July 27 Tree Tour in East York

On a sunny summer afternoon, we got a fantastic turnout for our very first tree tour. Many thanks to Robyn Stewart (LEAF) for co-leading with us, and to Councillor Mary Fragedakis for sponsoring it.

For two great write-ups of our outing, see
•    LEAF’s blog entry – www.yourleaf.org/blog/guest-blogger/2014-07-31/excited-about-ward-29s-urban-forest
•    A very talented photographer’s blog entry – petervisima.wordpress.com/tag/ward-29

Some folks asked for a map and references to guide further explorations. First, here’s where we went:

Second, here’s our map to some of the oldest trees in East York:

Finally, for links to many terrific background sources and to organizations that we referenced during our tour, see our Resources page.

LEAF continues to provide great tree tours around the Toronto area. For a list of upcoming tours, go to www.yourleaf.org/calendar/list-upcoming-events.