Naturalizing and Restoring Urban Gardens - U of Guelph's new Sustainable...
Registration open now in U of Guelph's online distance education's "Naturalizing and Restoring Urban Gardens". It's part of their new Sustainable Urban Horticulture certificate program.Since it's a new...
View ArticleSeed Collecting Workshops 2010 - Trees Ontario & FGCA
Trees Ontario and the Forest Gene Conservation Association (FGCA) announce their 2010 Certified Seed Collector Workshops. This program is dedicated to increasing the supply of locally adapted seed of...
View ArticleNative Plant Sale - Guelph
Sat May 29th, 8am - noonAnnual Native Plant SaleWaterloo-Wellington Wildflower Society (WWWS)21 College Ave West, Guelph Ontario Plants can be dropped off Friday May 28 or bring them early Saturday...
View Articleoh, the curious wee life
Wee life along Alvar Road, Carden Plains ONThis pic is full of wonders for me: i don't know the mushroom (but i love the way he looks like maybe he's curious about me too) or the grass or the lichen w/...
View ArticleDouglas Tallamy Lecture, Toronto, Oct 27th 2010
Weds. Oct 27th 2010, 7:30pmBringing Nature Home - Douglas Tallamy LectureToronto Botanical Gardens Edwards Lectures in partnership with the North American Native Plant SocietyToronto Botanical Gardens,...
View ArticleGrowing Native Edibles with Lorraine Johnson
Thurs Sept 9th 20107pm -9pmGrowing Native Edibles with Lorraine JohnsonA Young Urban Farmers CSA Summer WorkshopCentre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400, Alterna Savings room,...
View ArticleOntario Land Trust Alliance, 2010 Gathering
Thurs-Sat, Oct 28th-30th, 2010Expanding Horizons - OLTA's 2010 GatheringOntario Land Trust AlliancePeterboroughLots of workshops and speakers, including hearing from funders on the status of their...
View ArticleOntario Invasive Plant Council: AGM & Invasive Plant Symposium
Mon-Tues, Oct 4th-5thOntario Invasive Plant Council2010 AGM & Invasive Plant SymposiumLondon ONThe OIPC's 4th Annual General Meeting and Invasive Plant Symposium will be held in London at the...
View ArticleOntario Urban Forest Council 2010 Conference
Thurs Nov 4th -> Fri Nov 5thOntario Urban Forest Council 2010 conferenceHealthy Communities are Rooted in Urban ForestsThorold ON (Four Points by Sheraton, St. Catharines Niagara Suites 3530 Schmon...
View Article'Events Calendars' links updated
...and wow, there's a lot going on!Curious? Click through the "Event Calendars" link at the top of the right sidebar (where it always lives).
View ArticleNANPS Fall Native Plant Sale & AGM this Saturday!
Sat Oct 2, 12-5pmFall Native Plant Sale & AGMNorth American Native Plant SocietyMarkham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, ONThe good plants, at good prices too. The funds support...
View ArticleAll I really want for Hallowe'en is a Shagbark Hickory
I love the Hallowe'en front porch displays, especially the gourds. But at this time of year what I really want in my yard is a Shagbark Hickory Carya Obvata.I don't have any good pics of mature...
View ArticleSpeaking of First Nations Arboriculture...
"As mankind continued to chip his chert for stone warfare at the end of the Stone Age, he became very interested in the nut as food. It is thought that the movement of a nut called hazel or Corylus...
View ArticleCarolinian zone native plant seed collectors & growers: this one's about *you*
The Role of Native Plant Seed Collectors and Growers in Protecting Floral Diversity by David N. MorrisA thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the...
View Article"U of T's forestry school faces the axe"
"U of T's forestry school faces the axe" - The Globe and Mail.The article is from April 1st. (apologies it slipped by me)."Student Eric Jacobsen said “We do a lot more social and integrative approaches...
View ArticleOntario Introduces Provincial Legislation to Control Invasive Species
Ontario Introduces Provincial Legislation to Control Invasive Species Oh for chrissakes, finally. Here's the actual proposed legislation. If it passes, I hope they would actually enforce this at...
View ArticleA Landowner’s Guide to Managing and Controlling Invasive Plants in Ontario
Have you seen this yet? A Landowner’s Guide to Managing and Controlling Invasive Plants in Ontario It's produced by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Invading Species Awareness Program, in...
View ArticleProvince Considers Removing Milkweed, Adding Dog Strangling Vine to the...
Read it here: Ontario Proposes an Amendment to the Weed Control Act Yay monarchs! :)
View ArticleIt's been that kind of winter...
"This image shows the Great Lakes on February 19, 2014, when ice covered 80.3 percent of the lakes - coverage not achieved since 1994." Credit: Jeff Schmaltz And this year we're having post-ice storm...
View ArticleIf you've ever had to make the case for Old-Growth
Older trees grow faster than younger ones, study finds Bacteria On Old-Growth Trees May Help Forests Grow
View ArticlePollinators of Native Plants, by Heather Holm
Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm I'll let you in on a couple of secrets. One of my greatest pleasures in life is to sit in my backyard with a drink or a coffee in dappled light and simply...
View ArticleNEW! - OIPC invasive plant Webinar Series
"The Ontario Invasive Plant Council collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will be hosting it's second lunch-time webinar based on our Invasive Plants - Best Management Practices...
View ArticleWhere to buy native plants in southern Ontario - Spring 2014
Photo Courtesy of High Park VSP Saturday May 3rd & Sunday May 4th St. Williams Nursery & Ecology Centre Announces their 2104 Spring Public Sale The Spring sale will be hosted on Saturday, May...
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