The Trees, Reforestation and Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Program is a four year initiative that aims to enhance the City of Ottawa’s urban and rural forests through the planting of 100,000 trees between 2007 and 2010. The TREE Program empowers Ottawa residents, businesses, community groups and schools to participate in planting trees to enhance and maintain the city’s forest cover and combat climate change.
There are a number of ways you can take part in the TREE Program:
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: -20px">Plant your own tree! Green your own corner of the city by registering for a tree to plant on your own property. Trees will be available every spring and fall, based on a first-come, first-served basis, while quantities last.
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: -20px">Suggest a location to plant a tree. Help enhance our city parks, facilities and streets by working with us to find appropriate locations for trees within your community in rural or urban Ottawa.
<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: -20px">Learn about the Community TREE Planting Grant Program, which aim to improve and enhance Ottawa’s existing urban and rural forest cover by creating partnerships with the community for tree planting initiatives.
Take the national challenge! On May 8, 2007, the City of Ottawa issued a national challenge, challenging Canadian municipalities to join Ottawa in planting trees for the planet, as part of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign.
For more information about the TREE Program, please contact TREE@ottawa.ca or call 613-580-2424, ext. 1TREE (18733).