Tag: Trees

  • Let it be an Oak

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    All native trees are important for diversity and biological integrity of our environment. But special trees like oaks support over 500 pollinators and they are very important. Check out the research of Doug Tallamy in The Nature of Oaks:

  • National Forest Week–September 2022

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    Happy National Tree Day! Gabriel loves to visit the Yorklands when he visits Guelph. Come and check out the diversity of trees at #yorklands on #NationalTreeDay ! #NationalForestWeek “Maple with a message tree.” Find your favourite tree at the Yorklands. Is there one like this Sugar Maple on Maple St in Guelph? National Forest Week…

  • Ten Tall Trees Program

    Ten Tall Trees Program

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    Ten Tall Trees is our core program that connects young people in the schools to the trees around them. Every child and person should be able to identify ten different species of trees including 3-4 different conifers. What attributes distinguish these trees. Oak, maple, willow, birch, poplar, linden, spruce, pine and cedar would be a…