Dear Fellow Concerned Citizens: “Help one another; there’s no time like the present and no present like the time.” – James Durst, songwriter The Richmond Hill Naturalists need your help. We have been called to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board April 30, 2015 to face a potential decision to award costs to our opponent […]
Environment
Protect York Region’s Urban Forest
LEAF is working to protect York Region’s urban canopy from the devastating effects of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). It is anticipated that most for the 2,800,000 ash trees in York Region (700,00 in the urban forest and 2,100,000 in rural woodlands) will become infested and die within the next 10-15 years. It is critical that […]
Great German Mills Creek clean-up
Joe Agg’s Great German Mills Creek clean-up continues every Sunday from October 9th through November. Gloves and garbage bags will be supplied. Please dress according to the weather. Wear long pants and bring rubber boots if you have them. Drinking water, a hat, sunscreen, bug repellant and a light snack are also recommended. If you […]
Concord West: a little help for our friends
Another lovely greenspace is under threat. The Province of Ontario has plans to build an intermodal transit hub in a natural heritage wildlife sanctuary that lies to the east of Keele Street, at the end of Rockview Gardens, south of Highway #7, and north of the 407. This area has traditionally provided access to the […]
Boreal forests: the Carbon the World Forgot
Boreal forests store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on earth – twice as much per area as tropical forests. Past estimates of this carbon greatly underestimated the amount, depth, and longevity of this carbon. As the most intact remaining forest on earth, the boreal forest also has exceptionally high potential to accommodate plants […]