Community Tree Planting and Stewardship Events

Community Stewardship Program

Richmond Hill is recognized as a Tree City of the World by The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for being committed to growing and maintaining our urban forest.

Since 1998, through our award winning Community Stewardship Program, we've worked with partner agencies and community volunteers to improve our local environment by planting trees, shrubs and wildflowers; cleaning up streams and removing invasive plants from our parks and natural areas. 

Help Richmond Hill stay green and work with others in our community to care for our natural spaces. You will improve our natural areas, raise awareness, provide hands-on help and inspire others to do the same.

Check out the video for a snapshot of our achievements since this program began!

Upcoming Events

We hold events throughout the year, such as tree planting, webinars, and other activities. 

• Tree Maintenance at Lake Wilcox Park - Tuesday, July 4
• Tree Maintenance at Russell Tilt Park - Tuesday, July 11
• Tree Maintenance at Saigeon Trail - Friday, July 14
• Tree Maintenance at Elgin East Channel Lands (Cedarhurst Cres) - Wednesday, July 19
• Tree Maintenance at Elgin West Channel Lands (Settlement Cres) - Saturday, July 22
• Tree Maintenance at Humber Flats Eco Park - Sunday, July 23
• Tree Monitoring at Phyllis Rawlinson Park - Monday, July 24
• Tree Maintenance at Newberry Park - Friday, July 28
• Tree Maintenance at Toll Bar Park - Saturday, August 5
• Tree Maintenance at Lake Wilcox Park - Wednesday, August 9

Other Volunteer Opportunities 

In addition to the tree planting and stewardship events, there are many opportunities for the public to get involved with the City of Richmond Hill throughout the year. To become a volunteer fill out a Volunteer Registration Form online. High school students can collect required volunteer hours by participating in any of our green events.