What Are Tree Talks and Walks?
Neighbourwoods offers 3 Tree Talks on timely topics of interest, featuring guest speakers. These are held in the Gallery at the Elora Arts Centre at 75 Melville Street in Elora.
Talks are free to members, and $10 for non-members.
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We also offer occasional, guided walks – usually in coordination with a Tree Talk – which we will announce on this site.
Upcoming Tree Talks and Walks Find our upcoming events!
Farewell to the Sugar Maple
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After more than a century on the grounds of the former Elora Public School, now home to the Elora Centre for the Arts, we are sad to announce that the last historic Sugar Maple is coming down.This tree was one of a number that ringed the former schoolyard; they were planted by David Boyle, a […]
Neighbourwoods Winter 2022 Tree Walk
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Tree Talks are back!
Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project We’re so excited to announce that our tri-annual Tree Talks are back! Date: Wednesday, Nov 10th, 2021 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora Cost: Free for members, $10.00 non-members Speaker: MARTIN TAMLYN, Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project Manager The Ignatius […]
Tree Talks & Walks
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.
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.
Past Tree Events
Nov 2022 – The Vimy Oak Project, Fall Tree Talk
Oct 2022 – Old Growth Forest, Fall Tree Walk
June 2022 – Guelph Arboretum, Summer Tree Walk
April 2022 – Urban Trees in Winter, Tree Walk (resched from Feb 2022)
Nov 2021 – Ignatius Old Growth Forest, Fall Tree Talk
Feb 2020 – Going Carbon Neutral: It Takes A Village, Winter Tree Talk
Oct 2019 – The Role of Fungi in Urban Forestry, Fall Tree Talk
March 2019 – the RARE Charitable Research Reserve – Land Conservation in the 21st Century, Spring Tree Talk
Jan 2019 – Mennonite Central Committee: Reforesting for Hope and Change in Haiti, Winter Tree Talk
Neighbourwoods Summer 2022 Tree Walk
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Neighbourwoods Fall 2021 Tree Talk – Review
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‘Ignatius Old Growth Forest Project’ Presented Nov 10, 2021 By Martin Tamlyn, manager OGF Project The Old Growth Forest is a 93-acre nature sanctuary on the north edge of Guelph. It is protected by a Conservation Easement with the Ontario Farmland Trust. The Project’s goal is to restore and protect diverse ecological communities and to assist the […]
Neighbourwoods Winter Tree Talk – Review
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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 […]
Neighbourwoods Spring Tree Talk – Review
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Neighbourwoods 2019 Spring Tree Talk: “raresites: Land Conservation in the 21st Century†On March 26, our guest speaker Tom Woodcock gave us an in-depth look into the ‘what, where, when, why, and how’ of the rare Charitable Research Reserve. What is rare?The Reserve is an area of over 900 acres, on the Grand River between […]
Neighbourwoods Fall Tree Talk – Review
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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 Tree Talk: Storms and your Trees
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Thursday, October 19 Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm Location: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville Street, Elora. Â 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 […]
Fall Tree Talk: The Role of Fungi in Urban Forestry
Tree Talk: The Role of Fungi in Urban Forestry Date: Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora Cost:Â Free for members, $5 non-members Speaker: KYLE MCLOUGHLIN Understanding the role trees play in our developing urban landscape is critical. Fungi however are often […]
Fall Guided Tree Walk: Fungi in the Forest
Date: Saturday, Oct 19 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Where: Aboyne Trail (968 Wellington Road 18, south side of road, just east of Wellington County Museum) Cost: $5.00.  Please email neighbourwoods@eloraenvironmentcentre.ca to pre-register. Join us for a walk with arborist Kyle McLoughlin. Learn to identify common fungi, the difference between a mushroom and a conk, […]
NeighbourWoods Winter Tree Talk
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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, restoring […]
2018 Spring Tree Talk – April 10 at 7:30
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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 […]
Upcoming NeighbourWoods Tree Talk: February 9th, 2017
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NeighbourWoods Upcoming Tree Talk: Supporting a Thriving Forest: Strategies for Building your Network Date: Thursday February 9, 2017Time: 7:30 – 9 pmLocation: Elora Centre for the Arts (75 Melville St. Elora) in the Harris RoomCost: $5 or free for members Please join us for our Winter Tree Talk with Maria Legault, Communications Coordinator with Ontario’s Back […]