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…
Nearly a year after more than 20 public trees were illegally clearcut during a house move down Roblin Blvd last summer, the city has begun replanting. Here’s what Trees Please’s Charles Feaver had to say in City begins replacing trees lost in botched 2021 house…
We’ve added a temperature map to our Interactive Tree Loss Map. It’s a great way to visualize that impact of the heat island effect due to tree and green space loss. Just click on the interactive map then click on Winnipeg temperatures and the data…
On May 24, 2022, the city released a draft of the forthcoming 20-year Urban Forest Strategy. While our coalition members are heartened to find that it contains some promising recommendations, it does not paint a clear picture of what’s at stake and fails to motivate…
In mid-May, over four different days, about 80 community members with huge assistance from City staff planted over a thousand bare-root stock specimens on the Churchill Parkway, with the intent of replicating the river-bottom habitat, with understory, middle-story, small trees and big trees. It was…
Trees Please Winnipeg is looking for volunteers from across the city to talk to candidates in their wards about the Trees Please Pledge. We’ll be holding a Zoom meeting to discuss strategy on Wednesday May 25th and hope that all of you can come. Our aim…
Despite current moisture levels our trees are drought stressed and if we get another dry summer, it will be tough for some to survive. Water is essential for trees to take up the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Without those nutrients, a tree’s…
