Study: Drought Pushing World’s Trees to Their Limits November 21, 2012 – News Release Most of the world’s trees – including rainforest species – live close to their “safety threshold” for coping with water stress, leaving them vulnerable to effects of droughts caused by climate change. That’s the finding of a […]
Yearly archives: 2012
More than 50 participants spent Friday Nov 9, learning how to celebrate and protect Heritage Trees in Ontario The full day workshop included a number of speakers who explained the value of Heritage Trees, how to nominate a tree for consideration under the Ontario Heritage Tree program and, thanks […]
Wrap Up of Toronto Heritage Tree Workshop
For all the tree lovers that we’re sure are as bitterly disappointed as we are at OUFC -a heartbreaking news story. BY DON SCALLEN BLOGS, NOTES FROM THE WILD, November 13, 2012 http://www.inthehills.ca/2012/11/blogs/the-death-of-a-tree/ Denuded and sterilized, the land waits sullenly for the homes and strip malls that characterize the inexorable expansion of Brampton. Two […]
The Death of a Tree
November 8th, 2012 by Alex Cimon http://www.americanforests.org/blog/counting-their-losses/ In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, assessing the damage has become a priority. After a storm in which millions of people lost power and the streets of New York and New Jersey were shut down, it is clear that much of the East Coast has […]
Counting Their Losses
Mayor Rick Goldring wants to hear from his constituents about Burlingtons UFMP (Urban Forest Management Plan) before the Nov. 14th Community Services Committee Meeting. Update: Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree By-law Discussion November 8, 2012 Over the past year I have heard from many residents with concerns about the […]