ReForest London eNews

May 2008

In this issue:

Spring Project Schedule

School Projects

Plant a Tree

Spring Project Schedule
Our shovels are ready. Can you help us plant?		ReForest London is planting 2,000 trees in 20 projects throughout the city this spring. Here are four projects where we need your help: Saturday, May 10, 10am-1pm Carfrae Crescent at the Thames River Saturday, May 24, 10am-1pm Gainsborough Park Saturday, May 31, 10am-1pm Gainsborough Park Saturday, June 14, 10am-1pm Veterans Memorial Parkway at Page Street Details and maps to planting locations Help us recruit more volunteers by posting this flyer in your neighbourhood stores, school, place of business, or place of worship.

Schoolyard Greening Projects

ReForest London is planting trees at 7 schools this spring. Students help in all aspects of the planting, learning how to plant a tree, the benefits of trees, and how to care for their new trees.

These projects are part of our Community Matching Funds Projects, as well as a new Greening our Schoolyards program, which plants trees in schools located in lower income neighbourhoods at no cost to the school.

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A Lord Roberts student enjoys planting trees and finding worms last spring.

Plant a Tree this Spring

Red Oak tree

Plant a tree in your yard or place of business this spring. Follow this list of recommended trees.

Planting a tree is easy. Here are some tree planting tips to do the job right.

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