Archives /// Todd Irvine
October 23rd, 2007
Tree Tuesday: London plane tree of Berkeley Castle
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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St. Lawrence neighbourhood tour: Stop 2
This hidden getaway features a beautiful London plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia) in ...
October 16th, 2007
Tree Tuesday: Towering Carolina poplar
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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Bain Co-op Tree Tour: Stop 3
Reaching nearly 100 feet into the sky, dwarfing the buildings below, this Carolina poplar (Populus ...
October 11th, 2007
Bendale Tree Tour
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Join the Toronto Tree Tours - A partnership between LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee - and the Highland Creek Community Stewardship Project this Sunday for a tour through the colourful changing leaves of Scarborough's historic Bendale Village.
The tour will take people through the beautiful Birkdale ravine framing the meandering Highland Creek and visit two of the city's oldest residences. Participants will hear about the great flood of August 2005 and learn of local efforts to restore the banks of the creek with native plantings. We will stroll by historic oak ...
October 9th, 2007
Tree Tuesday: Guerilla gardening
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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St. Lawrence Neighbourhood: Stop 9
The pretty flower garden in this public boulevard was planted by the resident, a ...
October 2nd, 2007
Tree Tuesday: Big old bitternut
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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Trinity Bellwoods and neighbourhood tour: Stop 6
At the corner of the tennis courts to the southeast of the ...
October 1st, 2007
LEAFy Drinks
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Are you passionate about Toronto's urban forest? Do you enjoy a nice beverage?
Join LEAF staff and volunteers for a pint at the Victory Cafe on October 4th to christen their first LEAFy Drinks, a new monthly social event. If you're looking for ways to get involved, volunteer, or just meet others who share your love of Toronto's trees, this is the night for you. We'd love it if you could RSVP [liza@leaftoronto.org] to help with our planning, but please feel free to just show up as well.
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September 25th, 2007
Tree Tuesday: A Norway maple tied in knots
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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September 11th, 2007
Tree Tuesday: More dangerous than it looks
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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September 4th, 2007
Tree Tuesday: Crombie Park
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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August 21st, 2007
Tree Tuesday: Development’s give and take
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Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city's ecological and cultural history.
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