It was a full house for Neighourwoods second annual Urban Forest Training workshop in Elora this May. This year’s topic: How to Conduct a Tree Inventory. Participants joined us from Perth County, Elmira and Waterloo, along with a dozen new Neighbourwoods volunteers. The Workshop included a mix of class room and field work as participants […]
“Raresites: Land Conservation in the 21st Century” Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora Cost: Free for members, $5 non-members Speaker: TOM WOODCOCK Rare Charitable Research Reserve is a 900+ acre urban land trust and environmental institute in Waterloo Region/Wellington (near Cambridge). The […]
If you have been looking for an opportunity to contribute to our community, meet some really nice folks, learn some things then please consider volunteering for Neighbourwoods. All of our programs rely on folks just like you. Some of our projects ask for a couple of hours – like planting and stewards, and others need […]
Neighbourwoods Winter Tree Talk: MCC: Reforesting for Hope and Change in Haiti On January 21st, about 40 enthusiastic community members gathered to hear Fred Redekop give a fascinating overview of a long-running project by the Mennonite Central Committee to reforest the hardest-hit areas in Haiti, to provide local people with affordable food, cooking fuel, and […]
Centre Wellington now has a Public Forest Policy which is a comprehensive document that outlines standards for tree planting and maintenance on municipal and private property. If you want to learn more about this legislation you can read the document, published January 1st of this year, to access the document click here
Neighbourwoods encourages residents to hire a qualified arborist to maintain the health andvigor of private trees, and to address potential safety concerns. An arborist can also determine when a tree can no longer be maintained and should be removed due to health, structural concerns, or safety concerns that may impact long-term viability. Tree removal around […]
If you have ever wondered, ‘how old is that tree?’, here is a simple worksheet which will give you a rough idea. Because this is an American source, you will need to convert your diameter calculation into inches by dividing by 2.54. And once you know, it’s fun to ponder what our community looked like […]
Date: October 2nd, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:00 Where: Minarovich Gallery Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. SERENA SOUCY What is conservation? A simple question, with many differing perspectives. Serena will take us through the history of the conservation effort providing a variety of viewpoints, from people of different nationalities and backgrounds. How are […]
Here is a look at everything Neighbourwoods has been up to this summer with our 2018 Summer in Review.
This past Saturday, Neighbourwoods and the Canadian Tree Fund hosted Tour the Trees; an event that put our town’s natural history in the spotlight. Our 30 cyclists toured around Fergus and Elora to listen to the stories behind nine magnificent trees – and one rock. This tour took us from the Sugar Maples planted in […]