Secondary Students: Learn and take action to grow our urban forest!
This Spring we are inviting Hamilton highschool students to join us to learn about trees and take action to improve our urban forest canopy!
Green Venture and Trees for Hamilton want to engage your geography class to learn about our urban forest and how our urban trees are important green infrastructure. Students will participate in a school neighbourhood walkabout to inventory and identify local trees, and to identify green infrastructure that already exists, as well as identifying future greening sites.
Get Involved!
Urban Forest Presentations for Grade 9 Geography Classes
We are looking to partner with 2 Hamilton Secondary Schools to learn about our urban forest and its role in growing a healthy community, with a focus on stormwater management, air quality, and heat island effect.
Details:
- FREE in-school presentation
- delivered between April 1 and June 14th 2020
- 1 period in length
- will deliver the presentation to each grade 9 geography class at the school
- indoor and outdoor components
Tree Forum @ EcoHouse
Bring your students to gain hands on experience with career options in Urban Forestry and Arboriculture! This unique event allows students to participate in four, 25 minute sessions with different industry/college professionals. Each session will have a hands-on component, and will highlight different aspects of this career path (ie. tree identification, tree climbing, tree health assessments, college pathways). Students will be inspired to consider a career in arboriculture!
- FREE half day event
- open to all grade 10-12 students in Hamilton
- Thursday May 21st at EcoHouse (22 Veevers Dr., Hamilton)
- Two session options available: 9:30-11:30 OR 12:00-2:00
- maximum 40 students per session
Youth Tree Planting Event
We are looking to partner with 2 Secondary classes (approx 50-60 students) to participate in a tree planting event! This planting event will occur in cooperation with the City of Hamilton Forestry department.
Details:
- FREE tree planting event (school must provide own transportation to planting site)
- Tuesday May 5th 9:30-11:30. King St. East @ Potruff Rd. South
- all tools and training provided on site
- goal to plant 200-300 native trees, to regenerate a natural area
Community Tree Planting Event
- Bring your family and friends and join us for a community tree planting event!
- Date: Saturday May 9th, 2020
- Time: 10 am – 12 noon
- Location: King St. East @ Potruff Rd. South
- all ages welcome
- all tools and training provided on site
- RSVP required!
Interested?
Ready to sign your students up for a presentation, tree planting or tree forum? Need more info about any of our Canopy for Community programs?
Get in touch! There are limited spots available for all programs.
Susan Neudorf
susan.neudorf@greenventure.ca
(905) 540-8787 ext 154
