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Native Plant Sale – CWNPG
Centre Wellington Native Plant Gardening is holding its first ever native plant sale! The sale will take place on Saturday May 23rd from 08:00 – 12:00 at the ECFTA. Note that the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society is also holding its plant sale at the ECFTA on this date; they will be at the bandshell off the parking lot, whereas the CWNPG sale will be adjacent to the large native plant demonstration bed off Melville Street.
Plants will be priced very favourably in order to get as many native plants out into the community as possible. There will be 35 different species available. You can get 7 plants for $20! Cash only.
Please bring a cardboard box to carry your plants home and note that we will have a depot for empty pots at ECFTA for two weeks after the sale so you can return your pots. We hope to see you there!
For more info please contact: cwnativeplantgardening@gmail.com.
A Renewed Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan Now Open for Comments
Ontario is updating its approach to invasive species and your voice can help shape it.
A draft of the renewed Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan is now available on the Environmental Registry of Ontario, created to tackle the growing and increasingly complex challenges invasive species pose across the province. This openly aligns with our recent work in managing and preventing invasive species in our community.
The draft is open for public feedback during a 45-day comment period, from January 9 to February 23, 2026. If you’d like to learn more or share your thoughts on the proposal (ERO #025-1334), you can review the plan and submit comments through the Environmental Registry.
Your input plays a key role in strengthening policies that protect Ontario’s ecosystems.
Annual Tree of the Year Competition Underway
Call for Submissions: Nominate your favourite local tree for Tree Trusts 2024 “Tree of the Year” Event.
Do you have a favorite tree that holds a special place in your heart? Whether it’s a towering oak in your backyard, a graceful willow by the river, or a majestic maple lining your street, we want to hear your stories and nominations! The Tree of the Year contest aims to highlight the beauty, diversity, and significance of trees in our communities. Through this contest we discover all kinds of trees underscoring the diversity of trees in our urban canopy.
To nominate a tree, simply submit a photo or drawing along with up to a 150 word description of why it deserves to be crowned “Tree of the Year.”
Submissions close August 15th, 2024. To submit a nomination please email cw@treetrust.ca
One tree will be selected by a panel of judges and honoured on September 21st. It may also qualify for “royal treatment” by Tree Trust Arborist, Baum Tree Care. One entry will also be drawn at random for a $100 gift card to Magic Pebble Books.
Special thanks to Centre Wellington Hydro, Magic Pebble Books, and Echo Foundation.
June 8th Tree Walk is a huge success
Perfect weather, full house and two captivating performers, what a successful Tree Walk! Thank you to noted tree lover Rob Guthrie and local historian Al Coop for your insights on the towns rich history and magnificent trees.
Tree Trust receives the 2023 Environmental Excellence Award at the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce Gala
Pictured receiving the award are (left to right): Phil Guenter (Tree Trust approved arborist), Toni Ellis (Tree Trust Director) and Samantha Tremmel Lamb (one of the Elora Environment and Centre’s board members)
We are also grateful beyond words for being recognized with the 2023 Award of Environmental Excellence sponsored by the Grand River Agricultural Society!
It is a testament to five years of hard work building this organization which now has eight chapters in Southern Ontario led by a number of passionate individuals.
Additionally, we would like to thank our partners, sponsors and collaborators including The Echo Foundation, Sutherland Insurance CW Hydro, Baum Professional Tree Care, Friends of The Grand at 101 and more!
Trestle Bridge Trail Planting Day
The next phase of the Trestle Bridge Trail project got underway on April 20th, through wind and hail and rain! It didn’t matter what Mother Nature threw in their direction, the volunteers were cheerful and determined.
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- Happy Planters
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- Braedon & Joe
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- Braedon, Richard, & Rob
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- Emily
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- Ready to go
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- Kate with the water tank
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- Jerry
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- Positioning the water tank
