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Love the Maple… Love Canada!
I am old enough (but just old enough, honestly) to remember when the Canadian flag was first adopted by Parliament (before that it was the British ensign). There was (in true Canadian spirit) a spirited debate before the maple leaf was adopted…
Prevent the spread of EAB across Canada: How you can save our ash trees
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has affected millions of ash trees in North America. In Canada alone, EAB has now spread to five provinces, affecting ash trees in communities in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. While foresters have come…
New trees to grow where fire once devastated Fort McMurray thanks to Tree Canada’s Operation ReLeaf Program: Tree Grant Program offers hope and healing to residents and groups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree charity, is embarking on the next phase of its strategic efforts to restore the urban canopy of residential properties and public spaces devastated by the 2016 wildfires…
Tree Canada takes proactive fight to counter Emerald Ash Borer: Granting program teams up with BioForest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree charity, in partnership with BioForest, are taking on the oncoming path of the emerald ash borer to protect ash trees in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario…
Tree Canada’s Operation ReLeaf Ottawa-Gatineau responds to devastation by tornadoes: Granting program enables residents to plant new trees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2018 (Ottawa, ON) Tree Canada, Canada’s leading national tree charity, supports Ottawa-Gatineau residents to replace the trees lost from last September’s devasting tornadoes through its Operation ReLeaf Ottawa-Gatineau Tornadoes program, an ambitious greening initiative which provides funding…
The Benefits of Edible Trees – planting for a future
In the past few years, green infrastructure programs have been on the rise in urban communities across Canada. With over 82% of the population now living in urban centres, urban forests are playing an increasingly important role, as people realize the numerous…
Tree planting and schoolyards: A considered choice and a winning combination
Given the growing evidence showing that Nature Deficit Disorder is a real and increasing problem, having access to an environment that promotes learning for our children is extremely important and the schoolyard is a natural extension of that learning environment. It has…
Green Schoolyards: Beyond a nice place to play
If you’ve walked past a school in the past few years you’ve probably seen a cold, heavy steel fence encasing a paved-over stretch of land flanked by an intricate and brightly colored jungle gym made of plastic and metal. But where are…
2018, a year in review at Tree Canada
2018 was an impressive year of planting and learning for us! As we head into 2019, we’re taking this moment to pause and reflect on 2018 and some of the accomplishments and positive impact we collectively achieved together thanks to your support….
Atlantic Urban Forest Collective: Update December 2018
December 12, 2018 The very first Atlantic region Urban Forestry conference was held in Moncton, NB, in 2014. This event brought together representatives from municipal and provincial governments, certified arborists, foresters, technicians, developers, planners, landscape architects, architects, nursery industry and related trades,…