October is Pawpaw Month, a time to celebrate the beautiful but rare pawpaw tree! This unique tree, native to Southwestern Ontario, bears the largest native fruit in North America, fruit that is edible with a custard-like texture and flavour tones of mango, banana and melon! To help kick off the
RSVP TOTHE AGM HERE! SIGN UP FOR OR RENEW YOUR ACER MEMBERSHIP HERE This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday June 9th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. As with previous years it will be a virtual meeting. An update on ACER activities will be provided during the first
Join us Thursday April 4 from 1:30-2:30 PM for “Challenging Conversations”, our latest Seniors Measure UP online webinar with guest speaker Laura Tamblyn Watts, President and CEO of CanAge. Laura will talk about CanAge, her new book and answer your questions about elder care rights/elder well-being! All are welcome to
Join us Sunday Feb. 25 from 1:30-2:30 PM for our “Get Tech Savvy” online webinar brought to you by our Seniors Measure UP Program. Sign up to learn some tips from an expert on how to use your Apple iPhone and iPad efficiently like a pro! All are welcome to attend.
For immediate release: December 18, 2020 Written by Catherine Soplet Project Crossroads can address trifecta of crises: climate change, racism and COVID-19 On December 10 Peel Regional Council heard encouraging ground truth from Brampton’s Knightsbridge residents, who have been hardest hit by COVID‑19. A two-minute video of volunteers’ testimonials opened the
There are 7 new Planting for Change (P4C) schools in spring and fall of 2017. TD FEF funded the projects, which brought schools and their wider communities together to create mini-climate change outdoor classrooms/labs. The school plants 61 native trees and shrubs and monitors five different indicator species each year
This year ACER received 3 grants from the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund (GLGCF). We worked with Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA), Quinte Conservation Authority, and Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA). These projects each involved planting a 1000 trees and shrubs in the spring and fall of 2017 with
ACER developed the Citizen Science (CSI) program with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). TD Friend of the Environment Fund funded the implementation of this project. In spring and fall of 2017, CSI was launched at 4 Planting for Change (P4C) schools; John William Boich Public School, Humberview Secondary
City of Mississauga Serson Park Planting and Monitoring On September 23rd, 2017 the City of Mississauga organized a planting at Serson Park in Mississauga for National Forest Week. ACER taught volunteers how to measure 10% of the trees and shrubs being planted. Community Volunteers planted 250 trees and shrubs. ACER
This summer ACER the interns from Sheridan College were Murat Oguzsimsaroglu, Souvik Banerjee, Faria Malik, and Kanna Sivakumar. The University of Toronto Scarborough intern was Bahy Salah. These interns did tree inventories at two Sheridan College campuses. They continued the inventory at the Sheridan College Davis campus started by previous
Join the City of Mississauga and partners at the annual Earth Day tree planting event on Saturday, April 22 at 9:30 a.m. This year, to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and to kick off the tree planting program for 2017, 150 trees will be planted in each of Mississauga’s 11 wards.
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2015 marks the 400th anniversary of Étienne Brûlé’s expedition with the Wendat-Huron from Orillia to Lake Ontario along the Toronto Carrying Place Trail. ACER is delighted to be collaborating with a variety of organizations to bring the history of Brûlé’s expedition to life during the second week in September. A
ACER presented a workshop and had a display table at the Seedy Saturday event held at the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga. The workshop introduced the audience to ACER’s TreeCaching program and provided tips on how to identify trees in winter. A total of 20 vendors and ENGOs were present at
ACER participated at the Halton Eco Festival this past Saturday April 6th, 2013. It was organized by the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights and featured live presentations of exotic animals and 50 educational booths. Please see link for more details: http://oakvillepeacecentre.org/haltonecofest/
On Oct. 24th, 2012, ACER provided tree measuring workshops to high school students from all over Peel Region. Students learnt how to measure the root collar, DBH, crown width, and total height of a tree. The ECOBUZZ workshops were held at Sheridan College and run by Ecosource. Photos below taken
From Oct. 10th to Oct. 13th, 2012, ACER trained over 100 people and students to measure trees at the Halton Forest Festival. Classes came in by bus to Rattlesnake Point in Oakville, ON to participate in the first ever Halton Forest Festival. ACER was one of the many organizations that
[scrollGallery id=39] On Sunday, September 30, 2012, ACER participated in the “40 million trees – TD Tree Days” program organized by TD Bank at the Lowville Park in Burlington Ontario. The project was run by TD Bank (Burloak Branch) and Trout Unlimited. Volunteers planted 250 trees along the Bronte Creek
[scrollGallery id=34] On Sunday, September 9, 2012, ACER trained members of the community in monitoring newly planted trees. Downsview Park staff, Jonathan Deshman, trained the nearly 20 volunteers on the proper techniques to plant trees and ACER instructed them on how to measure and keep track of the trees that
Natural Connections Open House [scrollGallery id=33] On August 22, 2012, ACER participated on the first Natural Connections’ Open House organized by FutureWatch and Conservation Halton at Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario. Over 50 new immigrants and new members of the community attended to a day full of activities, lectures and
ACER hosted its 2012 AGM at the Humber Arboretum, Toronto. At 4:30 p.m., Lynn Short led a walk through the area, showing the projects that ACER has established since the late 1990s. We would like to thank all who attended! ACER Team
[scrollGallery id=27] On Saturday, April 21, 2012, ACER Participated in the “Earth Day Community Tree Planting Festival” at Princess Point to take benchmark measurements of the 10 species of trees planted. Throughout the day ACER worked with young naturalist and volunteers in monitoring the mass planting using a scientifically-sound sampling
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, ACER attended the 12th annual Halton Eco Festival at the Glen Abbey Community Centre in Oakville. This event was organized by the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, and it was a one-day environmental fair for sustainable living and biodiversity. At the
On Saturday, April 21st, ACER will be participating in the “Earth Day Community Tree Planting Festival”, organized by Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington, from 11 am to 3 pm, at Princess Point (Cootes Paradise) foot of Longwood Rd. N. ACER will be measuring a portion of the 500 trees that will be
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, ACER held a training event for interns and other interested people at Humber Arboretum. The goal of the training was to instruct people to use international protocol carrying out forest inventory. During the training, participants split up into two teams and measured trees from two
On Saturday, March 31, 2012, ACER attended the Sharing Experiences Workshop held by the Conservation of Hamilton. The goal of this workshop is to get together, share, learn and network for community based environmental groups. Throughout the day ACER participated in the event by sharing and learning about other organizations,
Alice Casselman will presenting “Get your hands and head around Climate Change in your own schoolyard” at the STAO 2011 Conference in Toronto. From 1 pm to 2 pm at the Hamilton Room, DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto Airport Monitor long-term effects on trees using measurement equipment, manuals, and international protocols.
On Tuesday June 21, 2011 ACER continued the monitoring of the TL Kennedy plot in Mississauga. Taking more measurements and seeing to the maintenance of the plot. Tree tags were also put in place to further help the monitoring of the plot. P4C Coordinator, Sophie Lu, Volunteer Dillon and Volunteer
On Monday, June 20, 2011 ACER attended an Awards Ceremony at Herb Campbell PS, Caledon. The Green Futures National Award is presented to one school across Canada annually that demonstrates environmental sustainability via its initiatives/actions. At Herb Campbell P.S., the environmental initiatives and actions are a collaborative effort on the
On Tuesday November 19, 2010 ACER continued the monitoring of the Oakville Trafalgar plot in Oakville. Taking more measurements and seeing to the maintenance of the plot. The plot is doing well, a sign of proper maintenance and care on the part of students and staff. Our thanks go out
On November 19, 2010 ACER continued the monitoring of the Applewood plot in Mississauga. Taking more measurements and seeing to the maintenance of the plot. The plot is doing well, a sign of proper maintenance and care on the part of students and staff. Our thanks go out to everyone
On April 25, 2004, Earth Day, ACER planted trees at Downsview Park in a demo plot. The plot will needed to be measured again later this Spring and we look forward to the growth and development of the plot. Our thanks go out to all that helped plant and measure,
On December 14, 2007 ACER presented for The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario. ACER gave an overview of the programs that we offer to educators from across the province as well as independant organizations and members of the community. ACER is thankful to STAO for the opportunity to inform educators
On November 15-17, 2007 ACER attended a conference hosted by The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto. ACER gave an overview of the programs that we offer to educators from across the province as well as independant organizations and members of the community. ACER
On April 21, 2007 ACER celebrated Earth Day by holding a display at Square One Mississauga in an EcoSource hosted event. We had an enjoyable time and we hope those that viewed our display were motivated to think green.
On Febuary 20, 2007 ACER Presented to the Mississauga Garden Council Staff on the various programs and green initiatives that ACER can facillitate. Our thanks go out to all that attended and we hope to see you in the near future.
On November 16-18, 2006 ACER displayed and had 3 presentations at The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario’s conference in Toronto. ACER gave an overview of the programs that we offer to educators from across the province as well as independant organizations and members of the community. ACER is thankful to
On October 27, 2006 at Fletcher’s Meadow S.S. schools and environmental organizations and companies from around the Region of Peel were brought together at PEYA’s EcoBuzz Conference. Students and teachers took part in workshops that allowed them to learn more about initiatives going on in and around their community, while
On September 30, 2006 ACER attended a conference for the Council of Outdoor Educators for Ontario. ACER displayed the many benefits of its programs to educators looking to work outdoors with students. The conference was a good experience for ACER as well as COEO and we are glad to strengthen
On April 1-2, 2006 ACER attended the Halton EcoFest in Oakville Ontario. ACER displayed the many benefits of its programs to educators as well as members of the community and students. The EcoFest was a good experience for ACER and we are glad to strengthen the relationship between us and