The Brontë Oak is a massive white oak tree in Oakville, Ontario that has been threatened by every type of construction project imaginable. Logging, overhead power lines, a regional water conduit, highway expansion, you name it. But in the face of multi-billion dollar corporations, it still stands thanks to the collective efforts of a persuasive neighbor, two savvy arborists, an 87 yr-old schoolteacher, a tuned-in Town Councilor, and a favorite Canadian folk rock singer.

Guests
John McNeil
Consulting Urban Forester
McNeil Urban Forestry, Inc.
Burlington , Ontario
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Pete Williams
Consulting Forester
Williams & Associates Forestry Consulting
Rockwood, Ontario
http://forestar.ca/

Allan Elgar
Regional and Town Councilor
Oakville, Ontario
https://www.oakville.ca/town-hall/mayor-council-administration/mayor-council/councillor-allan-elgar/

Sarah Harmer
Singer/Songwriter
https://sarahharmer.com/

Featured songs by Sarah Harmer
Pendulums
Tether
Squeaking Voices
The Ring

Consulting Editor
David Still II

Audio Editor
Marta Abrams

Cover artwork
Betty Goodfellow, artist
Collection of Sarah Harmer

Theme Music
"This Old Tree," Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com

Artwork
Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home

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