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 34,000+ community volunteers to improve our local environment by planting 290,000+ trees and shrubs; 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.

Upcoming Events

• Clean Up Green Up Weeks - April 20 to May 4, 2026
• Fantastic Fish (Free Workshop) at Oak Ridges Community Centre - April 17, 2026
• Tree Planting at Meander Park - April 18, 2026
• Tree Planting at Meander Park - April 19, 2026
• Tree Planting - April 26, 2026
• Spring Exploration Walk: Insects (Free Workshop) at Phyllis Rawlinson Park - May 2, 2026

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.