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Tree Ottawa Summer Fundraiser

Dearest Tree Ottawa supporters,

Thank you for your tremendous support of Ecology Ottawa over the years, especially our Tree Ottawa campaign. This summer, we would like to invite you to our Tree Ottawa Summer Fundraiser on Thursday, June 22, 2017.

Since 2014, in the wake of the Emerald Ash Borer crisis, you have been working tirelessly with Tree Ottawa to build a movement of thousands of Ottawans who care about a healthy urban forest and are ready to stand up for trees. For the last three years, Tree Ottawa supporters like you have engaged citizens and mobilized communities to plant a million trees and strengthen our urban tree canopy. In 2017, your support is more meaningful than ever, as we embark on an unprecedented effort to give away thousands of trees across Ottawa and see the passage of a strong, long-term Urban Forest Management Plan at City Hall.

Scientifically True: Trees for Happier and Healthier Lives!

There's just something about trees that helps take the edge off all the craziness in our lives.

It's no big secret, but trees bring happiness to our lives.

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It all began in 1984, after a researcher noted that patients who had rooms with a window overlooking trees were discharged earlier than patients with rooms overlooking walls. As straightforward as it may seem, with greenery more therapeutic than a brick wall, this sparked a further study later conducted by a team of researchers from the United States, Canada, and Australia, all led by a professor at the University of Chicago. So just what was this study?

Public Forum on Canada's Environmental Rights Future

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West)

Join the David Suzuki Foundation, Ecology Ottawa and Ecojustice for an interactive, multimedia forum about the future of environmental rights and responsibilities.

Over the past 50 years, environmental rights have been the fastest-growing body of human rights law internationally. In 2016, Ottawa joined 150 other municipalities in the Blue Dot movement and passed declarations recognizing the rights to a healthy environment. We have a historic opportunity to ensure everyone in Canada has the right to clean air and water, safe food and a stable climate. Come find out how!

Volunteer opportunity: the Great Glebe GREEN Garage Sale is back !

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017, 8am-4pm 680 & 690 Bank Street (at Glebe Avenue) Rogers Plus & Kunstadt Sports parking lots

It's our favourite time of year again... Soon the entire Glebe will be abuzz with lawn-hawking like you've never seen. It's this annual mecca of bargain-hunters from near and far that gave birth to Ecology Ottawa's Great Glebe GREEN Garage Sale!

2017 Ecology Ottawa's tree giveaway : species-specific instructions

Ecology Ottawa is embarking on our largest tree giveaway in Ottawa’s history! We are giving away nine different types of trees throughout summer. Thank you if you already have your tree sapling and here are some characteristics about your tree that you are about to plant!

If you got a white spruce, keep in mind what your tree likes :

Moisture: Tolerates a range of moisture levels.

Ecology Ottawa is embarking on our largest tree giveaway in Ottawa’s history!

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This summer, Ecology Ottawa is embarking on our largest tree giveaway in Ottawa’s history! We have thousands of little saplings that are looking for new homes in your yard. This tree giveaway is part of Ecology Ottawa’s 1 Million Tree initiative, through which Ottawa as a community plans to give away and plant one million trees as a gift to Canada for its 150th birthday and to help Ottawa’s greenspace recover from the Emerald Ash Borer infestation.

Thank you for making the Ottawa Park Summit and Earth Day Celebration a success

Last Saturday, April 22, Ecology Ottawa celebrated Earth Day with two exciting events, the inaugural Ottawa Park Summit and Earth Day Celebration, and both events were a great success!

At the Ottawa Park Summit, 100 representatives from community associations, non-profit, and concerned citizens from over 50 groups came together to discuss better parks in the city. We heard from Dave Harvey of Park People about how communities get involved, parks get better, and Kevin Wherry about how the City of Ottawa organizes around parks. We also had great conversations about exciting things happening in parks in Ottawa, key concerns, and potential for future work around parks.

Clean Energy Days - April 25-29th, 2017

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From April 24^th to April 29^th Ecology Ottawa is taking part in Clean Energy Days. This a week of meetings between Councillors and concerned community members to lobby for a real Renewable Energy Strategy in the City of Ottawa, as well as representatives from Community Associations all over the city who will be meeting with the Mayor. This is a city-wide movement that is unprecedented in both Ecology Ottawa and City Council history.

Join our team! We're hiring a Clean Energy Organizer

Job description Ecology Ottawa Clean Energy Organizer Full time starting ASAP

Ecology Ottawa is looking for a Clean Energy Organizer to join a dynamic team. The Clean Energy Organizer will organize to stop the proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline and promote action on climate change, while strengthening Ecology Ottawa’s volunteer and supporter network. This position involves immersion in the tools and techniques of grassroots organizing, canvassing, volunteer management, data management and communications.

Registration Now Open - Ottawa Park Summit

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Registration is now open for the inaugural Ottawa Park Summit and Ecology Ottawa would like you to join us at our event – an innovative event that will bring together people from across the City of Ottawa that are active in their local parks to generate ideas and build momentum for better parks in our great city.

In organizing the event, Ecology Ottawa is partnering with Park People, an independent charity that builds strong communities by animating and improving parks. We believe that when communities get involved, parks get better!

Action Alert: We need a real clean energy strategy for Ottawa

The City of Ottawa stands at a critical juncture for action on clean energy. Mayor Watson and City Council have an opportunity to initiate Ottawa’s clean energy transition with a strong Renewable Energy Strategy, but the window of opportunity for meaningful action is closing.

Click here for a link to our petition calling on the Mayor to ensure that a real clean energy strategy is brought forward before the end of the year.

Input to Phase 2 Consultations, Urban Forest Management Plan

The City of Ottawa drafted the Urban Forest Management Plan in November 2015, and have invited groups to provide feedback. We are now in Phase 2 of the consultations and our Tree Task Force warmly welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Phase 2 Consultations on the Draft Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). The following comments are organized around the 8 policy recommendations made by this group in a document dated November 24, 2015 and submitted to the City of Ottawa.