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Niagara Falls Community Tree Planting – May 5, 2018
Niagara Falls Community Tree Planting – May 5, 2018
Spring is right around the corner, and what better way to “dig in” the warmer weather then with a family fun tree planting event! Forests Ontario and local planting partners are excited to invite you and your families to participate in the 2018 Community Tree Planting Event happening in Niagara…
Pelham Community Tree Planting – April 27, 2018
Spring is right around the corner, and what better way to “dig in” to the warmer weather than with a fun, free, family-friendly tree planting event! Forests Ontario and local planting partners are excited to invite you, along with your friends and family, to participate in the 2018 Community Tree…
NOTL Tree preservation policy moves forward.
As reported in the St. Catharines Standard 02-06-18. There was no opposition filed with respect to a proposed policy to protect municipal trees during construction. This new policy was designed to assist the municipality to implement the existing by-law that was passed in 2012. Some of the changes may include…
Orangeville denies tree damage claim
If an Orangeville municipal tree falls and causes damage on private property, should the town foot the bill? Not in this case, says the Town of Orangeville. That conclusion has the local resident left holding the $1,350 repair bill barking mad. During a wind storm on Oct. 15, France Mitchell’s…
New bylaw for trees on St Catharines city property
St Catharines is moving to protect its canopy by approving a bylaw to regulate trees on or affecting city property. The bylaw requires residents to apply for a permit to remove city trees and adds higher penalties for those people who injure and damage city trees. “This gives us some…
treeOcode Branches Out in St. Catharines Initiative
On Saturday, October 21, 2017 members of treeOcode participated in the City of St. Catharines Fall tree giveaway. 500 trees a mix of Bur and Red Oak, Serviceberry and Eastern White Pine were distributed to eager residents. The line up began about 6:45 am with distribution beginning at 7:30. With…
Trees Impact Local Weather and Save Energy
A recent study utilizing computer models, by researchers at the University of British Columbia has shown how trees have an impact on local weather thereby saving energy. Put simply, buildings without trees around are exposed to greater wind pressure whereby air is forced into a building through cracks and crevasses…
St. Catharines Stump Removal
Many St. Catharines residents may have noticed piles of wood chips and soil out in front of homes across the city. There seems to have been a push this year to grind away existing tree stumps (in some cases home owners have been waiting for years). The backlog is onerous.…
Akron Ohio is turning a freeway into a forest
The city of Akron Ohio, is the latest to reclaim its vehicular infrastructure for its citizens, and it’s doing it in a revolutionary way: For three months next summer, a decommissioned freeway will be transformed into a 35-acre park filled with trees. The Innerbelt National Forest is the idea of…
Too Many Trees Lost in Niagara on the Lake
On Monday, June 5, 2017, Niagara on the Lake council chambers was abuzz with discussion pertaining to potential new regulations for the protection of trees. According to the article in the St. Catharines Standard published on Wednesday, June 7, several residents…
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