Come Celebrate Spring with us!
OPIRG’s Speed River Project Community Tree Planting Day!
Saturday May 28th, (9 am-1 pm) at Hadati Creek
(Look for the sign at Grange Rd. intersection with Auden Rd.)
OPIRG Guelph’s Speed River Project has teamed up with the City of Guelph River System Advisory Committee and are running Community Tree Planting which includes planting native trees, shrubs and herbaceous species along the Guelph Riverside land. We will continue our dialogue about our river systems, and various ways to improve the quality of water for ourselves, our downstream communities, and the environment. Special thanks go to the Great Lake Community Guardian Fund (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change) which is our major sponsor for these events.
Why is tree planting along the river land is important?
Some of the benefits are:
– Restoration of the riparian buffer zone slows down surface runoff, reduces land erosion, and traps pollutants. Reduced runoff of pollutants reduces algal bloom in the river stream.
– Trees and shrubs increase water storage capacity within the local sub-watershed.
– Tree canopies along the riverbank reduce water temperature and increase dissolved oxygen in the water. Increased oxygen in water increases aquatic biodiversity.
-Reduced runoff of pollutants reduces algal bloom in the river stream.
-Planting trees and shrubs increases plant biodiversity in the riparian buffer zone, and provides better habitat for wildlife.
This is a fun, family friendly event! Refreshments will be served!
For more information and registration for this event please call at 519.824.2091, or email Kiran at speedriver@opirgguelph.org as soon as possible.
Hope to see you there!
kiran