http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/11/25/the-witness-trees/ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Evangeline begins with the words “This is the forest primeval”. Longfellow was talking about the rich Acadian forest, and was taking a little poetic license. In fact, settlers and boat-builders had already pillaged those forests. They were later altered again and again as the pulp and […]
natural heritage
Rain did not deter the celebration as we unveiled the HERITAGE TREE plaque on a much loved community silver maple on Roncesvalles Street in Toronto. Two local Municipal Councilors, a handful of well wishers, Mary Wiens from the CBC and a couple of reporters braved the weather to take part. […]
Roncesvalles Heritage Tree Ceremony
From HistoricPlaces.ca Trees are some of the largest and longest living organisms on earth. Although all trees benefit the environment, specific trees function as commemorative memorials, expressions of religious commitment, and as cultural icons. The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) lists numerous examples of historic trees that have been […]
Know Your Roots! Canada’s Historic Trees
The great bent tree of Hamilton’s native past Kaz Novak/The Hamilton Spectator Wed. May 30, 2012 Paul O’Hara stumbled upon this sugar maple, an old native trail marker near the Beverly Swamp in Flamborough. Deep in the woods near the Beverly Swamp in Flamborough, where the undergrowth crackles beneath the feet […]
Natural Heritage- Native Trail Marker Trees
Tentative deal reached to protect David Dunlap Observatory Lands http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1159493–tentative-deal-reached-to-protect-david-dunlap-observatory-lands-in-richmond-hill?bn=1 Noor Javed Staff Reporter Richmond Hill has approved a tentative agreement that would see up to 60 per cent of the David Dunlap Observatory Lands returned to the town and protected from development. The deal, reached through a six-month mediation […]