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		<title>Protect the nature in our neighbourhoods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[reprinted from the Vancouver Sun, December 7, 2011

Let’s protect the nature in our neighbourhoods


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BY FAISAL MOOLA, MICHELLE MOLNAR AND PATRICK MOONEY,
SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN
Despite being a vast nation of mountains, forests and ice, Canada is truly an urban society. Close to 80 per cent of Canadians now live in cities, and last year, more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1727</link>
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		<title>7 Billion, Pesticides, Food and Frogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[.
Can Earth be sustained with 7 billion humans on pesticide-laden food?
The month of October 2011 saw, &#8220;seven billion&#8221; as a new answer for Jeopardy fans. The question is &#8230; what is the population of the planet Earth.
There are now 7 billion of us humans on Earth. Yikes! I was taught 4 billion back in grade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1722</link>
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		<title>Compact Fluorescent lights - are they safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following thoughts on compact fluorescent lights (CFL) was sent to us from Architect, Helen O&#8217;Toole.
We appreciate her sharing this information on the hazards of CFLs to our readers.

Research on CFL lights
by Helen O&#8217;Toole, Architect
The BC government has mandated that old fashioned incandescent bulbs are not to be available for purchase by the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1700</link>
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		<title>Event: Guided tour of Endangered urban forest Nov. 5, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Fraser Witness Trail
Group Hike on the South Fraser Witness Trail!
Friday, November 5 · 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet at the bus stop at 168 St. &#38; 108 Ave. in Surrey (map: http://bit.ly/aXEEZG)

(The C74 bus runs direct to this location from Surrey Central Skytrain.   Just get on the bus at 2:47 pm at Bay 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1693</link>
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		<title>video of Fraserview forest&#8230; 13 years later</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 13th anniversary of our successful effort stopping  the city of Vancouver&#8217;s plan to build market condos in one of our city&#8217;s  last remaining urban forest.
A first for our city, where  residents from the west side stood shoulder to shoulder with residents  on the east side – opposing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1688</link>
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		<title>Save the Environment… but it&#8217;s humans who really need saving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Celia Brauer,
September 9, 2010
It was early in the 1970s when the word “environment” became part of the popular consciousness. This is curious because the word itself means “surroundings” and can describe anything from built areas to emotions to the natural world. But late 20th century humans felt the need to label the vast expanse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1685</link>
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		<title>Stanley Park Beaver Lake Walkabout and Dialogue on Biodiversity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walkabout at Beaver Lake with Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Loretta Woodcock &#38; Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES): A dialogue on biodiversity and its positive impact on communities
Ms Woodcock is a 3 term Park Board Commissioner and the Board’s liaison to the Stanley Park Ecology Society with a long record of public service and advocacy for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1681</link>
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		<title>Vancouver: Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the city who recently brought in urban chickens into a backyard near you, the Vancouver Foundation has partnered with the City of Vancouver to fund Neighbourhood Small Grant projects focused on “urban food” with various Neighbourhood Houses.
This pilot project is called the “Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants”.
The timeline for this pilot initiative with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1677</link>
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		<title>family of urban raccoons killed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we watched the evening news on a story that a mother raccoon and her cubs were bludgeoned to death by a hockey stick wielding man. 
Apparently the raccoons had been rummaging through the man&#8217;s garbage containers in his backyard.
ctvbc.ca
by: Darcy Wintonyk,

Date:  											   											  Tuesday Jul. 20, 2010 3:40 PM PT
A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1671</link>
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		<title>Animals that once graced Vancouver, part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Background:
As  part of our neighbourhood community building effort, a number of  neighbours and I have been documenting the flora and fauna of our small  urban forest (see earlier post on “Fraserview forest”) here in south Vancouver,  over the past few years. 
We’ve  compiled an 80+ page document, and we’re making [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1661</link>
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