tree protection

It would seem like ice storm damage to the urban forests of southern Ontario is yesterday’s news. Damage done, power restored, and fallen limbs and trees cleaned up. In actuality, there is still a chance for this devastating event to reap additional carnage on trees and the people who love […]

The Ontario Chainsaw Massacre – Impacts of the Ice Storm ...

March 27, 2014 in Urban Forest tagged Ice Storm / ISA / tree protection by OUFC

Marlene Bergsma http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2014/02/02/st-catharines-to-boost-spending-on-urban-forest St. Catharines’ efforts to double the size of its urban forest are getting chopped down by two invasive pests. The emerald ash borer has already felled about 350 city-owned ash trees and the Asian long-horned beetle is poised to invade within the next few years, said a report […]

St. Catharines to boost spending on urban forest

February 9, 2014 in Tree Bylaw / Tree protection / Urban Forest Management Plan tagged tree canopy / tree maintenance / tree protection / Urban Forest Management Plan by OUFC

by Scott Rosts Niagara This Week – St. Catharines ST. CATHARINES — Promote, develop, balance, manage, contribute and protect. Those are the strategies the St. Catharines Urban Forest Advisory Committee is hoping to achieve in a proposed private property tree bylaw. The city wants to hear residents’ input on the proposed bylaw designed […]

Input sought on proposed private property tree bylaw

January 28, 2014 in Public Policy / Tree protection / Urban Forest / Urban Forest Management Plan tagged tree protection / Tree value by OUFC

It all began with a tree. One homeowner wanted it cut down and the other didn’t. The problem is that the tree is situated on their shared backyard property boundary. In the City of Toronto, the private tree by-law regulates the removal of trees over 30 cm in trunk diameter […]

Why Saving the Humewood Maple Matters

December 10, 2013 in Natural Heritage / tree benefit / Tree protection / Tree value / Urban Forest tagged Forest Ecosystems / tree protection / Tree value by OUFC

You may remember a few months ago we brought you the story of Mr. & Mrs. Sharper and their fight to save their 50 year old co-owned maple tree. Their campaign to raise money to help with the legal costs of fighting the appeal of the decision in their favour […]

The Scharpers’ Tree Battle Continues

November 23, 2013 in Tree protection / Tree value / Urban Forest tagged tree protection / Tree value by OUFC