News and Events

Globe and Mail article by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, Journalist with a master's degree in Forest Conservation, University of Toronto.

Award winning, Edith George shares her passion for heritage tree protection. This short film showcases the beauty and heritage value...

Tree protection in practice during a construction project taken by UFORA.

Pinegrove Productions has released a new film that takes a look at how a new highway construction project affects the ecosystem and wildlife of the Ojibway Prairie Complex, the last large remaining tallgrass prairie sites in the country.

UFORA organizes the Annual Richmond Hill Rotary Tree Planting at the Oak Ridges Corridor Conservation Reserve with the help of young volunteers from Bond Lake Public School.

Often we are drawn to exotic plants from Europe and Asia because of their vivid colour and foliage, not realising how these plants could affect our natural vegetation and wildlife here at home. Many of these plants and flowers turn out to be invasive, choking and depriving our natural Canadian flora of any good chances of growth. Here is our top 5 picks for the most beautiful native flowers that would look stunning in your garden.

This past weekend, local students from east Toronto gave a helping hand to plant native ferns in an area that...

Paula Davies and Stephen Smith lead a walk along the Todmorden Mills’ Wildflower Preserve Trail, a site that is abundant with dead trees and home to a variety of plants and animals. This walk explores dead trees in various stages of decomposition and the different life forms that are supported by them, including wildflowers and Toronto’s unofficial mushroom species, Dryad’s Saddle.