Celebrating the old oaks of Champlain Park, Ottawa Canada
This Workshop includes as two separate but related events, a Heritage Tree Workshop on June 8 and a Field Tour June 9, 2012 organised by the Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC), Trees Ontario and the...
Until September 30, 2012 people can visit the Bytown Museum to view an eye-opening exhibit called "Six Moments in the History of an Urban Forest." The focus is on changes in the way people have managed...
Dear Ms. Hobbs, other Councillors, and City Staff,Thank you, Katherine, for supporting the City of Ottawa report on Low-Rise Infill Housing in Mature Neighbourhoods at the recent Planning Committee...
The Champlain Oaks are beautiful in the winter because their burryness really shows up. Without leaves, the skeleton that remains creates a distinctive silhouette that makes identification of the trees...
“The Champlain Oaks” is a remnant of the original oak forest located on both sides of the Ottawa River between Chaudière Falls and Deschênes Rapids. With historical connections to an Algonquin village, early French exploration of Canada, the logging magnate James Skead, and recent community history, “The Champlain Oaks” are a significant expression of a unique interaction between nature and human settlement. As detailed in this report from three Community Associations, they are worth celebrating and protecting...
Thanks to Joanna Dean for remembering that people in the neighbourhood have remarked on oaks that are no longer producing acorns, and wondered why. This story from The New York Times draws attention to fluctuations in the annual production of acorns, and its effects on wildlife (including human!).
Do you know how much carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) your trees are keeping out of the atmosphere? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms...
Folks in various cities across the continent are mapping the trees in their urban spaces. Check this initiative out, reported in the Atlantic.
The invitation was to celebrate the largest and oldest bur oak in Champlain Park on National Tree Day (September 21, 2011). People (about 35) started their day at the tree, with Bridgehead coffee and...
We are a group of neighbours who came together to celebrate the Champlain Oaks - Ottawa's old growth giants.
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