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In Celebration of Erik Jorgensen – the Inventor of Urban Forestry
October 28, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Erik Jorgensen, one of Canada’s greatest innovators, the man who coined and popularized the term “urban forestry.” Jorgensen assumed a leadership role in forestry by expounding the benefits of maintaining and…
DFC partnering with leading Canadian organizations to promote and advance sustainability
New campaign will highlight collaboration between dairy sector and Tree Canada, Cleanfarms and Ducks Unlimited Canada October 18, 2021 – Ottawa, ON Today, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) unveiled new partnerships with leading environmental organizations to promote and advance sustainability in the…
We still need trees
It’s no doubt that over the course of the pandemic, there have been challenges we have all faced individually and as a society as a whole. We have all needed to adjust to the changes and restrictions and through that we have…
Atlantic Region Urban Forestry Update — October 2021
We now have a Steering/Planning Committee in the Atlantic region, called the Atlantic Urban Forest Collective and the members are: Crispin Wood – Halifax NS Regional Municipality, Andrew Williams – Truro NS, Chelsea Baird – Amherst NS, Keanen Jewett and Mike Glynn…
Pacific Region Urban Forestry Update — October 2021
Climate Change in Action Looking back, the summer of 2021 was a season of extremes here in the Pacific Region. The heat dome experienced in British Columbia in late June saw record-breaking temperatures across the province, with some communities experiencing as high…
Another Fall, Another Season for Tree Planting.
We’ve all noticed it happening, and for a while now too. Humidity rates have dropped, the buzz of cicadas has been replaced with the beating of rain on our roofs, and coast-to-coast, Canadians have begun their fall rituals. Whether that be collecting…
Tree Canada boosts Canada’s urban canopy and communities’ spirits on the tenth anniversary of National Tree Day
September 22, 2021 – Ottawa, ON Today, Tree Canada and close to 600 volunteers will plant over 3,000 trees in twelve communities across Canada in celebration of the tenth anniversary of National Tree Day. Tree Canada, along with community volunteers from North…
The Outaouais Environmental Campus and Tree Canada celebrates planting of 20,000 native trees with unveiling of monumental sculpture
September 10, 2021 (Wakefield, QC) — Today, Tree Canada joins the Outaouais Environmental Campus (Eco Echo) in welcoming “land artist” Marc Walter’s monumental sculpture titled “La Grande Nourricière” at Minnes Farm, in Wakefield, Quebec. Its creation is supported by the Cultural Development…
Tree Canada and CN Proudly Announce the Recipients of the 2021 CN EcoConnexions – From the Ground Up Program
MONTREAL, September 8, 2021— CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) and Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree-planting charity, are pleased to announce today the names of the 26 communities that are being awarded tree planting grants of up to $25,000. These grants are…
Let’s Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of National Tree Day
The tenth National Tree Day is almost upon us! Over the past ten years, Canadians have celebrated and planted trees across Canada on National Tree Day, which falls on the Wednesday of National Forest Week each year. The benefits of trees to…