubs are the bees’ knees, and bees do too! That’s why we’ve decided to create ‘shruBEE’ bundles – a kit of four shrubs selected to maximize benefits for native bees.
August 23, 2016
Tooba Shakeel
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As the fall sessions of our Tree Tenders Volunteering Training Program approach, I started wondering about our graduates from last year -- what have they have been up to and are they still connected with trees? To my luck, two graduates, Lillian and Sammy, generously offered to gave me a glimpse into their lives as Tree Tenders!
August 23, 2016
Tooba Shakeel
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In my blog post last week, I talked to Lillian, a Tree Tenders graduate, to find out what she’s been up to since taking the course with us last year. This week, I catch up with Sammy, a fourth year student in Ryerson University’s Environment and Urban Sustainability program, to see how she’s been using her tree knowledge lately!