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Volunteer Spotlight – February 2018

Name: Martin Grieve Volunteer since: May 2017 Roles: Tree Specialist, Tree Planter and Tree Aftercare Assistant Autobiography: My name is Martin and I have a passion for the environment. As a child I spent my summers at our cottage in the woods near Sudbury. Every year I would come home with white pine and red oak saplings and transplant them…

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Volunteer Spotlight – January 2018

Name: Phil Brewster Roles: Trees Committee, GIS Team, Office Assistant, Community Liaison, Tree Planter, Tree Aftercare Assistant, Data Team, Tree Specialist. Volunteer since: June, 2017 Autobiography: I’ve been a Londoner for my entire life, and I’m proud of it. Growing up right next to the Pond Mills / Westminister Ponds conservation areas led to me developing an affinity for…

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ReForest London’s First Forest Festival: A TREEmendous Success

Project Type: Tree Depot Year: 2017 Season: Summer Harris Park was the place to be on Saturday, August 19th as over 500 people from the community came out to the Forest Festival, a celebration honouring our trees and forests. Smiles donned the faces of people of all ages, as they enjoyed a fantastic BBQ from Growing Chefs!, a …

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Tree Gifts in Memory of Clients

Project type: Million Tree Challenge Year: 2017 What could be a better business gift than one that grows and gives back to the community? “I was searching for a more meaningful gift for my patients and their families,” said Dr. Carlo Pavan of Whitehills Dental Centre. “and I’m glad there was such a worthwhile opportunity in lieu of…

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Creative Partner Finds Creative Ways to Help

Project type: Million Tree Challenge Year: 2017 Million Tree Challenge Partners Wizards of Video are a powerhouse of support for ReForest London and the Million Tree Challenge. Since ReForest London’s early days, Kate and Geoff Rhodes, who own and operate Wizards of Video, have been strong supporters of getting more trees planted in London. It is a labour of…

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Meadowgate Fields Aftercare

Project type: Aftercare Year: 2017 Season: Spring The afternoon started off very windy, but the Libro volunteers stayed nice and warm working hard to care for all of the 2000+ trees planted at Meadowgate Fields! There were lots of laughs and lots of love for the trees that are now looking in great shape to survive another summer!…

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Hyde Park Woods I

Project type: Park Naturalization Year: 2017 Season: Spring Kaitlin, Brad, and Victoria were absolutely thrilled that over 85 volunteers came out to help increase woodland cover in their neighbourhood! It was our biggest planting of the year so far with nearly 100 volunteers and 400 trees! Our volunteers were very excited about the planting opportunity and had lots…

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