Published July 5, 2010
by iris_author
ATTENTION: Assignment Editors, Photo Editors and Environment Writers
Public welcome at Balmy Beach Tree Tour
EVENT: Balmy Beach Tree Tour
WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, 2010. 7:00pm -9:00pm
WHERE: 971 Kingston Rd.
The Beaches (Savoury Grounds coffee shop at Kingston Rd. & Scarborough Rd.)
WHO: LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests)
(Toronto – Ontario) On Wednesday, July 7, at 7:00 pm, LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) will host a tree tour through the Balmy Beach neighbourhood and explore a backyard ravine. Participants will meet at 971 Kingston Rd. at the Savoury Grounds Coffee Shop (corner of Kingston Rd. and Scarborough Rd). Residents and tree-lovers alike are encouraged to join LEAF’s Education and Stewardship Coordinator, Lauren Brown and local tree advocate Mary-Margaret McMahon on a leisurely walk around this lush corner of Toronto’s urban forest.
Participants will learn about tree identification, threats to Toronto’s ravines, rights and responsibilities of owning property in ravines as well as ways citizens can help preserve the urban tree canopy.
Suggested donation: $5.
Visit www.treetours.to for self-guided tree tours across the city. LEAF is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and improvement of the urban forest. Since 1996 LEAF has helped plant over 15,000 trees and shrubs. For more information, or to get involved visit www.yourleaf.org.
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