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Category: Champlain Oaks Project
A Neighbouring Project about Neighbourhood Oak Trees, their home page is http://www.champlainoaks.com/
Toronto’s vision for mature, healthy trees
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:58:20 -0400
From: Debra Huron <dhuron@sympatico.ca>
This article from Friday’s Globe and Mail raises and probes into all the important questions around how cities can work to maintain and protect large, healthy trees. Toronto has a vision. It understands that most of the city’s healthy and mature trees are on private property (60 percent!). And it is working to ensure that damage to such trees does not happen willy-nilly as new housing and development occurs.
Here’s a link to the article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/will-torontos-ambitious-push-to-grow-its-urban-canopy-pay-off/article19976197/
Unfortunately, Forestry Services in Ottawa has a much less inspired view–no plans, no vision for how to protect mature and health trees, like the Champlain Oaks. It doesn’t even know what percentage of the urban canopy consists of large trees. This lack of vision is an issue worth raising during this fall’s municipal election campaign.
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Heritage Oaks and you!
New to the neighbourhood? Or do you have a new neighbour?
Perhaps the front yard in a new home in our neighbourhood would be an excellent host for a heritage oak sapling from one of our very own Champlain Oaks.
The parent trees are Bur Oaks that pre-date Confederation, and preserve the genetic code of generations of local Bur Oaks dating back to the retreat of the last Ice Age some 10,000 years ago. Sites with no hydro wires immediately above them are becoming rare in the neighbourhood, and some offer an opportunity to re-establish these important forest genes.
Play a part in keeping Champlain Park a community where trees with scope and majestic beauty have a place not only in the present but also for future generations.
For a special Heritage Oak sapling and tips on planting contact Daniel Buckles (613-722-8048).
Check out the indoor and outdoor installations at the Fieldhouse and the blog of the Champlain Oaks Project for more information.
Burr Oaks Available
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:39:06 -0700
From: catherinecasserly@rogers.com
Subject: Burr oaks
If anyone is interested in having their very own burr oak, I have some 3 year old saplings for sale at $5 each. I can deliver them to you.
Catherine Casserly
Westboro Beach
613-729-4217
Jane’s Walk in the hood
Who doesn’t like a good story!
A Story Walk: Captain Cowley and the Mighty Oaks of Champlain
Daniel Avenue resident Dennis Van Staalduinen will lead a Jane’s Walk on Saturday, May 3, starting at the Champlain Park fieldhouse at noon.
The topic is the Champlain Oaks project and the story of Capt. Cowley.
It will run about two hours.
Please check www.janeswalkottawa.ca/walks/119 for more details about the walk and for background on the Jane’s Walk concept.
Tree Conservation Court Case Fails
Debra Huron reports on a failed court case about a distinctive tree on Daniel Avenue.
http://www.champlainoaks.com/2014/04/court-case-sucked-into-black-hole/
Fieldhouse Oak and Historical Timeline Installation Follow-up
On December 21st 2013, we had the unveiling of two city of Ottawa sponsored monuments at the fieldhouse. The unveiling was attended by numerous residents, Cowley family members, councillor Katherine Hobbs and MPP Yasir Naqvi.
Just to follow up on the unveiling event (see previous post), we have a few photos, videos and articles to mention.
The Champlain Oaks web site has several articles on the production of the oak tree slice, and a little write-up about the event. They also point out a larger article that describes the event and background story by Steph Willems and published by Ottawa Community News.
A slice of an oak tree cut down for house development was preserved and the rings labelled with key dates. It’s now on display outside the fieldhouse in a custom case, with the addition of two new park benches you can sit on while admiring it.
Inside the fieldhouse, the timeline of neighbourhood history (enhanced with photos and museum grade professional text in both languages) was mounted on the wall.
Here are some of the people responsible for getting it done (see Katherine Hobb’s full speech for the full list), from left to right: Mark and Brian (builders), Katherine Hobbs (city councillor), Yasir Naqvi (MPP), Daniel Buckles and Debra Huron (community organizers).
We also have videos of the unveiling:
You can also view the whole ceremony and speeches in 20131221-tree-whole.mp4 and 20131221-timeline-whole.mp4 Sorry about the clattering noise, due to a camera microphone malfunction. A high definition 720p version exists, but was too big to post here.
Don’t miss the unveiling of indoor and outdoor installations at fieldhouse
Please mark your calendars for an exciting community event
When : Saturday Dec. 21, 2013
Time: 11 a.m. to Noon
Where: Champlain Park Fieldhouse
Plan to be part of the unveiling of two installations that celebrate the links between trees and people in Champlain Park.
All are welcome!
City Councillor, Katherine Hobbs will be on hand to unveil an outdoor installation and an indoor display.
Family fun! Hot drinks and food! Art projects!
Put yourself on a timeline of residents in the ‘hood!
See the attached PDF poster and spread the word.
Sponsors: Champlain Oaks Project http://www.champlainoaks.com/
and Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA)
All are Welcome! National Tree Day in the Park
Wednesday September 25th, is National Tree Day
Here is the announcement for an early evening event planned for Champlain Park to celebrate our bur oaks, their acorns, and the trees’ links to social history.
Please see The Champlain Oaks Project for more details:
This event will only occur if we have clear skies on Wednesday since it is planned as an OUTDOOR event and we do not have access to the fieldhouse.
All are welcome! We will have hot drinks, including hot chocolate, on hand. And we are lining up some special guests from outside the neighbourhood.
Champlain Park Community 