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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



A tour “The Appetite for Destruction Tree Tour” of afflicted Ash trees took place in Guildwood, a Scarborough subdivision on May 26 to raise awareness of this nationwide disaster affecting some communities drastically. From-  http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/1362185–guildwood-tour-opens-eyes-to-scale-of-ash-borer-threat              by Mike Adler May 25, 2012 People interested in […]

80% of Tree Canopy to Die


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 […]

Environment Trumps Development