Links/Resources

Tree Care Information / Education

• www.treesaregood.com  : Tree care advice for the consumer
• www.treecanada.ca : Not for profit charitable organization to encourage Canadians to plant and to care for trees
• www.ancient-trees.org.uk : Ancient tree forum

Industry Organizations

• www.yourleaf.org : Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (L.E.A.F.) ; residential back yard tree planting program
• www.isa-arbor.com : International Society of Arboriculture
• www.isaontario.com : Ontario Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
• http://landscapeontario.com/ : Landscape Ontario
• www.treecareindustry.org : Tree Care Industry Association (formally National Arborist Association)
• www.oufc.org : Ontario Urban Forest Council
• www.serontario.org : Ontario Society for Ecological Restoration

Municipal links to Tree Permits and Tree Protection by-laws

• City of Toronto Urban Forestry : www.toronto.ca/trees
• Town of Markham: www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/MunicipalGovernment/Bylaws/TreePreservationBylaw
• Town of Richmond Hill : http://www.richmondhill.ca/subpage.asp?pageid=tree_preservation_bylaw
• Town of Aurora:  www.town.aurora.on.ca/aurora/trees
• Town of Newmarket:  www.newmarket.ca/en/townhall/treepreservationprotectionreplacementandenhancementpolicy.asp
• City of Vaughan : www.cityofvaughan.on.ca/vaughan/departments/parks_forestry/faq.cfm
• City of Mississauga : www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/tree_permit_process_1205.pdf
• Town of Oakville:  http://www.oakville.ca/residents/trees-protection-removal.html
• City of Brampton : www.brampton.ca/en/residents/trees-plants-flowers/Pages/Tree-Preservation-By-law.aspx
• City of Pickering : http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/cityhall/bylaws/ResidentGuide/TreeProtection.html
• Town of Ajax : www.ajax.ca/en/insidetownhall/resources/TreeProtectionBoulevard.pdf

Government Agencies

• http://www.trca.on.ca/planning-services-permits/permit-applications/ : Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Planning and Development on residential properties on ravine lands
• www.inspection.gc.ca : Canadian Food and Inspection Agency; information of Emerald Ash Borer
• http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/index.html#pest : Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs; pest and disease management for crops
• www.wsib.on.ca : Workplace Safety Insurance Board
• www.ihsa.ca : Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (amalgamation of Construction Safety Association and Electrical and Utilities Safety Association (E.U.S.A.) of Ontario)

Miscellaneous

• www.naturalinsectcontrol.com : Supplier of beneficial insects, biological pest controls and eco-friendly green products
• www.urbantreesalv age.com : Made to order furniture from salvaged and reclaimed wood
• www.catinatreerescue.com: Emergency cat-in-a-tree rescue service.  Includes international directory.