TREEmendous Cambridge street tree Walking Tour

Event Description

Join Cambridge City Green volunteers and Aaron Boonstra, Arborist with Reep Green Solutions, on a walking tour of the TREEmendous Cambridge street trees. Learn about Cambridge City Green’s new tool, “TREEmendous Cambridge” which lets you

o Look up the biggest ~500 street trees in the city, identify them, and learn about the “ecosystem services” they provide

o Identify any of the 55,000 street trees as well as some park and cemetery trees

o Check out the tree canopy coverage percentage on any property or neighbourhood in the city

Aaron Boonstra will lead a walk in Galt (September 21st) and in Preston (October 14th) to see the various street trees and talk about urban forestry issues. Cambridge City Green volunteers will demonstrate the TREEmendous Cambridge tool along the way.

o Galt – Thursday September 21st (Galt) 6:30-8pm – park / meet at Lincoln Park parking lot, 14 Vimy St.. Walk will be approximately 2km, some through the turf of the park, with the majority along the sidewalks of the neighbourhood. Register at the EVENTBRITE LINK: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/treemendous-cambridge-walking-tours-tickets-686491533657?aff=oddtdtcreator

o Preston – Saturday October 14th 2-3:30 pm (Preston) – park / meet at 932 Dover St. S. (parking is very limited and may have to be on-street). Walk will be approximately 2km, half on stonedust trail (Bob McMullen trail), half on City sidewalks through the neighbourhood. . Register at the EVENTBRITE LINK: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/treemendous-cambridge-walking-tours-tickets-686497591777?aff=oddtdtcreator

PLEASE NOTE: Walking tours are limited to 20 persons. Participants must register at the EVENTBRITE LINKS. Rain or shine, but in case of thunderstorm the walk will be cancelled.