Tree value

Big data has opened up tremendous opportunities for understanding our urban forests. Big data is a pretty loose term, but for the most part it refers to massive sets of data that owe their existence to the internet. More specifically, the easy ability to collect, store, and share data about […]

Urban Forests and Big Data

April 2, 2015 in Public Policy / tree benefit / Tree value / Urban Forest by James

TDReport — A special TD Economics report was released earlier this week that detailed the importance and value of Toronto’s urban forest. Coming a long way from “fuzzy environmental feelings”, this hard-hitting report outlines the need for urban trees to help clean water, stabilize soil, clean dirty city air and so much […]

TD Canada Trust Reports: The Value of Toronto’s Trees

June 16, 2014 in Research / Tree value / Urban Forest tagged economic report / TD Canada Trust / trees by OUFC

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 […]

The Witness Trees

February 1, 2014 in Human Health / tree benefit / Tree value tagged forest canopy / natural heritage / 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