Looking to get outdoors and help our trees?
Come volunteer with our tree inventory group!
You’ve seen cheery volunteers in their yellow T shirts for more than 10 years now. It’s a great way to learn about trees, work with really nice folks and help add the knowledge about the trees in our community. A one-day training workshop is offered on Saturday May 23 in Elora. But If you are unavailable that day, alternate training can be provided. You will learn to ID our most common trees, how to measure them, and how to assess their health. We ask you to commit 2 hours/week for 8 weeks at a time that suits you, over June and July. If you have a conflict, subs can cover for you.To find out more, please get in touch at neighbourwoods@eloraenvironmentcentre.ca or by calling Toni Ellis at 519-362-9469.
Neighbourwoods Spring 2020 Tree Talk – Cancelled
Due to the province’s direction on containment of the coronavirus, unfortunately our Spring Tree Talk has been cancelled.
We hope to reschedule this event to a later date. Please watch the website and the Neighbourwoods newsletter for updates.
An Analysis of Street Tree Benefits for Columbus, Ohio
This document offers interesting tables comparing various species for their value storing carbon, storm water and energy benefits of urban trees in Columbus Ohio. Thank you to Ian Rankine for sending it our way.
Neighbourwoods Winter 2020 Tree Talk
Going Carbon Neutral: It Takes A Village
Date: Wednesday, Feb 5th, 2020
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: LINDA SWORD
In 2007, Eden Mills decided to be the first village in North America to ‘go carbon neutral’, to emit no more CO2 than it absorbs. As we all know, this is easier said than done! Although the village has not yet reached its goal, we have taken the measure of more than 4500 tonnes of emissions, de-mystified their sources, and taken practical steps to bring them down! We’ll fill you in on how and what we have accomplished so far, everything from changing light bulbs to planting trees to an energy retrofit of our 100-year-old heritage community hall to carbon neutrality. Eden Mills Going Carbon Neutral is a recipient of a Clean50 2020 Top Project Award. Project Site
About the speaker: Linda has been involved with Eden Mills Going Carbon Neutral since 2007, with a focus on communications. She prepared the handbook So You Want to Go Carbon Neutral. Linda brings her experience as an arts administrator and writer, from roles with the Canada Council for the Arts, the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, international productions, the Board of the Elora Festival and Grand Philharmonic Choir, and the Board of the Concerned Residents Coalition fighting the proposed Hidden Quarry near Rockwood.
Neighbourwoods thanks our 2019-20 Tree Talk Sponsor, the Elora-Salem Horticultural Society.
Looking for a last minute gift idea?
Are you looking for a truly green stocking stuffer? Consider a Tree Trust Gift Card! This is a perfect eco present for a loved one flying home for the holidays -or maybe flying away for a holiday!. Each card offsets a seven hour flight.
To purchase please email us at Neighbourwoods@eloraevironmentcentre.ca and we can send one right to your door, along with a tax receipt!
New Decade, New You
Maybe this is the decade you join Neighbourwoods! Annual membership is just $20 and demonstrates your support for our urban forest.
Join at the next Tree Talk or email Rob Guthrie (rwfromcw@gmail.com)
Argument for Large Trees
Submitted By: Toni Ellis
Description: Many compelling reasons for planting large stature trees when space permits, instead of small trees.
PDF Download: https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/urban_forestry/products/cufr_511_large_tree_argument.pdf
Tree Mortality and Planting Report
Submitted By: Toni Ellis
Description: This detailed comparison of trees survival and growth between Detroit, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Details the cost of planting and loss when trees fail. Graph on page 16 correlates DBH to the value of ecological services provided by a hypothetical Sugar Maple.
PDF Download: https://eloraenvironmentcentre.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2019/12/forests-07-00065.pdf
The Global Tree Restoration Potential
Submitted By: Toni Ellis
Description: Learn more about how the restoration of our forests can help fight climate change.
A Healthy Dose of Green
Submitted By: Toni Ellis
Description: Learn more about the benefits trees and forests have on our health and well being.
PDF Download: https://eloraenvironmentcentre.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2019/07/A-Healthy-Dose-of-Green_Jan_12_12.pdf