Toronto Island Community News
Toronto Island Community 2023 – Tree of the Year
Toronto Island Community 2023 Tree of the Year winner is the majestic Scots Pine. Watch the interview by Prof. Pricklethorn with the winner here!
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The Toronto Island Community Trust holds a delightful celebration for 2024 Tree of the Year
On August 5, 2024 for “Sally”, the Crack Willow in the playing field on Ward’s Island: here is the full video!
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Submissions open for Waterloo 2024 Tree of the Year
Are you looking to nominate a tree in this area? Waterloo Region is now accepting new nominations until August 31st, 2024. To nominate a tree, submit a photo with up to 150 words describing why it deserves to be crowned 2024 “Tree of the Year.” to [email protected] Updates on news coverage Read more…
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2024 Update – Our Native Seed Nursery
2024 Update – The Tree Trust TBM has broken ground on their new native tree nursery! Located near Tomahawk Golf Course, this marks a step in increasing Tree Trust’s capacity to offer native tree stock to maintain and expand the urban tree canopy. Tree Trust would like to thank Gerbe Read more…
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Twenty-nine new trees planted across Heritage Park and Delpi Point Park
In 2022 Tree Trust TBM and Arboreal Tree Care Professionals planted eight-foot-tall trees to continue increasing their tree canopy. A team of volunteers completed the important finishing tasks, delivering wheelbarrow loads of compost and mulch and buckets of water to each tree. Earlier that spring volunteers from Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary and Read more…
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Trees in Parks – Nipissing Ridge
Nipissing Ridge was funded by Tree Canada and Tree Trust worked with the Town of Blue Mountains on a project planting trees and shrubs in an area of park with no trees The Town of The Blue Mountains worked with Tree Trust TBM and Arboreal Tree Care Professionals on the Read more…
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Saplings on the Georgian Trail
In June of 2022, 100 volunteers supported by town staff planted over 600 tree seedlings along the Georgian Trail. They planted cedars, white pines, red oaks and native shrubs near Northwinds. Beach and at the 10th line. “There has been strong synergy and benefit from the Town of The Blue Read more…
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More trees are coming to the Georgian Trail! – 2024 update
2024 Update In 2024, 65 new trees were planted tree was near the Camperdown Road area of Georgian Trail. The variety of trees include Freeman Maple, Ironwood, Bur Oak, Chinquapin Oak, American Basswood and American Elm, black cedars and white spruce In 2023, Tree Trust TBM and Tree Trust Meaford Read more…
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Georgian Trail – A Strong Community Builds a Future Tree Canopy
On Saturday, May 7th, 2022 the Town of the Blue Mountains saw 100 volunteers planting tree seedlings along the Georgian Trail. Community members of all ages, from children to seniors, participated. Working in teams, they planted cedars, white pines, red oaks and native shrubs. The effort was a huge success, Read more…
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Tree Trust hosts Ontario’s first-ever Tree Pageant
To see the submissions, visit our Tree Pageant page here!