June 27, 2016
Melissa Williams
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On Wednesday, June 8, LEAF and King Township were joined by 25 students from King City Secondary School at Cold Creek Conservation Area, where together we planted 150 native trees and shrubs.
June 27, 2016
Melissa Williams
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June 3, 2016 marked the end of the spring contest in our Youth EAB Ambassador Program. Students from nine schools across York Region had been competing to get trees and shrubs planted in their communities in order to mitigate the effects of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer.
June 20, 2016
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Bringing people and forests together, inspiring new environmental stewards, and working alongside them to protect trees – this is what I'm all about, and I'm so excited to start this summer with LEAF!
June 20, 2016
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At the beginning of June, LEAF staff and volunteers gathered together to plant over 175 native perennials and grasses in street tree planters along the Danforth, where our Adopt-a-Street-Tree pilot project is already underway. All participants had a wonderful time, and the Danforth is looking better than ever.
June 16, 2016
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The sun was high in the sky and the air was muggy, but that didn’t stop the volunteers from giving their gardens some tender loving care!
June 14, 2016
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On the morning of Saturday, June 4th, birds were singing, flowers were blooming, and our native bumble bees were busy foraging. It was also a perfect time to find LEAF’s Garden Stewards holding a bumble bee count in our Urban Forest Demonstration Gardens.
June 02, 2016
Tooba Shakeel
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Like many people, I had a general understanding of the role of bees as pollinators and threats they are facing today. However, Dr. Sheila Colla’s Let It Bee presentation deepened my understanding of wild (native) bees versus honey bees which are cultivated and have been imported from Europe. I walked away learning concrete steps I can take to support native bees in my community!
May 20, 2016
Melissa Williams
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LEAF is working in York Region to educate students about Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and what they can do to help replace trees that will be lost.
May 17, 2016
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I've always been intimidated by pruning. As an amateur gardener, I worried that I wouldn't have the right equipment, or that I would prune at the wrong time, or make some other mistake that would damage or kill the plant.
May 05, 2016
Michelle Bourdeau
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Rain barrels are economical, easy to use, and provide lots of benefits! Here are five great reasons to set up your own rain barrel today.