Tag: leaf – local enhancement and appreciation of forests
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You’re Invited: Tree Planting Events in Ontario April 28, May 5 & May 9, 2012
Did you know that trees provide health, economic and environmental benefits to you and your neighbourhood? Trees in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: can store 2.6 tons of carbon (pollution) per acre of trees annually, and concomitantly gives enough oxygen daily for 18 people provide relief for city residents by softening the harsh texture of concrete buildings and…
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You’re Invited: February 2012 Events from LEAF’s Green Itinerary
LEAF ( Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) invites you to start the New Year with the following FREE green events in February 2012:
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Please Ask Your Toronto Councillor to Increase Urban Forestry Funding, Before Nov. 29, 2011
This documentary video, put together by Mike and Luke Sargent, highlights the issues affecting the urban forest in Toronto and what LEAF – Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests is doing to foster a sense of stewardship amongst our residents: Here is a letter from LEAF – Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests – urging…
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Join the Conversation on The Secret Sex Lives of Trees in Your Neighbourhood
This is an update to my previous blog The Secret Sex Lives of Trees: Passionate Look into the Seedy Side of Our Urban Forest. Here is a 1950s sex-ed video as a primer for the upcoming talk on The Secret Sex Lives of Trees at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Please mark…
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Celebrate the Beauty of Toronto’s Urban Forest at Canada Blooms 2011
We love Toronto’s Urban Forest! It’s time to celebrate Toronto’s beautiful urban forest at Canada Blooms 2011 on March 16 to 20. You can behold the beauty of Toronto’s Urban Forest at the City’s feature display called “Every Tree Counts! Toronto’s Urban Forest”. Toronto’s Urban Forest is a gorgeous “canopy of 10.2 million trees” with the…