Emily Amon
Director, Green Infrastructure (on leave until June 2026)
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Bio
(on leave until June 2026)
Green Infrastructure
Living Cities Canada Fund, Mini Forests, Climate Resilience
Project Experience
Articles by Emily Amon
Grow Urban Forests in Your Community: Join our Application to the 2 Billion Trees Program for 2024
Do you want to grow thriving urban forests in your community? Green Communities Canada (GCC) is inviting partners to join us to help establish mini…
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Watershed Management Insights from an Indigenous-Led Community Flood Plain Mapping Project
In 2021, more than $2B of damage was recorded in Canada due to severe weather events. Aging and poorly maintained stormwater infrastructure, paired with increased…
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Rhoda Foundation Takes Innovative Approach To Stormwater Management With New Rain Garden Planting
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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Depave Paradise Site in Saint John, NB, Gets Recognized as a Vital Pollinator Habitat!
What was once a run-down asphalt walkway in Seaside Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, was transformed by the Depave Paradise project to get recognized as…
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Depave Paradise Forum to Discuss Green Infrastructure, Community Engagement, Native Plant Selection & More
Join Green Communities Canada (GCC) on Wednesday 6 April for a FREE half-day forum, Breaking Ground: Collaborative Community Greening where we will celebrate the wide-reaching impacts of Depave Paradise, and explore…
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240 Volunteers Help City of Guelph Plant a Mini Forest at York Rd. Park
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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Depave Paradise is Expanding Across Canada!
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to announce the start of 15 green infrastructure projects through Depave Paradise with partners all across Canada.
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Transform Stream Projects Undertake Community Mapping to Implement Equitable Green Infrastructure
Climate change affects everyone differently. As poet Damian Barr famously wrote, “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same…
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Register Now: Indigenous-Led Community Floodplain Mapping Webinar Series
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation has been working with Green Communities Canada and other partners to develop floodplain maps, and floodplain education for First…
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National Mini Forest Pilot Kicks Off on Earth Day 2023 in Richmond, BC
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to launch our National Mini Forest Pilot program on Earth Day, April 22, 2023. The kickoff planting event will take place on Saturday…
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