Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians comfortable as they walk down the street, according to a new study that also found losing a single tree can increase wind pressure on nearby buildings and drive up heating costs.Read full story on Science Daily.

If you missed BGWA's screening of Call of the Forest in January, or maybe you would like to see it again or share this important Canadian movie with friends or family, it will be shown on TVO this Wednesday at 9PM. For movie promo and trailer see http://www.calloftheforest.ca

In the last newsletter, we listed an inaugural "Treevia" night event for August 19. With so many summer activities going on this month, we thought it best to postpone an indoor event like this to sometime in winter. Be sure to save Sat Sep 16, which is our annual members' BBQ. And watch the BGWA …

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Our third of five Tree-o-Caches is now live and waiting to be found! The Sacred Maple cache will take you to an extraordinary tree in a historic and peaceful spot. If you're not sure what all this geocaching is about, all you need is a GPS-enabled device (which includes most smartphones) to take part in …

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The Grey-Bruce Sustainability Network is offering several workshops in the coming weeks which my be of interest to BGWA members (click to view posters): River Restoration - May 27 Clay Cob Structure Building - June 3 Geodesic Dome Greenhouse - June 10