| Hope for the FutureA positive message in nature: a positive human impact, nature fighting back or people enjoying the natural world respectfully | ||
| 1st | Natasha Baghdasarian | Centennial CVI |
| 2nd | Kendra Achonwa | Centennial CVI |
| 3rd | Christina Borgs | Centennial CVI |
| Honourable Mention | Elizabeth Cyr | JF Ross |
| Honourable Mention | Kurt Schwark | Guelph CVI |
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December 6, 2012
Hope for the Future
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December 6, 2012
Trees in Disguise
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Trees in DisguiseA tree, or a part of a tree, that looks like something else.
| 1st | Cody Moore | Guelph CVI |
| 2nd | Jessica Bard | JF Ross |
| 3rd | Kelly Goulden | JF Ross |
December 6, 2012
View the 2012 Photo Contest Winners
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Grand Prize and 1st Place in Hope for the Future
“Fall”
Natasha Baghdasarian, Centennial CVI
Grand prize winner Natasha Baghdasarian from Centennial CVI
Prizes were awarded in three categories:
- The Giving Tree – Capture one of the ways that your favourite tree supports life. Think about all of the things that “life-support” can mean in this situation.
- Trees in Disguise - Photograph a tree, or a part of a tree, that looks like something else. A chair, a face, a dragon – you name it! Trees can be sneaky…
- Hope for the Future - Capture a positive message in nature. A positive human impact, nature fighting back or people enjoying the natural world respectfully.
To see all of the honoured entries in each category, please take a look at this:
November 26, 2012
Photo Contest Results Announced
Posted by keithbellairs under Announcements, Coming Events, EventsLeave a Comment
Guelph Urban Forest Friends and Nature in the Neighbourhood announce the winners of the 2012 Photo Contest for Guelph Secondary Students. This contest asked students to view the natural world from a new perspective and take pictures that could be submitted under 3 categories.
Local businesses that have supported this endeavor include The Stone Store, Meridian Credit Union, Kloepfers Custom Framing and Gallery, Icon Photography and the Bookshelf.
We will be unveiling the winning photos at a special celebration on Thursday December 6, 2012 at 7:30 pm at 10 Carden St. opposite City Hall. All are invited to attend. The photos will be on display there for about 2 weeks before moving on to other locations around Guelph.
Grand Prize Winner Natasha Baghdasarian Centennial CVI
| Hope for the FutureA positive message in nature: a positive human impact, nature fighting back or people enjoying the natural world respectfully | ||
| 1st | Natasha Baghdasarian | Centennial CVI |
| 2nd | Kendra Achonwa | Centennial CVI |
| 3rd | Christina Borgs | Centennial CVI |
| Honourable Mention | Elizabeth Cyr | JF Ross |
| Honourable Mention | Kurt Schwark | Guelph CVI |
| The Giving Tree The ways that your favourite tree supports life | ||
| 1st | Sarah Rahmaty | Guelph CVI |
| 2nd | Jessica Bard | JF Ross |
| 3rd | Leona Chu | Centennial CVI |
| Honourable Mention | Kelly Goulden | JF Ross |
| Honourable Mention | Christina Borgs | Centennial CVI |
| Honourable Mention | Kurt Schwark | Guelph CVI |
| Trees in Disguise A tree, or a part of a tree, that looks like something else. | ||
| 1st | Cody Moore | Guelph CVI |
| 2nd | Jessica Bard | JF Ross |
| 3rd | Kelly Goulden | JF Ross |
September 18, 2012
Students Picture Nature
Posted by keithbellairs under Announcements, Coming Events, Events | Tags: Photo Contest 2012 |1 Comment
Students Picture Nature
A photo contest presented by Guelph Urban Forest Friends and Nature in the Neighbourhood
This exciting joint project between the Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF) and Nature in the Neighbourhood (NitN) aims to encourage young people to get outside, and look at the natural world with a fresh perspective.
Categories -
Students may submit a photo from one of the following categories:
- The Giving Tree – Capture one of the ways that your favourite tree supports life. Think about all of the things that “life-support” can mean in this situation.
- Trees in Disguise – Photograph a tree, or a part of a tree, that looks like something else. A chair, a face, a dragon – you name it! Trees can be sneaky…
- Hope for the Future – Capture a positive message in nature. A positive human impact, nature fighting back or people enjoying the natural world respectfully.
Your Participation -
Educators are invited to participate in 1 of 3 ways:
- Give them the tools – Provide your students with the information they require to participate in the contest independently. This could be as simple as distributing the ¼ page flyer (included in this package) to your students and encouraging them to get outside to take some photos and to submit them on their own. Cost = $0
- Organize a class project – Incorporate this exciting contest into a class assignment or homework project. Help them with ideas, composition, and submission. You could even host a smaller class or school-wide contest, or an exhibit at your school. Cost = $0
- Plan a nature photography outing – Take your students outside for a few hours and we’ll come along to help! Experienced Nature in the Neighbourhood facilitators will join you on an outing to deliver a modified version of their Schoolyard Safari program. Students will capture beautiful photographs while learning about the natural world around them. Cost = $25/outing
Submission -
- Participants may submit 1 photograph for each of the 3 categories (for a total of 3 photographs).
- Photographs must be taken in the Guelph area.
- Each photograph must be submitted in a separate email to: guffphotocontest@gmail.com
- Submissions must be no larger than 2MB. Larger versions may be required from winners for exhibition purposes.
- In the email with each photo submission, put category( The Giving Tree, Trees in Disguise, Hope for the Future) as the subject of email
- In the message, fill in the entry information(hint: cut and paste into email, then fill in)
- Name
- Phone number or email address
- Secondary School
- Teacher Name ( if a class project)
- Location of the photo in Guelph
- Title of photo (optional)
- Submissions will be accepted until October 31st, 2012.
Judging -
A panel of 3; an artist, a photographer and a tree lover will judge all entries. The winner will be announced shortly after the contest closes on October 31st, 2012. Judges decisions are final. First, second and third places will be determined in each category and a grand prize winner will be selected from the top 9. All winners will be notified by email.
Prizes -
Winning entries will receive a professionally framed photograph that will be part of a special exhibition. An additional grand prize will also be awarded.
The Guelph Urban Forest Friends will display winning photographs at an art exhibition and on our website with credit to the photographer until March 2013. Any other use of submitted photographs will be with permission.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
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Meridian Credit Union,
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The Stone Store,
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Kloepfers Framing and Gallery.
February 22, 2012
Strategic Urban Forestry Master Plan Moving Forward
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Guelph’s Urban Forestry Plan Still In Planning
Rob O’Flanagan, Guelph Mercury
February 22, 2012
GUELPH — Much has been done on paper, but as yet those emerging paper plans haven’t been shaped into action on the ground when it comes to Guelph’s ambitious urban forestry management plan.
The city’s planning and building, engineering and environment committee voted to receive a report from consultants Urban Forest Innovations Incorporated and Beacon Environmental on Tuesday. The vote keeps the planning process in motion.
A vision of Guelph covered in a sprawling green canopy, and a plan to make that happen, has now been in the works for five years, and the canopy has not expanded over that time – in fact, it has shrunk.
The plan, with a proposed start-up in 2013, calls for a coordinated, multi-departmental effort to plant more trees, protect and care for existing trees, and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new personnel and equipment to nearly double the city’s tree cover within the next 20 years.
Back in 2007, the city’s strategic plan outlined a grand goal to be the most forested community of its size in the country, with a 40 per cent tree cover by 2020. At Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Karen Farbridge conceded the target date is likely not achievable and should probably be amended.
Currently about 20 per cent of the city is forested, and with severe storms in the summer months – like one last year that toppled hundreds of trees throughout the community – and the recognized threat of the Emerald Ash Borer and other invasive, tree-destroying species, the existing canopy is under threat.
A $30,000 tree canopy study released in January estimated the coverage at 20 per cent, and found that the city’s natural wooded areas had shrunk by 46 hectares since 2009. Last month, Farbridge reasserted the goal to “have the highest tree canopy coverage among comparable communities.”
According to the Urban Forest Stewardship Network, urban areas in Canada are about 19 per cent forested.
In its report to the committee on Tuesday, the consultants outlined the many goals of the urban forestry management plan, including the establishment of a more comprehensive tree inventory program, consistent monitoring of the urban forest, fostering a “tree friendly” culture in the community, and identifying and utilizing “all plantable spots” in the city.
The proposed plan includes 21 recommendations, including the creation of a senior urban forester position, and the formation of an internal interdepartmental ‘tree team’ to oversee plans and find solutions.
Beacon Environmental planning ecologist Margot Ursic said the city’s current staffing and resource allocations are inadequate to move the city forward on the plan. The report recommends an expenditure of $520,000 in the first year – $400,000 for 4.5 full time equivalent positions, $100,000 for studies and $20,000 for education and promotional costs. It also recommends capital expenditures of $138,000 in the first year for new rooting technologies and forestry equipment.
The presence of the Emerald Ash Borer has been confirmed in Guelph, and the report states that the Ash-destroying insect “will quickly spread and kill the Ash tree population.” An Emerald Ash Borer strategy is needed immediately.
During discussion at the meeting, Todd Salter, Guelph’s acting general manager, said a strategy is currently being worked on, with an annual $400,000-$500,000 in funding in the capital budget for the problem. A report and action plan is expected in April. The problem is assisting with the funding.
Ursic said during Tuesday’s presentation to the committee, that Guelph has no mechanism in place that identifies trees as an important asset in the city, nor one that tracks municipal tree removals and plantings.
She is recommending a public tree by-law that would apply the same protective standards that govern private trees.
A stakeholder meeting and public open house will be scheduled and city staff will report back to council with a final recommended plan later this year.
January 27, 2012
City Of Guelph Completes Tree Canopy Study
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PRESS RELEASE
GUELPH, ON, January 27, 2012 — Tree canopy coverage in Guelph is estimated to be 20 per cent according to a 2011 study commissioned by the City with support from TD Green Streets.
The baseline study, which was conducted by Urban Forest Innovations Inc. and Beacon Environmental, found the City’s tree canopy coverage to be higher in older, low-density residential areas as well as medium-density residential areas and on estate lots. The study also concluded tree canopy coverage tends to be lower in commercial and industrial areas and along arterial, collector roads and the Hanlon Expressway.
“The City of Guelph’s goal is to have the highest tree canopy coverage among comparable communities,” says Mayor Karen Farbridge. “This study provides us with a current understanding of the City’s tree canopy coverage and will help us make decisions regarding maintaining and enhancing Guelph’s urban forest.”
City staff will use the study’s findings to help develop the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan this spring.
Guelph was one of 23 municipalities across Canada to receive a $15,000 grant from TD Green Streets, which was matched by the City. The $30,000 paid for the tree canopy coverage study and to launch an Adopt-a-Tree Program last fall, which resulted in about 300 new trees on residential properties and 190 new trees in City parks.
For more information, visit guelph.ca/trees.
November 24, 2011
Photo Contest 2011 – Winners Announced
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We are pleased to announce the winners of our first Photo Contest featuring trees in the city of Guelph.
In both the adult and 18 years and under categories, there were 3 themes with winners in each and a grand prize winner.
A celebration with a display of the winning photos will be held on Saturday November 26 at 10 Carden Street from 10.30 a.m. to noon. All of the contestants and the contest judges will be our special guests. The public is invited to come and celebrate with the winners and see their wonderful photos.
The photo contests have been supported by The Stone Store, Meridian Credit Union, Ponds Foto Source, Wyndham Art Supplies, and Kloepfer Custom Framing.
Adult Categories
Elder Tree
- 1st: Stacey Kennedy
- 2nd: Nick Mares
- 3rd: Jeff Fletcher
Urban Forest Friends
- 1st: Michelle Brock
- 2nd: Anna Vanderkooy
Favourite Tree
- 1st: Dave Sills
- 2nd: Tom McCabe
- 3rd: Danielle Kilgour-Hack
Junior- 18 Years and Under Best Overall Photo
- Tyler Kasza (Category: Favourite Tree)
Elder Tree
- 1st: Vanessa Hodge
Urban Forest Friends
- 1st: Kayla Pryce
- 2nd: Chelsea Naclia
- 3rd: Troy Melody
Favourite Tree
- 1st: Tyler Kasza
- 2nd: Kayla Pryce
- 3rd: Mercedes Jackson
- Honourable Mention: Danielle Marance
Junior and adult contest winning photos:
Chelsey Naclia
Dani Marance
Kayla Pryce
Mercedes Jackson
Tyler Kasza
Vanessa Hodge
Kayla Pryce
Troy Melody
Danielle Kilgore
Dave Sills
Jeff Fletcher
Stacy Kennedy
Anna Vanderkooy
Michele Brock
Nick Mares
Tom McCabe
September 21, 2011
Meridian Credit Union Supports GUFF Photo Contest
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In picture from left to right: Cathe Lovell, Sue Rietschin, Judy Martin
On September 21, Cathe Lovell, Branch Manager at Meridian Credit Union presented a cheque to GUFF (Guelph Urban Forest Friends) representatives, Sue Rietschin and Judy Martin to be used to support the GUFF Tree Photo Contest.
The contest is designed to build appreciation for the value of trees in the city of Guelph and the many ways that trees contribute to our environment and our lives.
The photo contest runs until October 8, 2011. Local photographers are encouraged to participate and capture images of their favorite trees, young and old, in the city.
For more information on the photo contest, check out all the details here.
Photo: Dave Sills
September 13, 2011
GUFF Photo Contest 2011
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GUFF is having a photo contest to help celebrate Guelph’s trees with a special category for youth submissions.
Themes
- Our Urban Forest Friends - Make a photograph that demonstrates roles that trees play in our urban forest
- My Favorite Tree - Photograph a beloved tree conveying the reasons that it is loved. You love it for its beauty, strength, age, setting, characteristics, etc.
- Our Elder Trees - Make a photograph that shows a potential heritage tree of Guelph. Ensure the tree is identifiable in the photograph. Subject trees mus be situated within the City limits of Guelph.
Adult Submission Guidelines
Participants may submit 1 photograph of their own work for each theme for a total of 3 different photos per participant. In the accompanying email with the submission, entrants must put the theme in the subject line and in the message give their name, address, phone number, location of the tree and when photo was taken, and title of photo (optional). Each photo is to be a maximum of 2 MB. Winners may be asked for a larger size for prize purposes.
All photos to be submitted individually by email to guffphotocontest@gmail.com.
Youth Submission Guidelines
Participants must be born after on or after January 1, 1993 and currently attending a Guelph Secondary School. Participants may submit 1 photograph of their own work for each theme for a total of 3 different photos per participant. In the accompanying email with the submission, entrants must put the theme in the subject line and in the message give their name, address, phone number, name of secondary school, date of birth, location of the tree and when photo was taken, and title of photo (optional). Each photo is to be a maximum of 2 MB. Winners may be asked for a larger size for prize purposes.
All photos to be submitted individually by email to guffjrphotocontest@gmail.com.
Deadline
Submissions will be accepted until October 8, 2011.
GUFF will display winning photographs at an art exhibit and on our website with credit to the photographer until March 2012. Any other use of any submitted photographs will be with permission.
Judging
Entries will be judged by a panel of 3: an artist, a photographer and a tree lover. Winner will be announced on November 19, 2011. Decisions of the judges are final. First, second and third places will be determined in each category and a grand prize winner will be declared from the top 9. All winners will be notified by email.
Prizes
Winning entries will receive a professionally framed photo that will be part of an exhibit of all winners (and perhaps some honourable mentions). An additional grand prize will also be awarded.
With special thanks to Meridian Credit Union, Wyndham Arts Supplies, The Stone Store, Pond’s Foto Source, Trina Koster Photography, Kloepfer Framing and Art Gallery.
