{"id":1358,"date":"2006-11-29T20:26:47","date_gmt":"2006-11-30T00:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:48:56","slug":"dovercourt-tree-tour-and-community-bonfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/11\/29\/dovercourt-tree-tour-and-community-bonfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Dovercourt tree tour and community bonfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/dovercourt-park.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Saturday, December 2 at 1:00p.m.<\/strong>, arborist about town and Spacing contributor Todd Irvine of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leaftoronto.org\/\">LEAF<\/a> and local tree advocate Andrea Dawber of GreenHere are leading a tree tour of Dovercourt Park and the surrounding neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>The tour will begin in Dovercourt Park, where, thanks to Dawber&#8217;s help, local residents have planted over 100 new trees over the past five years. Stops along the way will include a bed of trees and flowers where once there was grey asphalt, historical houses along Gladstone and Westmoreland, and a towering 200 year-old elm tree. We&#8217;ll return to Dovercourt Park by 3:00pm for a community bonfire. BYOM (Bring Your Own Marshmallows).<\/p>\n<p>The guided walk, which will be given in English and translated into Portuguese, is a great opportunity to learn about Toronto&#8217;s urban forest and specific tree-related projects in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Suggested donation: $5 per person<\/p>\n<p>Dovercourt Park is located between Bartlett Ave on the West and Westmoreland Ave on the East; South of Fernbank Ave, North of Southview Ave. If coming by transit take the Subway to Dufferin Station, and then walk north. Or view this <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;hl=en&#038;q=southview+avenue+toronto+ontario&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;z=14&#038;ll=43.668741,-79.433298&#038;spn=0.025641,0.083771&#038;om=1&#038;iwloc=addr\">map.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leaftoronto.org\/events\">LEAF&#8217;s website<\/a> or call 416-413-9244.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo of Dovercourt Park circa 1912, courtesy City of Toronto Parks &#038; Rec dept.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday, December 2 at 1:00p.m., arborist about town and Spacing contributor Todd Irvine of LEAF and local tree advocate Andrea Dawber of GreenHere are leading a tree tour of Dovercourt Park and the surrounding neighbourhood. 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