NeighbourWoods Trees-In-The-News sugar-maple, tree health, tree-planting
This report compares the survival and growth of trees between Detroit, Minneapolis and Philadelphia, and details the cost of planting and loss when trees fail. PDF Download: https://eloraenvironmentcentre.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2019/12/forests-07-00065.pdf
NeighbourWoods Trees-In-The-News health, tree health, trees-in-the-new
Learn more about the benefits trees and forests have on our overall 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
NeighbourWoods News, Talks & Walks, Tree Talk, Tree Walk arborist, event, fungi, kyle mclouglin, tree health
This fascinating talk was presented on Oct 17, 2019 by arborist Kyle McLoughlin.Fungi are not plants – they belong to their own kingdom. In fact, they are more closely related to animals than plants. If you felt there was a lot to absorb at this talk, think about it this way: imagine you knew very […]
NeighbourWoods News mulching, tree health, volunteers
The Neighbourwoods crew and dedicated volunteers, Deb Jakab and Ted Ecclestone, were out mulching trees on June 27th around Elora. Using mulch from the Township, they mulched over one hundred trees in an afternoon. They visited many trees at sites including the Elora Public School trailway, Bridge Street and First Line, and the road to […]
NeighbourWoods News arborist, CWAA, information, local firewood, tree facts, tree health, 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 […]
NeighbourWoods News information, tree facts, tree health, tree tips, young trees
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 […]
NeighbourWoods News, Trees summer-students, tree data, tree health, tree inventory, volunteers
Once again a team of volunteers together with our summer students will be working in the field collecting data from the trees in Elora and Fergus. Again this year we will be re-visiting street blocks we inspected in 2010, as well as tackling fresh blocks. Not only do we gather data about our trees – […]
NeighbourWoods Talks & Walks, Tree Talk, Trees Colin Cassin, event, fall, invasive species, tree health, Tree Talk 0
NeighbourWoods Upcoming Tree Talk: An Ounce of Prevention: Small Steps To Stop The Next BIG Invasive Species Date: Thursday November 3, 2016 Time: 7:30 – 9 pm Location: Elora Centre for the Arts (75 Melville St. Elora) in the Harris Room Cost: $5 or free for members Please join as out first Tree Talk of […]
