Springing Back to Life in the Fall
For our readers who are well-versed in tree planting, you’ll know that there are only two planting seasons in Canada: spring and fall. Planting in the summer runs the risk of newly planted trees baking in high heat and periods of drought and planting in the winter, well, many of us are frozen!
Get to Know Our Natives by Nature
Get to Know our Natives by Nature
This month, we Get to Know our native White Oak.
Scientific name: Quercus alba
An adaptable tree that will grow almost anywhere. White oak can live for hundreds of years. White Oak can be distinguished from the common Red Oak, by the leaves deep, rounded lobes compared to sharply toothed lobes.
Our Partnership with Nature
This past June I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the high Canadian Arctic. Baffin Island from Iqaluit in the south to Pond Inlet in the north. I traveled with some like-minded friends who have been working through the Rideau Hall Foundation. The purpose of the trip was to gain a better understanding of the challenges the people of Nunavut face and the opportunities that they have to help themselves enjoy a more prosperous life. RHF supports the Inuit through a variety of programs, most of which are controlled and operated by the Inuit themselves.
Get to Know Our Natives by Nature
Get to Know our Natives by Nature
This month, we Get to Know our native Sugar Maple.
Scientific name: Acer saccharum
Sugar maple was designated as Canada’s national tree in 1965. The maple leaf adorns the Canadian Flag. It is well known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its foliage turning a brilliant red, orange or yellow each fall.
10,000 Thank Yous
A key reason Trees for Life has been able to plant so many trees because of the support from Landscape Ontario’s leadership and membership.
Stronger Than Ever
Is there any better way to celebrate National Forest Week (September 18th-24th) and National Tree Day (September 20th), than by planting your favourite, native, tree species?
Not the first time you’ve heard this from me, but if you need a good reason, (better than the benefits that trees deliver), consider the forest fire crises we are enduring nationwide.
A Remarkable Year
Over the past few months, our incredible partners, sponsors and volunteers have joined us in planting native trees and shrubs across Canada where we live, work and play. This year’s efforts have been nothing short of remarkable, and together, we are making a better future for generations to come.
Get to Know Our Natives by Nature
This month, we Get to Know our native Freeman Maple (also called Freeman’s Maple)
Scientific name: Acer × freemanii
A naturally occurring hybrid of two native maples – red maple (Acer rubrum) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum). The hybrid yields both the strong branch attachment of the red maple and the fast growth rate of the silver maple. Freeman Maple is known for its yellow and orange-red fall colour.
Planes, Heroes, Smoke and Trees
The moment the plane doors opened, what I was expecting to be a breath of fresh, prairie air, didn’t happen. Instead, I was hit with a wall of hazy smoke. Sadly, this is something that is all too familiar right across the country including the Greater Toronto Area, and something I had never experienced before.