Thirty years of making Elora greener.
A grassroots charity working for a greener, healthier Centre Wellington since 1993.
Elora Environment Centre turns 30
The Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence began in 1993 as the community’s first environmental organization, field-testing programs to bring to the wider community.
Now known as the Elora Environment Centre, this registered charity has a 30-year history of community-based environmental projects across urban and rural southern Ontario.
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Add your voice to support Centre Wellington’s urban forest. Buy a membership at any of our events, or email trees@eloraenvironmentcentre.ca.
- Free admission to all Tree Talks and Walks
- 10% off at Magic Pebble Books, Little Tree Garden Market & Hanscomb Glass
- A say in the future of our urban forest
Our programs
Neighbourwoods
Neighbourwoods is a community program designed to support and improve the green spaces in our community. We rely on volunteers to assist with our many community activities such as tree inventories, citizen pruning or invasive species removals in our parks. For over 20 years, Neighbourwoods has been working to improve the biodiversity of Centre Wellington.
Food Forest
A food forest is an alternative way of producing food modelled on the natural structure of a forest. Food Forests help offset food insecurity as anyone in the community can come in and harvest. They also provide education regarding easy perennial foods to grow at home, and build community by bringing neighbours together to work on a project that benefits both people and the environment.
Contact: foodforestcw@gmail.com
Tree Trust
Launched in 2019 to keep our biggest and most mature trees healthy. Tree Trust is active in 12 community chapters and supported by expert arborists and volunteers.
CW Native Plant Gardening
CWNPG’s mandate is to educate the public about the critical importance of native plants in our ecosystem, and to get as many native plants as possible into the community. We hold plant sales spring and fall, teach people how to grow their own native plants from seed, and hold workshops on how to design gardens with native plants. We also provide free plants for community planting projects, such as school ground or park plantings. Contact us if you have a project you would like to discuss with us.
Contact: cwnativeplantgardening@gmail.com
Neighbourwoods
Caring for Centre Wellington’s urban forest since 2006.
Healthier people
Space for recreation, lower rates of chronic illness and stress, and a stronger sense of community.
More liveable streets
Cleaner air, better water filtration and cooler temperatures.
Stronger communities
Habitat for wildlife, more biodiversity and higher property values.
The bigger, the better
Large trees take more care, but save more energy, slow more storm water and shade more roads and sidewalks than small ones.
and sidewalk
do much less
Help us keep growing
Every gift helps. All donors receive a tax-deductible receipt.
Donate on CanadaHelps- OnlineGive securely through CanadaHelps.
- E-transferSend to donations@eloraenvironmentcentre.ca. Add your email and the fund you'd like to support in the memo so we can send your receipt.
- ChequeMake it payable to Elora Environment Centre and mail it to 75 Melville St, Elora, ON N0B 1S0.