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SUMMER 2025 EVENTS​

Join us this summer for stewardship events. These events will be drop-in events to help us mulch, weed or water our previous planting sites. No registration is required but if you are planning to bring a group with 5 or more people, please contact us first to ensure that we can plan accordingly. High school students should bring their own volunteer form for sign-off at the end of the event.   

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For all events, it is recommended that you wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring bug spray, water bottle and sun screen.  

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Upcoming Events:

Sat, August 23, 2025, 9 - 11 AM: Quantztown Park. Meet at the soccer field. Bring gloves, bucket and a large garbage bag.  We will be pulling invasive Dog Strangling Vine and mulching trees. 

Wed, August 27, 2025, 4:30 - 6:30 PM: Milne Dam Park (Camp Chimo).  Meet at the parking lot.  Bring gloves and a bucket. We will be pulling weeds and spreading fertilizer.   

Sat, August 30, 2025, 9 - 11 AM: Milne Dam Park (Camp Chimo).  Meet at the parking lot.  Bring gloves and a bucket. We will be pulling weeds and spreading fertilizer.  

Sat, September 6, 2025, 9 - 11 AM: Berczy Park South. Meet at the off-leash dog park.  Bring a shovel and two large buckets. We will be mulching trees.

Sat, September 13, 2025, 8:30 - 11 AM: Frederick Bagg Park. Meet at the trail head at 13 Sarum Crescent. Bring gloves, shovel and a large bucket. We will be moving and mulching trees.  

Sat, September 27, 2025, 9 - 11 AM: Springdale Park. Meet at the soccer field. Bring a shovel and a large bucket. We will be mulching trees. 

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FALL 2025 EVENTS​

Join us this fall for our final planting events. Registration is required and will start on September 1, 2025.  

 

Sat, September 20, 2025 - Wildflower Planting Event

  • Location: Monarch Park

  • Parking: St Matthews Catholic Elementary School at 75 Waterbridge Lane, Unionville, ON

  • Start Time: 9:30 AM

  • Number of Volunteers: 50

  • Plants: 750 wildflowers

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Sat, October 4, 2025 - Tree Planting Event

  • Location: Austin Drive Park

  • Parking: On-street parking on Second Street, Denby Drive, Couperthwaite Crescent or Austin Drive.

  • Start Time: 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM

  • Number of Volunteers: 100

  • Plants: 800 trees and shrubs

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Sat, October 18, 2025: Event Set-up at Rouge National Urban Park & Planting Coach Training Day

  • Location: Rouge National Urban Park (Concession Rd 9 and Sideline 30)

  • Parking: On-street parking on west side of Sideline 30, south of Concession Rd 9.  

  • Start Time: 8:15 AM for set-up; 12:00 PM for planting coach training

  • Number of Volunteers: 50

  • Plants: 2,100 trees and shrubs

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Sun, October 19, 2025: Tree Planting at Rouge National Urban Park

  • Location: Rouge National Urban Park 

  • Parking: Mount Joy GO Station.  Free Bus Shuttles will transport you to the planting site. No parking is available at the parking site. 

  • Number of Volunteers: 400

  • Plants: 2,100 trees and shrubs​​​

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Registration links will be posted here on September 1, 2025

Instructions for Registration

  1. Each adult must register and have a ticket in their own name.  Please register for one "Adult 18+ Tree Planter Ticket". If you are taking part with a group, identify your "group name".  If you are bringing minors under 18, identify the number of minors.  

  2. If you are under 18, adult supervision is required. The supervising adult will identify the number of minors on their ticket.  Minors under 18 do not need their own ticket.

  3. Planting Coaches: If you have taken the Planting Coach Training with us, please sign up as a Planting Coach! If there are no more Planting Coach tickets and you wish to attend, please contact us so that we can open up more tickets for you.  

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What do I need to bring and wear to a Planting Event?

  1. Wear long pants, hat and sturdy footwear.

  2. Bring gardening gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle and a snack

  3. Bring your Eventbrite ticket on your phone. High school students can bring their volunteer form for sign off. 

  4. For tree plantings, bring a shovel with a rounded point and a large 5-gallon bucket. For wildflower plantings, bring a shovel or a garden trowel. 

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What to expect at a 10,000 Trees Event?

  • All events are free and open to the public. Feel free to invite your friends and family and attend as a group!

  • Events usually last 3 hours. If you are only able to make part of an event, we encourage you to sign up for another event and to allow others the opportunity to attend instead.

  • Tickets are limited based on the size of the planting area and the number of trees we have available.

  • We only plant native trees! Native trees support native wildlife. All trees are native to southern Ontario and are selected to mimic a native forest habitat.

  • No experience is required! A 10,000 Trees volunteer will demonstrate proper tree planting technique at the start of the event.

  • Bring your own shovel and a 5 gallon bucket.  We will have extra shovels if you need one.

  • Plant as many trees as you like.  But one well-planted tree will always be better than 10 poorly planted trees.  â€‹â€‹

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