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Harvey’s kicks off national tree planting initiative on April 22
In partnership with Tree Canada, Harvey’s aims to plant 25,000 trees to help keep Canada a beautiful thing Vaughan, ON – April 21, 2021 – Harvey’s has been proudly Canadian for over 60 years and is continuing their commitment to keeping Canada a…
How Tree Canada’s sponsors are taking steps to restore the planet
Over the past 12 months, all of us have had the opportunity to slow down and appreciate the natural world around us. In these difficult times, many people have sought solace among the trees and forests in our communities. At Tree Canada,…
Where Women Choose to Walk: Paths to Improving Cities and Nature
“Boy, I’m sure glad I’m not your husband.” I remember my mind racing over the last few minutes of the discussion at an event I was leading, and thinking about what, if anything, I had said or done, to warrant such an…
Travelling across Canada’s forests
International Day of Forests is on March 21, and this year, the theme is ‘Forest Restoration: a path to recovery and well-being” – a theme which especially rings true this year of all years. With an increased attention on how important trees…
Quebec Urban Forestry Update — March 2021
I am very humbled to introduce myself as the new Quebec Representative, CUFN Steering Committee with Tree Canada. A trained biologist, I am motivated by this position in many aspects. Like all of you who are reading these lines, trees have always…
National Healing Forest project launched across Canada
It is the nature of a forest to heal, thereby, what better theme for a project than a healing forest? After the 2015 Healing Walk in Ottawa, and prior to the release of the Truth and Reconciliation report, Peter Croal, a longtime…
Happy International Women’s Day!
During an international forestry conference, I had the privilege of hosting a panel with two of my talented colleagues; one is a forester, and one is a Ph.D. researcher. Both are women. During the Q and A session, a participant commented on…
2020 – a year in review at Tree Canada
The pandemic that swept across the country last March forced us, like many other non-profits or businesses, to rethink our operations. We had to scale back, postpone and in some cases cancel many of our live events, to keep safe the partners…
Take a bath…in the forest
Shinrin-yoku – or forest bathing – has been gaining in popularity, and for good reason. This practice of bathing in the forest atmosphere, which started In Japan in the 1980s, teaches us how to take in the forest through our senses in…
Continuing to keep trees close during a lockdown
Five easy ways to connect with trees to boost your mood and health People have always sought the healing power of trees. In the 19th century Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed New York’s Central Park and Montreal’s Parc du Mont Royal, wrote…