Toronto Tree Tours - Call for interest

2) TORONTO TREE TOURS ~ volunteers needed!Lazybones? Shy tree-hugger? The Toronto Tree Tours Needs You!The Toronto Tree Tours are a collaboration of LEAF(www.leaftoronto.org), a not-for-profit organization that works toinvolve communities in urban forest stewardship, and the TorontoPublic Space Committee.In May 2007, Toronto Tree Tours will officially launch its tree tourprogram with a spiffy, innovative, fun, interactive web site, atree-celebration for our town unlike anything happening anywhere elseright now in Toronto.The site will be a community-driven scrapbook and discussion board ofour trees. It will record each tour of a Toronto neighbourhood's treesas part of the story of the overall urban forest canopy. Each tourrepresented on the site may be curated to include the work of artistswhile also detailing the efforts of local activists and communityresidents in stewarding their community's environmental health. Thesite has a heavy graphic feel and we will represent the work of thebest local culture makers, making a living database of Toronto'strees.We need volunteers to help research and write these tours as well asto photograph the stops on our walks.In addition to tree tours, we will be throwing tree festivals andparties. We are on the lookout for interesting performers, bands,artists and community-builders who want to help us celebrate,especially where a performance or installation might help educate onissues pertaining to our urban forest canopy.We are seeking energetic, savvy, creative individuals to volunteertheir talents: writers, researchers, photo-bloggers, graphicdesigners, artists, video-makers, clowns, puppeteers, jugglers,magicians, activists, bands, activity-organizers, performers, bushparty socialites, movers, shakers, draw-ers both amateur andprofessional to lend their efforts into making this festive communityarboreal event a collaboration utmostly to-die-for!!!Any of you who've been mulling about getting out of the gallery or out from under your desk and into your broader environment this sure wouldbe a grand opportunity! We also would like to hear your ideas.Interested individuals are invited to attend a meeting:February 26, 2007, 6:00pmMetro Hall (55 John St) - rm #302.Please contact Ryan Kamstra at rkamstra@leaftoronto.org or416-413-9244 to get involved.