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Niagara Falls Community Tree Planting – May 5, 2018
Dr. Marilyne Jollineau earns CAG Award for Service to Geography Profession
Brock University’s Dr. Marilyne Jollineau has been named as the 2017 recipient of the Canadian Association of Geographers’ (CAG) Award for Service to the Profession of Geography. This award recognises Jollineau’s outstanding contribution to the development of Geography in Canada as a supporter and mentor of many graduate and undergraduate…
Trees Planted at Burgoyne Woods
Representatives from the City of St. Catharines, IKEA and Tree Canada were at Burgoyne Woods in St. Catharines planting 65 White Pines. This story was originally published in the St. Catharines Standard on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The full story can be read here….
Volunteers complete tree-planting project in NOTL
Volunteers planted nearly 300 new trees around town in a joint community effort. The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara-on-the-Lake Communities in Bloom, and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority partnered to plant a total of 275 native sapling trees on Town-owned properties over a two-day period, with work beginning April 22 along the…
Tree removal raises questions about Pelham parks
The removal of trees in Cherry Ridge Park has generated questions from the public as to why Pelham parks trees are being removed and what will be done to replace them. The Town arborist determined that the trees removed were not healthy; the trunks were girdled, due to stakes being in…
Infographics Summarize Atlanta Urban Tree Canopy
treeOcode Niagara will give Niagara the data and analytics needed to generate similar infographics to Atlanta, on Regional, Municipal and Community urban canopy performance. The city of Atlanta has the nickname “The City in a Forest” and it’s not without warrant, as the city has an urban tree canopy of…
NOTL Trees Preservation Takes Root in Council
This NOTL Trees preservation article was originally published Tuesday, April 11, 2017, appearing in the St. Catharines Standard. The subject of saving trees proved to be a contentious and divisive issue inside Niagara-on-the-Lake council chambers Monday for councillors, residents and members of the town’s irrigation committee. Tree-related issues came up…
For Arbor Day, avoid mulch volcanoes
Arbor Day expert advice courtesy of Total Landscape Care. On Arbor Day, we like to show trees some serious love and one of the greatest favors you could do for these leafy giants is stop the practice of mulch volcanoes. In recent years, these mounds of mulch have become as…
Mayor Would Like To See Niagara Falls Trees Replacement Program Expanded
This article about Niagara Falls trees was first published in Niagara This Week – Monday, April 3, 2017. Mayor Jim Diodati wants the city to step up its tree replacement program. The mayor brought forward a motion at the March 28 council meeting calling on staff to bring back a…
NOTL Councillor Looking for Tree Protection
This article on tree protection was first published Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in the Niagara Advance… When Coun. Betty Disero wanted town staff to look into the clear-cutting of trees on a John Street property, which elicited “frantic” calls and emails from neighbours, she couldn’t get the support she needed…
2 for 1 tree planting policy for the Niagara Region
First published Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Niagara This Week, two graduate students from Brock University’s Earth Science Department, made a presentation to the Planning & Development Committee at the Niagara Region regarding the idea to create a 2 for 1 tree planting program. That is for every tree removed…
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