From Saturday, May 15th to Monday, May 24th 2010, homeowners will be able to visit selected local nurseries, where they can take part in educational workshops and purchase beautiful new native trees or shrubs for a lower price. The Cool Communities rebate program also offers free tree selection and planting guides, created by LEAF’s team of certified arborists. They will help you determine the best species and planting location for your new trees or shrubs. This will be the second time that LEAF’s Cool Communities pilot project will be offered to residents of Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge and surrounding areas. The program is supported by participating municipalities and Ontario Power Authority.
SAVE UP TO $100 ON NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS FOR YOUR YARD THIS FALL
Visit your local nursery from May 15th to May 24th and you can receive a rebate worth up to $20 on select native trees regularly priced at $100 or more, and a $5 rebate on select native shrubs with a regular price of $20 or more. You can also receive $2 off select native shrubs priced under $20. There is a limit of 5 orders per household and rebates are awarded at time of purchase through participating retailer.
SPRING 2010 PARTICIPATING NURSERIES:
Royal City Nursery - Guelph
Grand Valley Garden Village - Kitchener
Sheridan Nurseries Limited - Kitchener
GET INVOLVED WITH THE URBAN FOREST IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
Interested
in taking action for the urban forest? Here are some groups that will
help you get there.
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Guelph Arboretum
The Guelph Arboretum boasts
165 hectares of specialized gardens and botanical collections growing
1,700 different species of trees and shrubs at the University of Guelph.
The arboretum is free of charge to visit, grows almost every native
species of tree and shrub to Southern Ontario and is home to an
abundance of wildlife. The Arboretum Auxiliary has volunteer
opportunities in a number of areas including outdoor work, visitor
services, event and fundraising and education. Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF)
GUFF is a
group of citizens who are concerned about Guelph’s urban forest. GUFF
works to increase the health, integrity and area of the urban forest in
Guelph through advocacy and education.
The City of Guelph's Healthy
Landscapes
This program helps residents and local businesses in
Guelph reduce water usage and create a pesticide-free outdoor space
through landscaping with non-invasive, drought resistant native plants,
shrubs and trees. The program offers a free assessment with a landscape
advisor, as well as resources for lawn and garden maintenance.
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Grand River Conservation Authority
The GRCA
undertakes watershed and natural resource management along the Grand
River. The GRCA Tree Planting Program helps private landowners who have
at least one hectare space free from buildings select appropriate
species of trees for their land. Landowners can either plant themselves
or have the GRCA arrange a planting for them.
The County of Wellington Green Legacy
This program will plant 155,000 trees in
Wellington County in 2009. Schools, municipalities, corporations, clubs
and private landowners can all get involved. You can volunteer with the
Green Legacy Nursery and learn skills such as seed collection,
stratification, seed sowing, transplanting and tree maintenance.
10,000
Trees
This environmental not-for profit is dedicated to planting
trees on public green space in the Waterloo area. 10,000 Trees also
educates the public about the benefits of re-forestation and provides
teachers with a curriculum on the topic for Grade 3 and 4 students. |
WHAT IS THE COOL COMMUNITIES PROJECT?
The Cool Communities
Project encourages homeowners in Guelph, Kitchener, Cambridge and
Waterloo and area to plant trees around their house to help conserve
energy. It is supported by the Ontario Power Authority’s Conservation
Fund, which funds new and innovative electricity conservation projects.
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