Over the weekend, volunteers spent time to transform the Marlene Street Park, starting with planting 1,000 trees.
Volunteers are hoping to turn the site of a former landfill in Winnipeg into a forest by planting 1,000 trees., but after 60 years a group of volunteers are taking the lead to find a different use for the area.
“I think that the fact that a landfill was here in the first place is emblematic of our attitude towards rivers at the time,” said Ryan Palmquist, managing director of Save our Seine.He added that while garbage itself isn’t dumped in the former landfill, the existing grass doesn’t have much ecological value.
For those partaking, it’s also a great chance to learn about biodiversity — at least, according to Dr. Anju Bajaj.Pro skier, girlfriend die after 700-metre fall off mountain in Italian Alps “We need to teach them young. So when they come after 10-15 years or so, they can see the importance,” said Bajaj, a board member with Save our Seine.
“We’re hoping that, across the board, all forms of life that co-habitat here in the city and that live in our urban ecosystem… all of them will benefit from this project,” Plamquist said.A Winnipeg developer has rejected an offer to buy the Lemay Forest. Advocates are now calling on Tochal Developments Group In. CEO Mazyar Yahyapour for a meeting.Read
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