Stewardship Programs

Downsview Park/Evergreen Community Stewardship Program Summer 2012

Dates

This year's program will focus on one stewardship event per month. Come out on June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26 and October 24!

Program description

Downsview Park offers a variety of opportunites to learn about the environment while taking part in hands-on stewardship activities:

• Help enhance Downsview Park’s natural features
• Tend to Evergreen’s native tree nursery
• Visit an urban farm

What to bring

Weather-appropriate clothing, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. We will provide gloves, tools, drinking water and snacks.

How to join

Register to reserve your spot!
Email Joseph Leo, Project Manager, Evergreen.

Meeting location

Parking lot, bottom of Canuck Avenue.

Corporate Planting and Stewardship Events

Program description

Give your employees the green thumbs up! Organize a corporate tree planting or stewardship event with Evergreen and Downsview Park and help build Downsview Park’s Urban Forest. For groups between 10 to 40 team members, we can help make your corporate team building event contribute to greener, cleaner living by planting trees in Toronto’s greatest park.

Dates for planting events:

May to early June, mid-September to end of October 

Dates for stewardship events:

June to early September

Evergreen Community Tree Nursery at Downsview Park Program description

Evergreen has established a tree nursery in Downsview Park. The nursery will provide great opportunities for volunteers to learn hands-on about the work involved in growing seedlings (young trees). Training will educate participants about the benefits of urban restoration programs.

Come join the community stewardship team at Downsview Park and help tend the trees of tomorrow.