Community Tree Planting and Stewardship Events

Celebrating 20 years of community stewardship!

Since 1998, 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. Check out the video below to see what we've accomplished together over the last 20 years!

• 2018 Natural Environment Achievements

Awards

Richmond Hill wins two awards in 2018

Tree Canada Public Education Award 

Tree Canada, our country's leading national tree planting charity, has recognized our Community Stewardship Program with a Public Education Award. This award celebrates excellence in furthering the understanding of urban forestry and encouraging best practices in the urban forestry sector. Read the news release from Tree Canada.

International Society of Arboriculture's The Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award

International Society of Arboriculture recognized the Community Stewardship Program with The Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award. This award celebrates the outstanding landscape beautification activities which have had a significant impact upon a community or region, usually over a period of several years

Upcoming events

• Events wll be posted in Spring 2020. 

Annual projects and events

The Community Stewardship Program includes a number of green projects and events, including:

• Tree planting events
• Woodlot restoration
• Stream rehabilitation
• Green space monitoring
• Invasive plant removal
• Restoration site maintenance
• Native plant gardening

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.

Volunteer opportunities

We are always looking for people of all ages to help us. To become a volunteer fill out a Volunteer Registration Form online and attend one of our Volunteer Orientation Sessions, listed in our Community Recreation Guide.

High school students can collect required volunteer hours by participating in any of our green events.

Planting and caring for trees on your property

If you don't have the time to come out to a planting event, you can still help us to grow and protect our natural spaces by using our Plant Kits and maintaining trees on your property.

Tree Tour

Take a self-guided tree tour of Lake Wilcox Park located on the eastern shorelines of Lake Wilcox. The tour highlights 20 native tree species of Ontario and provides an opportunity to learn the unique characteristics of trees and why they are so important. Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length.