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​​FALL 2025 PLANTING EVENTS​
Join us this fall for our planting events. ​​​​​​​​​​
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​​Sat, October 18, 2025: Event Set-up at Rouge National Urban Park & Planting Coach Training Day
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Location: Rouge National Urban Park (Concession Rd 9 and Sideline 30)
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Parking: On-street parking on west side of Sideline 30, south of Concession Rd 9.
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Start Time: 8:15 AM for set-up; 12:00 PM for planting coach training
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Number of Volunteers: 50
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Plants: 2,100 trees and shrubs
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What to wear: closed-toe shoe, hat, long pants, gardening gloves
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What to bring: water bottle, snack, sunscreen, bug spray
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Note: No Tree Planting will take place on this date. We will be moving trees and equipment into the field.
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Sun, October 19, 2025: Tree Planting at Rouge National Urban Park
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Location: Rouge National Urban Park. Meet us at the Mount Joy GO Station (1801 Bur Oak Ave) where free bus shuttles will transport you to the planting site. No parking is permitted at the parking site.
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Parking: Mount Joy GO Station (1801 Bur Oak Ave).
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Start Time: 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM
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Number of Volunteers: 400
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Plants: 2,100 trees and shrubs
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What to wear: closed-toe shoe, hat, long pants, gardening gloves, rain jacket
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What to bring: Shovel, large bucket, water bottle, snack, sunscreen, bug spray
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Weather: The forecast calls for the chance of light rain. This event will take place rain or shine.
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​​What do I need to bring and wear to a Planting Event?
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Wear long pants, hat and sturdy footwear.
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Bring gardening gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle and a snack
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Bring your Eventbrite ticket on your phone. High school students can bring their volunteer form for sign off.
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For tree plantings, bring a shovel with a rounded point and a large 5-gallon bucket. For wildflower plantings, bring a shovel or a garden trowel.
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What to expect at a 10,000 Trees Event?
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All events are free and open to the public. Feel free to invite your friends and family and attend as a group!
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Events usually last 3 hours. If you are only able to make part of an event, we encourage you to sign up for another event and to allow others the opportunity to attend instead.
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Tickets are limited based on the size of the planting area and the number of trees we have available.
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We only plant native trees! Native trees support native wildlife. All trees are native to southern Ontario and are selected to mimic a native forest habitat.
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No experience is required! A 10,000 Trees volunteer will demonstrate proper tree planting technique at the start of the event.
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Bring your own shovel and a 5 gallon bucket. We will have extra shovels if you need one.
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Plant as many trees as you like. But one well-planted tree will always be better than 10 poorly planted trees. ​​
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