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People stand in a forest area surrounded by soil and newly planted trees.

ReForest London grows London’s Urban Forest with Mini Forest at Sisters of the Precious Blood Monastery 

August 21, 2024
ReForest London and 15 dedicated volunteers enriched the landscape by planting a Mini Forest at Sisters of the Precious Blood Monastery in London, Ontario.   The Project Situated…
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Plant pots place all over a forest floor surrounded by trees

RainscapeTO partners with Humber River Community to Plant a Mini Forest at Humber River Lodge

August 14, 2024
In the autumn of 2023, RAINscapeTO embarked on a collaborative endeavor with the Humber River Lodge community to establish a mini forest along the Humber River trail…
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Men, women, and children pose in a straight line in front of the community mosque. The rain garden is in front of them.

Rhoda Foundation Takes Innovative Approach To Stormwater Management With New Rain Garden Planting

August 1, 2024
The Project In the late summer of 2023, the Rhoda Foundation embarked on an inspiring rain garden project at their Ottawa-based mosque along St. Joseph Boulevard. Despite…
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240 Volunteers Help City of Guelph Plant a Mini Forest at York Rd. Park

July 16, 2024
City of Guelph planted its first mini forest with incredible community support, bringing together 240 volunteers to plant a 500m2 mini forest with over 1,300 plants…
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Watersheds Canada And Greening Sacred Spaces Ottawa Install Green Infrastructure Projects with Three Faith Communities

July 9, 2024
Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces Ottawa supported three Ottawa-area faith communities in planning and installing new green infrastructure sites in the fall of 2023. These included a…
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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Installs a New Mini Forest in the Pocket SNAP Neighbourhood

July 3, 2024
The Project In 2023, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP) transformed an under-utilized urban space in the Pocket Neighbourhood in Toronto into…
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Scadding Court Community Centre Installs New Flower Gardens to Support People and Native Pollinators

May 28, 2024
Scadding Court Community Centre installed 40 m2 of new pollinator garden spaces around the centre in Toronto, Ontario, in early November 2023. Thirty volunteers took part in the…
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Langley Environmental Partners Society Cultivates Community With Mini Forest Planting

May 28, 2024
The Project Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) planted a 100m2 mini forest at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in the Township of Langley, BC. The site was…
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Sandy Hill Community Health Centre Installs Seating and Planters in the Strathcona Heights Neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario

May 16, 2024
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre (SHCHC) along with Ottawa Community Housing staff and community residents created benches and planters at three locations within the Strathcona Heights community housing neighbourhood in Ottawa,…
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Ashcroft Indian Band Regreens Following Wildfire Losses

May 16, 2024
After wildfires swept through their community in 2017, a project led by Ashcroft Indian Band (AIB) regreened and beautified the landscape, planting trees and shrubs on the…
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