Why do I describe an overall operating and capital budget increase of 22 per cent as a step in the right direction, rather than a giant leap? Here’s the thing. A 22 per cent increase will help get a more trees in the ground, but…
Fantastic news! Yesterday, the City of Winnipeg launched its first community tree planting grant program, “Home Grown”. The funding is made available through the federal government’s 2 Billion Trees program. Over the course of 5 years, it’s anticipated that more than 70,000 trees will be planted…
“We’ve been re-planting one tree for every five removed for several years. So, we have thousands of trees missing, and what’s more, when you plant a young tree, there’s no guarantee that it will survive.”
This fantastic article by Colleen Zacharias was first published in the November edition of the Manitoba Master Gardeners Newsletter and is re-published here with permission. Colleen is the gardening columnist for the Free Press and you can find her writing in the Homes section of…
Find out which mayoral & council candidates have taken the Trees Please Pledge! Over the past several months, volunteers have been meeting with dozens of candidates in the upcoming election to ask them to sign our Trees Please Pledge – a commitment to care for Winnipeg’s urban canopy…
It’s not often that environmental groups can report good news. More often, it’s a litany of frustration, complaint and anxiety over government inaction. And while Trees Please Winnipeg can’t yet declare total victory, it can boast of a major first stage win in our fight…
What exactly is happening in Winnipeg’s beloved urban forest? This masterful piece by Julia-Simone Rutgers in the Free Press (September 29, 2022) is the most thorough examination in recent memory, and our coalition was happy to contribute comments and data to the piece. On leaf…
A new op-ed by our coalition Interim Chair, Erna Buffie! Keep calm and plant some trees, Winnipeg Free Press, August 24, 2022 “I know that a lot of you are heartbroken when your boulevard tree comes down, but I’ll bet many of you don’t have…
Are you an incorporated not for profit community or neighbourhood group? Are you interested in launching a tree planting, community garden or naturalization project in your area of the city? If so, you can apply to Canada’s Natural Infrastructure Small Projects stream for funding ranging…
Our interim chair, Erna Buffie, was included in a terrific piece on CityNews about the need for better tree care and more trees in our city. U of M Conservation Biology Professor Dr. Nicola Koper and Jacob Sawchyn, a natural resource management grad student who…
