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Citizen Pruner Workshop
On June 23rd, 20 people, including representatives from ReForest London, Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) Waterloo, and Longbranch Neighbourhood Association, attended our first-ever full-day Citizen Pruner Workshop. A special thanks to Chris Morrison, an enthusiastic, local, certified arborist. He provided attendees with a full overview of tree biology, structural pruning in a classroom setting, and […]
2017 Year in Review
We are proud of our achievements last year. Check them out in our Year In Review Report. A quick but inspiring read.Neighbourwood Year in Review 2018
Citizen Pruner Workshop
Saturday, June 23: 9:30 to 3:30 PM in Elora. Last summer in Elora/Fergus we ran a very successful Citizen Pruner program, with volunteers pruning around 150 trees. Not only did we help those trees avoid more drastic pruning down the road, but we offered up a very successful – and popular – volunteer program. Join us […]
Two Important Tree Tips
With spring around the corner, it is time to start thinking about having some tree work done. We encourage you to hire a certified Arborist for all your tree care work. They are insured, trained, educated and qualified to determine what measures are needed, how the tree will respond to any pruning cuts and have […]
2018 Spring Tree Talk – April 10 at 7:30
The Elm Recovery Project at the University of Guelph Arboretum Many people today don’t recall the incredible canopy that the American elm (Ulmus americana) once produced over cities, rural roads and wild landscapes. With the introduction of Dutch elm disease into North America in the mid-twentieth century, hundreds of millions of elm trees were quickly […]
NeighbourWoods Winter Tree Talk
Behind the Scenes: What’s going on in Centre Wellington for our Urban Forest. Come for an informal panel discussion to find out who is doing what for our trees in our CW and hear from our new urban forest manager, Mat Alain. Speakers are: Mat Alain- CW urban forest manager Carolyn Crozier –Coordinator of Communitrees, […]
NeighbourWoods Tree Talk: Storms and your Trees
Thursday, October 19 Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm Location: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora. Main Floor Join us for an informative presentation covering topics such as: Why trees fail in severe weather events How trees withstand harsh weather events Prevention and maintenance of trees Tree health and structure issues About our […]
Young tree enemy #1
Whipper snippers and mowers: The number 1 enemy of young trees everywhere! Even the most careful of gardeners can nick the tender bark of a young tree. Because the vital channels that transport nutrients in a tree lie just under the bark, these wounds are more serious than you might think. And if the wound […]