NEWS RELEASE
TD TREE DAYS
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UTOPIA – The Nottawasaga River watershed has an additional 800 native trees and shrubs thanks to TD Tree Days and the 130 volunteers who planted them at three community planting events held this fall.
On Sept. 7, 45 volunteers from TD and NVCA planted 150 trees and shrubs near Little Lake Park in Barrie.
Two weeks later, on Sept. 21 at the Whitetail Refuge Nature Reserve in Mono Centre, NVCA hosted another TD Tree Days event where 50 volunteers came out to help put 400 trees and shrubs in the ground.
And on Oct. 19, another 40 volunteers came together to plant 275 trees along the Ganaraska Trail in Creemore.
“This much-needed restoration was made possible with the help of the volunteers and the support of TD Tree Days,” said Sarah Campbell of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), who organized the planting events. “These events are a great way of engaging our local community in the restoration of natural habitats in our watershed.”
The newly planted 800 trees and shrubs will create wildlife habitat, provide shade which will help to cool water temperatures, and will naturalize the landscape. The trees also act as a buffer to filter excess nutrients and pollutants before rain or snowmelt reaches our rivers, streams and wetlands.
TD Tree Days provides TD employees an opportunity to demonstrate environmental leadership in their local communities. Since TD Tree Days launched in 2010, over 520,000 trees have been planted nationwide. This year, volunteers will help plant 30,000 more at various events hosted across Canada and around the world.
“We were excited to continue working with TD Tree Days this year and look forward to working with them in 2025,” added Campbell.
The NVCA is booking now for 2025 tree planting and stewardship projects.
Landowners that are interested in planting trees and shrubs along streams or wetlands on their property can contact NVCA at 705-424-1479 to arrange a site visit and learn about available funding.
Volunteers interested in tree planting and other environmental projects should visit www.nvca.on.ca to learn more.
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