[CANUFNET] Greenspace Alliance in Ottawa fighting to save heritage elm tree on Parliament Hill

[Debra Huron]

Here is an update to the post that I sent to the list last Friday (only
posted to this list today, as you know).
The Greenspace Alliance has connected with the Elm Recovery Project
[1]of Ontario (housed at U of Guelph) and we are gathering details on
the tree so it may be registered in that project's database.
CBC news covered the info session that attracted 28 people on Sunday
afternoon (yesterday) the elm tree
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/information-event-save-historic-elm-tree-parliament-hill-1.5013635
Paul Johanis, chair of the Greenspace Alliance has written two letters
in the last 24 hours to officials in the two federal bodies that are
responsible for deciding the fate of the elm tree:
 * Letter to new CEO of the National Capital Commission
   http://greenspace-alliance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Letter-to-Nussbaum-February-10.pdf
 * Letter to Director General responsible for Centre Block reno within
   the Parliamentary Precinct
   http://greenspace-alliance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Letter-to-Jennifer-Garrett-February-11.pdf
best wishes, Debra


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> A local environmental group is fighting for the life of a stately elm
> tree that is threatened by plans to renovate the Centre Block.> 
> While it's undoubtedly an urban white elm, the tree has had much of
> the sky to itself and has avoided contracting Dutch Elm Disease during
> its long tenure on Parliament Hill.> 
> In recent days, the Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital has
> launched>
>  * An online petition  http://bit.ly/2SjWqF2
>  * A learning event slated for this Sunday
>    https://www.facebook.com/events/563446437504307/?active_tab=about> 
> Background on this issue:
> http://greenspace-alliance.ca/index.php/threats/tree-protection-in-the-parliamentary-precinct/> 
> You can google "elm tree parliament hill" for recent news coverage.
> 
> Next week promises to be crucial, with the group issuing another press
> release on Monday and letters to a variety of politicians.  It's
> possible an opposition member of parliament will raise the issue of
> the tree's heritage value in the House of Commons.  Stay tuned!> 
> If anyone from the Elm Recovery Project [2]in Ontario is viewing this
> message, could you please contact me outside the list serv to chat
> about whether you might support the campaign to retain this tree on
> Parliament Hill.> 
> 
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Links:

  1. https://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/researchandstewardship/elmrecovery
  2. https://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/researchandstewardship/elmrecovery
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