The three sections;
Friends of the Cawthra Bush
A Back-Yard Pond - Heaven for Toads, Frogs & a Turtle
Communitree, Bob Hunter and the Mississauga Tree Protection By-law
The web-page about Bob Hunter's 2000 visit to the Cawthra Bush.
The E-mail sent out noting where and when we would be beside the Cawthra Rd., and how people can send in their messages.
The Tribute book signing page.
The Greenpeace May 2-05 web-page - Bob Hunter - Greenpeace founding member dead at 63.
The NOW May 5-05 article - Bob Hunter believed the earth is our church ...
The NOW May 5-05 article - Farewell my bother by Paul Watson
The Pulse24 May-05 web-page - David Suzuki Recalls Bob Hunter & the Robert Hunter Scholarship for Environmental Studies.
Note:
- There are still some typos - page 1, should read, selectively log & tree farm ...
- Pictures are not always presented on this web-page as they are in the Tribute book (yet) or some that were side by side, are over each other here.
A
TRIBUTE to Bob Hunter’s life-time
of achievements & how his spirit has inspired us.
Bob Hunter has twice reported from the Cawthra Bush, first about how
we stopped the City’s plans to log and tree farm all its parks and second,
that because of the community's efforts the Cawthra Bush recognized as
a Provincially Significant Wetland Complex.
www.cawthra-bush.org/EVENTS/E-Sep0600.htm
The FCB discovered the Jefferson Salamanders,
Federally Declared a THREATENED species.
They to say goodbye to a great Eco-Warrior.
Page 1
Many
Thanks to Bob
Hunter from all the Friends of
the Cawthra Bush - in Mississauga and beyond.
In 1994 the residents of Mississauga stopped the City’s plans to selectively log & tree
not just not just the Cawthra Bush but all City lands! A plan that could have spread
to other cites as it promised to make piles of money, while filling our parks with stumps.
Bob Hunter was one of the first to come out and even paid a return visit, so we are very
much in debt to him for letting the world know what was going on.
the Cawthra Bush - in Mississauga and beyond.
In 1994 the residents of Mississauga stopped the City’s plans to selectively log & tree
not just not just the Cawthra Bush but all City lands! A plan that could have spread
to other cites as it promised to make piles of money, while filling our parks with stumps.
Bob Hunter was one of the first to come out and even paid a return visit, so we are very
much in debt to him for letting the world know what was going on.
We were able to stop the City’s plans
that was targeting the old trees with
chain-saw surgery.
So when we
were feeling trapped& cornered Bob Hunter’s spirit and
willingness to air our story came to our
rescue.
Page 2
Our work has taken many forms, from
clean-ups to discovering Cawthra
Bush’s hidden environmental treasures.
We hope to pass on this natural heritage site to the next generation,
better than we found it but sadly this is Mississauga.
We hope to pass on this natural heritage site to the next generation,
better than we found it but sadly this is Mississauga.
Beside the Cawthra Estate entrance on
Cawthra Rd., a simple sign
inviting the public to
express their feelings of loss, of one who truly touched everyone's life
even if they did not know it.
express their feelings of loss, of one who truly touched everyone's life
even if they did not know it.
Page 3
The seasons of our lives are reflected
in the seasons of nature, seen here by the Cawthra Bush.
The paths in life are often shrouded
in fog, shadows and few are bold enough in spirit to step beyond the
beaten path.
Bob Hunter was one of the few who's spirit shone & lit the way for many others.
To do the right thing, by finding their courage and their voices.
We all wish Bob Hunter spirit Gods speed on what ever path it travels.
Beauty buds from mire
and I,
a singer in season,
observe Death is a name for beauty not in use.
By Irving Layton
A small back-yard pond but big enough for the Toronto Zoo to recognize its use by
toads for breeding. It awaits visitors, with plenty of flowers and plants an array of
creatures benefit from this back-yard environment. Below Christine Hucker with the
helping hands that are always welcome and how they grow like weeds.
A moving rock or a turtle and satisfied looking frogs.
The back-yard after the rain. It sure brings out the strangest creatures.
As the locals kept cutting down the Milkweed these Monarch caterpillar were living on,
they found a new home with the Hucker’s. After breaking free of their cocoons they
slowly flap their wings dry.
Christine as a Monarch Butterfly launching pad.
Ready to be free with the wind & flowers but they just don’t want to say goodbye.
Bob Hunter was one of the few who's spirit shone & lit the way for many others.
To do the right thing, by finding their courage and their voices.
We all wish Bob Hunter spirit Gods speed on what ever path it travels.
Beauty buds from mire
and I,
a singer in season,
observe Death is a name for beauty not in use.
By Irving Layton
A small back-yard pond but big enough for the Toronto Zoo to recognize its use by
toads for breeding. It awaits visitors, with plenty of flowers and plants an array of
creatures benefit from this back-yard environment. Below Christine Hucker with the
helping hands that are always welcome and how they grow like weeds.
Page 2
The back-yard after the rain. It sure brings out the strangest creatures.
As the locals kept cutting down the Milkweed these Monarch caterpillar were living on,
they found a new home with the Hucker’s. After breaking free of their cocoons they
slowly flap their wings dry.
Christine as a Monarch Butterfly launching pad.
Ready to be free with the wind & flowers but they just don’t want to say goodbye.
Communitree, Bob Hunter and
the Mississauga Tree Protection By-law
To bring
attention to the plight of several ancient silver maple, unprotected
due to the lack
of any tree protection bylaw in the city of Misssissauga, and facing impending doom, a local
environmental group, Communitree, posted notice and hosted an impromptu Tree Festival.
of any tree protection bylaw in the city of Misssissauga, and facing impending doom, a local
environmental group, Communitree, posted notice and hosted an impromptu Tree Festival.
The day before the festival, Laurie Kallis, dressed as the
Dr. Seuss character, the Lorax, perched in the tree.
A news release garnered a small amount of local television
coverage of the issue.
Several days after the festival, word was out
that the trees would come down very soon.
Although they knew that there was no stopping the
destruction of these particular trees, Communitree
members returned to their place in the largest tree
in the hopes of raising public demand for a
tree protection bylaw in the city of Mississauga.
Page 2
Laurie, who stayed in the tree overnight, is ushered into a
police cruiser. Charged with trespassing, public mischief and
resisting arrest, she remained in the tree until enough members of
the media arrived to ensure that these trees would not fall quietly.
Minutes after her departure, the trees were felled.
Bob Hunter, shown here with members of Communitree, broadcast the standoff and the later destruction of the trees on CITY-TV. Hunter's presence at this small community protest ensured broad media coverage which resulted in a huge public outcry.
Mississauga now has a tree protection bylaw.
Thank you Bob Hunter for your support and your encouragement.
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