Funded by "The Tree Fund", a tree research and education endowment in Canada, "Tree Stories" is a series of 3 films that celebrates the stories of trees and the people that tend them, protect them, and enjoy them.
Each film focuses on a different species and features footage that will help viewers with tree identification.
Trees are amongst the largest living things on earth, and they certainly are one of the most important for our planet's survival. They clean our air. They cool our climate. They are the lungs of our earth. These stories will help us recognize, identify and value trees for the role they play in our communities, our environment, and our world.

The Last Oaks in Oakville 10 min.
It was one of the last remaining ancient White Oak trees left in the town of Oakville, Ontario. But in 2001, the local regional council decided to cut it down as part of a highway widening project. When 86-year-old Joyce Burnell heard about the council’s plans, the retired schoolteacher geared into action, leading a small group of tree advocates in their battle to save the 250-year-old native from the chipper.

A Beech Among Maples 10 min.
“Mostly you want maple trees in a sugarbush,” says Torie Gervais, the daughter of a part time farmer whose sugarbush produces vast amounts of maple syrup. But in her early 20s, Torie learned that for a forest to be healthy, you need biodiversity. This led to an ongoing battle between Torie and her dad about whether to preserve some of the beech trees on the family farm.

A Call for Urban Orchards 10 min.
After an uproar in her community about the proposed planting of a community orchard in a local park, Susan Poizner of the eco-gardening group Growing for Green tells the story of Toronto’s first community orchard, and explains why she feels that orchards have an important role to play in the urban environment in years to come.

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