EARTH DAY PLANS AND TREE PLANTING IN BARRIE

 

EARTH DAY PLANS AND TREE PLANTING IN BARRIE

Please record the following dates-

April 22 from 4-7 and April 23 9-1 Living Green will be selling rain barrels, native trees and shrubs.

More birds flock to native trees than non-native trees.

Trees provide food, dew, shelter, resting and observation points for our 450 species of birds in Canada.

A SINGLE OAK TREE CAN SUPPORT 147 SPECIES OF BIRDS!

Birds such as Baltimore orioles,  brown thrashers,  downy woodpeckers, northern flickers, red-bellied woodpeckers, red-bellied woodpeckers, ruby-throated hummingbirds,  scarlet tanagers, tufted titmouse, warblers, and white-breasted nuthatches all frequent oak trees.

Tree planting events -

May 7 – dates and location -TBA

Assikinack 200 trees n Date – TBA

500 trees with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and Living Green Dates and Location- TBA

Oct. 29 -details TBA

NVCA- 150 tries TBA

Rotary Club and Living Green Batteaux Park Date -TBA

If you would like to have a tree planted in memoriam or in your name contact service@barrie.ca

705-726-4242


Birds below are-

red headed woodpecker

prothonothary warbler

downy woodpecker

ruby-throated hummungbird

Baltimore oriole

nuthatch

tufted titmouse










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