Love to see it! www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Trees trimmed? Music to our ears!

We are really proud that our advocacy has helped make this Winnipeg urban forestry milestone possible. But as the article explains, there's still a lot that both the city and Winnipegers need to do! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Simply put, trees pay us back year after year. Cutting them down because a sidewalk panel is lifting is like demolishing a house to fix a leaky faucet. " www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...

Sharing some updates from the Coalition to Save Lemay Forest: "Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve launched a *wait list* for the next order of our iconic lawn signs. Show your neighbors that you helped Save Lemay Forest!" 👉 forms.gle/NmLBTabKVVZ5DZzE6 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Also, don't miss these great events from Trees Winnipeg: Summer Park Walks return! Join a local historian and arborist at 4 different parks around Winnipeg to learn about history, tree species and how to ID them!

Important info from our friends at Trees Winnipeg: "An urgent appeal to water your trees! Winnipeg has received about one-third of the precipitation that it normally does at this point in the year, and there is no significant rainfall in the forecast as we head into the hottest weeks. ..."

Trees help grow great neighbourhoods! They: 🌳 Foster civic pride & stronger feelings of belonging/attachment 🌳 Result in less crime & graffiti 🌳 Support retail activity at local businesses 🌳 Increase people's willingness to walk 🌳 Calm traffic and reduce crashes caufc.org/project/grow...

"A city report reveals [elms] were chopped down more than expected last year due to Dutch elm disease.... the city had a 3.4% loss rate of American elms due to the disease in 2024, resulting in 6,616 trees being tagged for removal."[ target for loss is 2%]. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Our friends at Trees Winnipeg are about to launch their spring ReLeaf tree sale. Check it out!! www.treeswinnipeg.org/our-urban-fo...

Our coalition advocated tirelessly for the recent improvements that Martha Barwinsky mentions in this episode. Read on to find out how the city is better caring for our public trees...

Something to add to your podcast queue: a fascinating, fun and informative interview with Winnipeg's City Forester, Martha Barwinsky. (Not a podcast person? There's a transcript too!) podcast.winnipeg.ca/s2/2

Fantastic news!

One way to grow the canopy! What do Winnipeggers think of this idea? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Call to action! 📣🌳 On Thursday, Winnipeg City Council will vote on whether to expropriate the land known as Lemay Forest for the purposes of creating a new city park. You can see the whole motion here: clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewPdf...

The City of Winnipeg is running a survey on greenspace, biodiversity and natural areas! Share your input by April 15, 2025. Learn more and take the survey here! ⬇️ engage.winnipeg.ca/greenspace-p...

Tonight!

"The developers are also maintaining more than 5,000 old-growth trees, planting more than 700 new trees and preserving the area’s natural animal habitats." www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...

This Saturday - Save Lemay Forest Town Hall www.wildernesscommittee.org/events/save-...

🌳📣Call to action📣🌳 Speak up for the Lemay forest today with this letter-writing tool from Wilderness Committee! Grow Nature in your Neighbourhood with the Lemay Forest www.wildernesscommittee.org/take-action/...

A quick walk past the Lemay Forest in Winnipeg and the explanation of how the city and the province of Manitoba need to act. This is way nicer than the Instagram post because it wasn't cropped vertically to only show my goofy mug. #PreserveLemayForest

And another good one! www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Seeing forest for the trees www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews... Great op-ed by @brentbellamy.bsky.social !

Another fantastic op-ed from Erna Buffie 🌳💚 Private trees are a public good www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Winnipeg can’t afford to leave climate solution funding on the table! treespleasewinnipeg.com/2024/12/winn...

We loved them as long as we could, and then we said goodbye. #SaveOurCanopy

Glad to see one of Winnipeg's biggest street tree proponents here - welcome, @brentbellamy.bsky.social!

Bravo, Altona!!

Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees: The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"...If council really wants a lasting legacy project they could consider setting aside 100 per cent of the money in the LDR every year, for four years, and use it to lever Nature Smart federal money to buy and develop land for protected greenspaces." www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

A free Zoom presentation by Winnipeg's City Forester, Martha Barwinsky, is taking place on November 20th. All are welcome to attend! www.mgmanitoba.com Presentation is titled "Winnipeg's Strategy for a Healthy Urban Forest and What the Public Can Do to Help"

Thanks for the lovely Bluesky welcome, Oly! It's looking like a nice crowd here :)