BURDOCK ALERT! BURDOCK ALERT!

If you've ever had to cut burdock burrs out of your dog's coat, your kid's hair or your own socks you know how irritating they are. Here's your chance to get back at them.

The prickly Burdock weeds are already in bloom and it's now or never for cutting them down at ground level. Our Parks staff are spread thin around the city and it seems unlikely they will be able to revisit the park in the next few days but we can make a difference.

Every now and again our park is the recipient of the most interesting 'rogue' art installations. This one showed up last week. Reminded me of the stuff I did in school days, with nails on a flat board. This takes it to another level all together. It's quite a piece of work and can't imagine how long it took. Very innovative.

Though the Friends have some concern for this particular installation (see images) because of the nails driven in the tree trunk. There are tons of them and there is potential for damage to the tree - and we wouldn't want that, nor, we hope would the artist. We consulted the gentleman that did the Park inventory and is a professional arbourist who said,

If you've noticed, a whole bunch of baby trees have been planted along the paths leading to Queen/Gorevale entrance. Please read about this wonderful gift to our park......

A Blossoming Gift to Trinity Bellwoods Park

This is the last update supplied by project organizers from April 2010. Sorry nadda since then. As soon as we hear, it'll be shared.

Provided by City staff of the Cycling Infrastructure & Programs.

The Trinity Bellwoods Community Association is a group of committed neighbourhood residents. Join this group if you think you are a member of the Trinity Bellwoods community at large (Friend are Park specific), and you want to stay in touch with the goings-on of the neighbourhood. Thanks, Meg.

To join our mailing list and to find out more about us visit:

Google Group: http://groups.google.ca/group/trinitybellwoodsca
Email: TrinityBellwoodsCA@gmail.com
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/TrinBellCA

You can self-subscribe to the Friends Newsletter real easy. Just 'create a new account' and follow instructions. And select the Friends Newsletter to receive - tip, it's the only one available ;-) From then on you'll get info on Park Days, Farmers Market and other pertinent Park specific things. If you have any problems, just contact us. Thank you.

Yep, 311 is The new number to put on your speed dail. No more searching the Toronto.ca website for who to call cause all you need is 311, very cool. The Friends act as a Community vehicle to address Park concerns but it is just as important for Park/City Officials to hear directly from the Community. Voicing your concerns about condition, repairs, maintenance or comments about events and developments and such contribute greatly towards building a strong and responsive relationship between the Community and City. We encourage you to call, write and send emails. It is greatly appreciated by the Friends and our Park and City Officials.
Who to contact:
Parks Supervisor - Peter White at pwhite2@toronto.ca

Trinity Bellwoods ADOPT-A-TREE Program (aka AAT)

Join the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park volunteer Adopt-A-Tree program and help keep the park's new young planted trees alive through their precarious first few years. It's easy – sign up for a specific young tree and from spring to fall make sure it gets five gallons of water each week when we're experiencing drought.

Interested? The Tri-Bell Adopt-A-Tree program always has a few new young trees needing a caregiver – contact the AAT Coordinator through this website and we'll set you up. Alternatively, come out during the spring or fall "park days" and sign up.

A Healthy Future for the Trees of Trinity Bellwoods Park

The Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park has been working closely with the City of Toronto for many years to improve the health of the tree canopy and green space in the Park. To better inform future planting decisions and work to re-establish an ‘Arboretum’ status for the Park, the Friends’ have initiated a project this summer to inventory and assess all of the 800+ trees in the Park.