Tree Canada’s National Tree Day Planting Event in Ottawa – Wednesday

Event Description

Tree Canada, with the support of Forêt Capitale Forest, is excited to celebrate National Tree Day (NTD), presented by BMO. This is the biggest NTD celebration yet, with events taking place across the country during National Forest Week. Join us at Hog’s back Park to plant, mulch, and water 225 native trees.

You’ll be guided by Tree Canada experts and experienced volunteers who will be on hand to support you and answer your tree-related questions. We’ll provide gloves and shovels—all you need to bring is your enthusiasm!

Hog’s Back Park is a 20.8-hectare urban nature park in Ottawa managed by the NCC. The park is most famed for the dramatic Hog’s Back Falls—actually an engineered spillway diverting the Rideau River into the canal—that offers scenic views and connects seamlessly to the Capital Pathway network for walking and cycling. In celebration of National Tree Day and in alignment with the National Capital Commission’s Forest Strategy, Forêt Capitale Forest and volunteers will help restore local biodiversity and climate resilience at this planting site. As part of our mission to grow a greener Ottawa, we’ll also be spreading mulch and watering newly planted trees to give them the best possible start.