Posted by Carolyn Weatherson on Jan 31, 2019
12th Annual Earth Day Event Seeks to Bring the Community Together to Plant Trees and Create a Future Hub
 
We are pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Guelph will once again be partnering with the Grand River Conservation Authority and the Grand River Conservation Foundation on April 27th for the Rotary Forest tree planting event. This is a wonderful opportunity for our community to get together and make a significant difference. The Rotary Forest project’s ultimate goal is to increase the canopy cover in the City of Guelph and surrounding area by planting 60,000 trees by 2020 and create an exciting hub for the community.  
We are calling on environmentally-minded citizens to help transform a 40-hectare area, across from the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, into a wonderful new resource for our community, with trees that will clean our air and link nearby forest habitat to create a corridor for wildlife. This vision of a healthy community for generations to come is celebrating its 12th year.  Wear your boots and learn how to plant a tree while having fun with your neighbours, family and friends. Shovels provided! We look forward to seeing you there!

Each year we plant a wide variety of trees with a special grove or area.  
Location, Date: – Saturday April 27th, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Park at Lakeside Church on Conservation Road, Guelph.
A shuttle will take you to the site!
Rain or shine!  Come for one hour, or stay for five!

Free shuttle bus from downtown Guelph Central Station, platform 15 will leave every hour on the hour starting at 9am to 1pm with a stop at the corner of Woodlawn and Victoria Roads at 15 minutes past the hour.
Refreshments and food available for purchase.  Drinking water available.  Please bring your own container. Check out the displays from the Biobus, Wild Ontario with their birds of prey and musical entertainment by Terry Van Dreumel.