Some people, though sympathetic to our environmental challenges, hold back, feeling that their individual efforts may not matter. But one person truly can make a difference. As one of many volunteers helping to create the first pollinator mini forest in Mono, I had the good fortune to meet owner Shelly Candel, whose humble pursuit of...
On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust, hosted a Trail Walk facilitated by Maxwell Matchin the Land Trust Coordinator and certified Naturalist, along with John Wilson a retired Arborist and a board member of Greys For Green, in the Beeton Heritage Forest located just a few kms. south of Beeton off...
We are putting together a team to participate in a tree-planting event in Mono Mills in support of Pollinator Forest. Join with us on Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2024 as we help create Pollinator Forest’s first Tiny Pollinator Forest! Spend the day in beautiful Mono Mills, Ontario and help us plant over...
This article first appeared in the Globe & Mail, June 2024 By DANIEL O’BRIEN and RYAN RIORDAN Daniel O’Brien is partner, sustainability and climate Change, PwC Canada and a member of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Ryan Riordan is director of research at the Institute for Sustainable Finance, which acts as the co-convener in Canada for TNFD. Much...
On June 12, 2024, the Board held its monthly meeting at the South Innisfil Arboretum. Arboretums offer a multitude of benefits including improving our health and well-being, promoting biodiversity awareness and the importance of protecting life-sustaining ecosystems, as well as playing a significant role in raising awareness of environmental issues and the importance of plant...
To establish a more sustainable future, it is essential we examine where we are going wrong and identify the low hanging fruit that can lead us to meaningful change.
