Annex Residents' Association Call For Volunteers

This rolled into my inbox from the ARA. It might interest you if you have a few spare hours during the next few weeks.
"Call For Volunteers
The Annex is one of the most desirable places to live in Toronto. The trees in the Annex form part of the City's urban forest and undeniably contribute to the charm of the neighbourhood. A recent report by the City of Toronto confirms our belief that trees add significant economic and ecological values to a community. However, it is clear the biodiversity and canopy of trees in the Annex are being depleted over time.

This year, a group called TreesPlease chaired by Michael Low, a member of the ARA has been formed to build and expand on the great pioneering work by Amanda McConnell and the "Grassroots Albany" group in 1994. TreesPlease have started a multi-year review of trees in the whole Annex community with the objective of developing a strategic plan to preserve existing trees and identify potential sites for planting of new trees. The actual identification and documentation of trees is being conducted by knowledgeable students from Urban Forestry, University of Toronto. Many community volunteers are currently helping us on this project; however, we urgently need more volunteers to help us over the last 3 weeks of this project. No experience is necessary; volunteers are trained on the job.

We need volunteers for the following shifts:

Weekdays:

9 am to 12 noon and/or 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm and/or 6:00pm to 8pm

July 12^th, 14^th, 15^th, 18^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd

Weekends:

9 am to 12 noon and/or 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

July 16^th, 17th, 23^rd, 24^th

Please let us know if you would be willing to help by sending an email with your contact information to ARATreesPlease@gmail.com . Thank you for your interest."