Green Space
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Nature always wins out
I’m an arborist. If you don’t know what that is you are not alone–it’s not even listed in my spellcheck. It’s someone who cares...
By Todd Irvine -
Fluffing up the park
I was recently invited, as an arborist, to attend a one-day park refurbishment event sponsored by Home Depot at Matty Eckler Park across from Gerrard...
By Matthew Blackett -
Seeing the forest for the trails
The forested ravines that wind through Toronto are one of our city's most valuable resources. They filter the air, absorb rain and stormwater, and...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tree pit liberation
In the middle of the summer, at the corner of Oxford and Spadina (on the east side of Kensington Market) the community group Streets Are For People (SAFP...
By Matthew Blackett -
The animals among us
I knew our relationship was in trouble when she threw herself at my closed window, twice in a row. To this hungry and observant grey squirrel, the one...
By Matthew Blackett -
Bob Kemp and the amazing watering cart
The heavy rains in the summer of 2008 made it easy to forget that 2007 was Toronto's driest summer ever recorded. While people can seek shade and...
By Matthew Blackett -
Linking health and wealth
A 2008 study by the Canadian Medical Association predicted the number of deaths from air pollution will likely skyrocket over the next two decades. By...
By Matthew Blackett -
Trees and wealthy neighbourhoods
Like people, not all trees are born equal. While some of Toronto's more than three million trees grow in lush ravines or well-mulched back gardens...
By Matthew Blackett