By Ian Bonham Neighbors who are enthusiastic about neighborhood trees are invited to share their interest with others by joining Vancouver Urban Forestry’s NeighborWoods program. With 67 percent of Vancouver’s tree canopy on private property, neighborhood tree champions are the key to a healthy urban forest. NeighborWoods Stewards receive a free crash course from local [...]
By Andy Meeks Friends of Trees and Garry Oak helped Vancouver Urban Forestry celebrate its annual Arbor Day on Wednesday morning at Columbia Springs. Two groups of Vancouver schoolchildren joined the festivities and took a nature walk with staff from Columbia Springs. The official ceremony began around 11:00 am with Vancouver Urban Forestry Commissioner Kelly [...]
Though Oliver Sasse, Cecily Schmitt, and Susan Sanders live in different parts of Vancouver—Northeast, Central Vancouver, and the Westside—all three share an appreciation for trees, a commitment to helping their neighborhood, and a wish to do something for future generations. And all have organized multiple events with the City of Vancouver Urban Forestry and Friends of [...]
How many records can be broken at one planting? Three, at least! Last Saturday’s Friends of Trees planting set three records in Vancouver. It drew more community volunteers than any previous Vancouver planting—233—and the volunteers planted more trees than at any previous neighborhood planting in Vancouver—more than 260! It was also the first planting in Vancouver with crews [...]
