From the City of Toronto website http://www.toronto.ca/parks/maple_leaf_forever.htm On July 19, 2013 a storm brought down an aged silver maple tree on Laing Street in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood. This famed maple tree was believed to be the inspiration for the song “Maple Leaf Forever” by Alexander Muir, which he wrote in […]
Culturally Significant
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
THE McMICHAEL TREE PROJECT January 28 to April 22, 2012 This winter and spring, the McMichael celebrates the artistic, cultural, and natural aspects of the tree with two breathtaking exhibitions, a variety of programs, and special installations. http://www.mcmichael.com/exhibitions/#tree The Tree: Form and Substance Organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection […]
Make a date to visit The McMichael Gallery
Active History on the Grand: Heritage Trees in Ontario Jan 2nd, 2012 by Karen Dearlove. Heritage White Oak Tree in Cambridge While many of us may be familiar with the designation of built heritage properties under the Ontario Heritage Act, recently municipalities have been using the Ontario Heritage Act to designate individual […]
Heritage White Oak in Cambridge
http://www.ancientforestalliance.org/news-item.php?ID=342 Victoria, B.C. artist Anne Hansen, who is well-known for her paintings of the black oystercatcher (a shorebird), has just purchased in an online auction the scientific- naming rights of a newly-discovered lichen, in a fundraising initiative of the Ancient Forest Alliance. She will name the lichen after her deceased […]