Tour the Trees of Fergus & Elora
Are you looking for something fun to do outside this weekend? Neighbourwoods has created an online Tour the Trees interactive map! Ride along the beautiful Cataract Trailway to each of the trees on the map (all between Fergus and Elora). Hear the stories behind each tree, meet some of the key players in Fergus/Elora history, […]
These arborists explain how to save your trees from breaking in the next big storm
Aastha Shetty · CBC News · Posted: Aug 11, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: August 11 “A powerful storm in Elora, Ont. recently left a large number of trees bent and broken, bringing down some that were more than 100-years-old. A number of those trees also came dangerously close to falling on nearby homes. Local arborists say there was a way to prevent that — tree maintenance.“Look […]
Ottawa’s pledge to plant two billion trees is proving difficult to execute
MATTHEW MCCLEARNPUBLISHED AUGUST 7, 2022UPDATED AUGUST 12, 2022 “Standing atop an old landfill, Francis Allard is in his element. Mr. Allard is co-founder of Ramo, whose business is planting willows and poplars to help remediate landfills, mines and marginal land. At the Ste-Sophie Landfill north of Montreal, the company is growing willows to treat leachate from areas […]
Are We Doing Tree Planting Right?
The Agenda with Steve Paikin August 11, 2022 “It’s fairly easy to plant a tree when purchasing products or donating to tree-planting programs. But when done poorly, tree-planting can hinder biodiversity and harm the planet. When does tree-planting becoming green-washing? What’s the relationship between land, species, and technology when it comes to global tree-planting?”Click here […]
Earth Day 2022
We invite you to join us on Earth Day to watch expert arborists at work from Baum Professional Tree Care & Full Circle Tree Care, as they sustain a magnificent heritage Silver Maple. To be held at St. Mary Immaculate and St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at 10am on April 22, 2022
