Volunteers Needed for 2009 Tree Planting!

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A day out at Kelso with the family, while you do something positive for the environment -- register to volunteer today!

If you’re looking for a fun event this Spring where you can get out with the family and do something positive for the environment at the same time, MiltonSearch.com asks you to consider volunteering to plant trees at Kelso May 2nd. It’s a great event for a worthwhile cause and keep in mind they stop accepting registrants once the quota of 400 volunteers has been reached. High school students: volunteer community service hours are available if you register and attend the event. And the event includes a complimentary barbecue lunch, so come on, what are you waiting for?

Here is the release from Conservation Halton:

Conservation Halton is looking for 400 volunteers (families, individuals, students and groups) to help plant over 3000 trees on, Saturday, May 2nd, 2009. Over the years Conservation Halton has worked with hundreds of school groups and local communities to create a legacy of healthy forests. In fact, since 1956 Conservation Halton has planted over 2.25 million trees in its watershed.

This year’s Earth Day event will take place at the Kelso Conservation Area, which is located at 2345 Tremaine Road in Milton. The event is open to anyone who pre-registers. It takes place from 8:30am to 11:30am rain or shine. The event is free of charge and includes a complimentary barbecue.

Launched in 2006, Trees for Watershed Health is a community outreach program of Conservation Halton’s that involves engaging watershed residents and community groups in tree planting. The vision of the program is to bring communities and nature together to help increase forest cover in the watershed.

This rain or shine planting event is open to anyone who pre-registers. All volunteers will receive a thank you gift while supplies last! Volunteer community service hours are available for high school students who register and attend the event. You are welcome to forward this email to others who may be interested in participating.

Please click here to REGISTER for this event or visit our website at www.conservationhalton.on.ca or contact:

Elizabeth Wren
Children’s Water Festival and Volunteer Coordinator
Conservation Halton
2596 Britannia Road West
RR2 Milton, Ontario
ewren@hrca.on.ca
Phone: (905) 336-1158 ext. 284
Fax: (905) 336-7014

About the program

The Trees for Watershed Health planting event provides an opportunity for watershed residents to take part in the transformation of marginal parklands into an area with healthy and abundant forest cover. This will help to offset the negative impacts of climate change in our watershed, while increasing biodiversity in the park. Situated on 397 hectares of regionally sensitive land Kelso Conservation Area has been chosen as an ideal location to continue our public tree planting program.

The forests of Conservation Halton’s watershed provide habitat for a myriad of wildlife species. They also provide ecosystem functions such as cleaning the air, purifying water and storing carbon along with providing places of unparalleled beauty for us all to enjoy. Protecting existing forests and increasing forest cover is an important aspect of sustaining the health of the watershed.

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