Upcoming events.

Neighbourhood Tree Giveaway
Apr
21
to May 31

Neighbourhood Tree Giveaway

Plant a Native Tree in Your Yard

Credit Valley Conservation is giving away free native trees to homeowners in Georgetown’s Hungry Hollow SNAP area. Please check your address their eligibility map

Planting trees on your property provides shade and privacy, adds beauty and colour, creates habitat for pollinators and birds and helps reduce the impacts of climate change. Plant more than one to add layers or create a grouping.

Available species include: Northern Red Oak, Smooth Serviceberry, Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Eastern Red Cedar, Freeman's Maple, Paper Birch, and Common Hackberry.

Live in the eligible area? Share this opportunity with your neighbours!

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Tree Voucher Program
Apr
23
to Jun 30

Tree Voucher Program

April 23: Tree Voucher Pilot Program

Halton Hills property owners are eligible for a $50 voucher for a tree valued at $60+ (tax not included).

Vouchers can be picked up at one of the below locations during regular business hours. Proof of residency is required at the time of pick-up of the voucher.

Vouchers are accepted as per conditions on the voucher at the following locations.

For more information contact the Town of Halton Hills Environmental Stewardship Coordinator.

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Call to Artists Coming Soon!
May
10

Call to Artists Coming Soon!

Get ready for the second Art for the Birds Exhibition in October 2026

The call to artists will be announced in early May 2025. Please join our e-newsletter list to be sure to receive the call.

Art for the Birds is a bi-annual show and celebrates our feathered friends who live and migrate through Halton Hills.

Our 2023 call to artists is available here.

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Birds and Bikes
May
11

Birds and Bikes

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a scenic bike ride and guided birding adventure!

Hosted by: Bike It Halton Hills & Bird Friendly Halton Hills

Location: Rural Acton
Start/End Point: Fairy Lake/Prospect Park Parking Lot, Acton, ON
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Distance: 15 km

🐦 About the Event

Join us for a unique blend of nature and movement as we ride through the scenic landscapes of Rural Acton in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. This event combines the joys of biking and birding, offering a guided 15 km ride with stops at local birding hot spots. Whether you're a seasoned birder or just getting started, this is a chance to connect with nature, enjoy fresh air, and learn more about Halton Hills' bird-friendly initiatives.

Throughout the ride, you’ll receive educational notes and resources, helping you spot and learn about our feathered friends along the way. Don’t forget your binoculars, cameras, or the Merlin Bird ID app to enhance your experience!

🌎 What is World Migratory Bird Day?

World Migratory Bird Day celebrates birds and the crucial roles they play in our ecosystems. This year’s theme is "Shared Spaces: Creating Bird Friendly Cities & Communities". Halton Hills proudly became a certified Bird Friendly City in 2022, recognized by Nature Canada for its commitment to protecting bird habitats, reducing threats, and promoting education and conservation.

🚲 The Route

We'll explore a scenic loop through Rural Acton, starting and ending at Fairy Lake.
Stops Include:

  1. Fairy Lake (Start) – Warblers, loons, bald eagles, and more

  2. Farmers Field – Swallows, cedar waxwings, catbirds

  3. Wetland Area – Trumpeter swans, red-winged blackbirds, waterfowl

  4. Field/Forest – Mixed habitat bird species

Note: We’ll stop at additional spots if we encounter exciting bird activity along the way!

🧢 What to Bring

  • Road, gravel, or mountain bike

  • Helmet (required)

  • Water bottle

  • Bright or reflective clothing

  • Binoculars, camera, or smartphone with Merlin app

  • Dress for the weather – we ride rain or shine!

🗺️ Route Overview

  • Right onto Mill Street

  • Left onto Dublin Line

  • Right on 25 Sideroad

  • Left on Nassagaweya-Esquesing Townline

  • Right on 15th Sideroad

  • Right on 6th Line Nassagaweya

  • Right on 25 Sideroad

  • Left on Dublin Line

  • Right on Mill Street back to Fairy Lake

📲 Before You Go

We recommend downloading the Merlin Bird ID App for identifying bird calls and species during the ride. It’s a great way to enhance your experience at each stop!

Have questions? Reach out via email hhcycling@haltonhills.ca or follow us on social media @BikeItHaltonHills for updates.

Let’s ride and celebrate the birds that make our ecosystems thrive. See you on the trails!

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Attracting Birds to Your Yard Workshop
May
13

Attracting Birds to Your Yard Workshop

Discover top native plants for creating beautiful bird-friendly yards that support local and migratory birds

Hosted by Credit Valley Conservation

Birds bring colour, music and joy to any yard. Join CVC’s Melissa Creasey to discover the most common - and most unique - birds in your neighbourhood. Discover how native trees and shrubs can attract birds, while also adding colour to your yard and neighbourhood. Trends, common threats and how to keep birds safe will also be covered.

Learn more about The Arboretum by Trees for Halton Hills (also known as the Georgetown Arboretum) at their website 65000trees.ca

Event Notes

  • Registration is required for this event

  • The Georgetown Arboretum is on the southeast side of Joseph Gibbons Park across Delrex Blvd., between Jessop Court (to the north) and Regan Crescent (to the south). Street parking is available.

  • Dress for the weather and the conditions

  • Rain date: May 15, 2025

  • This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled. 

Invite a neighbour to attend with you!

This workshop is designed for urban residents living in Hungry Hollow SNAP, but anyone is welcome to join.

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Deep Rising
May
14

Deep Rising

Presented by Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest

Deep Rising

Deep Rising narrated and executive produced by Jason Momoa, takes viewers on an epic journey from the ocean’s depths to the future of sustainable energy. Through awe-inspiring footage of the deep’s most dazzling creatures, this feature-length documentary illuminates the secrets of the deep ocean and how its fate holds the key to our survival.

Doors open at 6:30pm, come early to connect with local eco-groups.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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Credit River Water Ceremony
May
25

Credit River Water Ceremony

Credit River Water Ceremony

All are welcome to participate in a monthly traditional Anishinaabe ceremony on the edge of the Credit River to honour the Spirit of Nibi (water). The ceremony will begin with a smudge; we will pray for the water, sing to the water, and feed the water.

Please visit the Credit River Waterwalk website for more information including protocol and directions.

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Top Trees For Your Yard Webinar
Apr
28

Top Trees For Your Yard Webinar

Discover Local Trees That Will Thrive In Your Yard

Hosted by Credit Valley Conservation

Join our webinar to discover the best local native trees to plant that will thrive in your yard. Learn which trees will enhance your landscape with colour and texture, add privacy, attract birds and support pollinators.

Invite a neighbour to attend virtually with you. Share this page with them. Together, we can cool our cities and make our neighbourhoods more vibrant.

This webinar was designed for urban residents eligible for the 2025 Neighbourhood Giveaway, but anyone is welcome to join.

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Credit River Water Ceremony
Apr
27

Credit River Water Ceremony

Credit River Water Ceremony

All are welcome to participate in a monthly traditional Anishinaabe ceremony on the edge of the Credit River to honour the Spirit of Nibi (water). The ceremony will begin with a smudge; we will pray for the water, sing to the water, and feed the water.

Please visit the Credit River Waterwalk website for more information including protocol and directions.

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Credit River Waterwalk familyFUNdraiser ~ The Renewal Gathering
Apr
26

Credit River Waterwalk familyFUNdraiser ~ The Renewal Gathering

A family-friendly gathering to raise awareness & funds for the Anishinaabe-led Credit River Waterwalk.

This is the annual and only fundraiser to support the Anishinaabe-led Credit River Waterwalk in June 2025. This family-friendly gathering invites all nations for an afternoon of sharing, snacks, connecting and community. We are honoured to welcome our lead Waterwalker Mary Anne Caibaiosai, Bear clan Anishinaabe kwe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island. Mary Anne was led to walk for the water under the guidance and teachings of Josephine-baa Mandamin, our first Anishinaabe waterwalker.

Your admission includes many of the share sessions and tea.

Please bring cash for food, silent auction, t-shirts, bake sale, print making and to support water walkers with their gas, meals and lodging.

To donate items for the silent auction or the draw, please email Jenn : jennbegin@gmail.com

More more information please email Bree: bree@waterforworldpeace.com

For more information about the Credit River Waterwalk and Water Ceremonies please visit www.creditriverwaterwalk.com

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Annual Bike Swap
Apr
26

Annual Bike Swap

Halton Hills Bike It - Annual Bike Swap

This is a great recycling initiative that gets used bikes and trikes into the hands of those who need them while also raising cash for our local food banks. Donated bikes, trikes and cycling equipment will be accepted by volunteers April 21-25, 5 - 7 p.m. at the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre parking lot. Donations also accepted the morning of the sale (April 27, 8 - 11 a.m.).

Prices (cash only)

  • Kids bikes: $10 and up

  • Youth bikes: $20 and up

  • Premium youth bikes and adult bikes priced individually

All bikes sold as is. Proceeds from all sales will be donated to local food banks.

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Hungry Hollow Earth Day Tree Planting
Apr
26

Hungry Hollow Earth Day Tree Planting

Take Climate Action by Planting Trees

Join Credit Valley Conservation and Trees for Halton Hills to help make the Hungry Hollow SNAP neighbourhood more sustainable and ready for a changing climate. This event is part of the Hungry Hollow Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP).

Plant native trees and shrubs in ­­­­­the Hungry Hollow Ravine. Trees help fight climate change by storing carbon dioxide and providing natural cooling on hot summer days. They also create habitat for local wildlife and add beauty to your community.

Location

Meet us at the end of Metcalfe Court. Parking is available on Metcalfe Court. Please pay attention to road signs.

What to Wear

  • For your own safety, wear a hat, long pants, long socks (to tuck your pants into) and closed-toed shoes.

  • This is a rain-or-shine event. Please dress for the weather.

What to Bring

  • Your own reusable water bottle (we have water to refill from).

  • Sunscreen and bug spray.

Additional Information

This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. To stay current on event changes or cancellations, be sure to register to this event. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Earth Day Drop-in Art Activity
Apr
23

Earth Day Drop-in Art Activity

“Our Power, Our Planet”

Program offered by the Town of Halton Hills Helson Gallery.

Through the art of collage, families can work together to visually express ideas and commitments to renewable energy, supporting a healthy and sustainable future.

This activity re-uses well-read magazines provided by the Halton Hills Public Library to make a point to focus on re-using rather than discarding the items no longer needed.

All supplies provided.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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The Issue with Tissue
Apr
22

The Issue with Tissue

Presented by Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest

The Issue with Tissue

The Issue With Tissue is a boreal love story Sold by the First Nations Elders and Leaders of the boreal, leading scientists and activists, The Issue with Tissue creates a kind of talking circle that inspires our storytellers to speak with intimacy and candor about the issues confronting us all, sharing their enlightened, unified vision that the way forward lies in elevating and supporting Indigenous knowledge/stewardship in combination with the ages old wisdom that can be found in the life of these forests and trees.

Doors open at 6:30pm, come early to connect with local eco-groups.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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Green Infrastructure Asset Management Plan
Apr
21
to Apr 28

Green Infrastructure Asset Management Plan

Share your thoughts on the Town’s green assets and the services they offer.

This information will help the Town plan and manage its green assets. Survey results will be considered in the Town’s Green Infrastructure Asset Management Plan.

This survey is divided into four parts:

  • Part 1: Value and importance of the Town’s green assets

  • Part 2: Management and maintenance of the Town’s green assets

  • Part 3: Investing in the Town’s green assets

  • Part 4: A few questions about you (optional)

It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please share your perspectives with us!

The survey will close on April 28.

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Glen Williams 200 Native Tree Sale
Apr
21
to Apr 26

Glen Williams 200 Native Tree Sale

Honouring the Glen’s 200th anniversary, 200 native trees are on sale now.

Three varieties of native trees are available. All trees have been supplied by Credit Valley Conservation at cost. Varieties include:

Red Oak (2-gallon pot, 100-120cm tall) $25.00 each (includes tax)

Red Maple (2-gallon pot, 100-120cm tall) $25.00 each (includes tax)

Hackberry (2-gallon pot, 90-120cm tall) $20.00 each (includes tax)

Trees can be reserved online while quantities last. All trees to be picked up at the Glen Park during the Glen’s Earth Day Community Clean Up Event on Saturday, April 26th, 9:30am – noon.

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Earth Week Events
Apr
21
to Apr 29

Earth Week Events

Get involved this Earth Week!

There is so much to do this Earth Week in the Town of Halton Hills.
From Eco-films, to bike exchanges, to native tree sales, to drop in art sessions and of course our community clean up! Check out the events section of Halton Hills Nature and the Town of Halton Hills Earth Week webpage for more details.

This year you’re invited to join one of your local councillors in cleaning up the community and/or you can create your own cleanup group or join a group to pick up trash along trails, parks, ravine and anywhere else that needs cleaning.

The Town of Halton Hills will pick up the trash bags when you are finished! Participants are asked to register so that we do not duplicate or clean-up efforts.

Register by emailing Clean up the Town, to arrange pick-up of free bags and gloves, and let us know if you would like to lead a cleanup crew!

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Earth Day at Willow Park
Apr
19

Earth Day at Willow Park

You're invited to join the community in celebrating Earth Day by appreciating nature at Willow Park Ecology Centre. Give back to our life-sustaining planet through activities such as gardens clean-up, trails renewal and habitat care.
AND this year we'll launch our Spring Plant Swap and new Outdoor "Little Library"! The Seed Library offered by the Halton Hills Public Library will be on-site with a variety of free garden seeds.

Refreshments and gardening gloves provided (or bring your own). Everyone is welcome to join this free event by registering here. You’ll leave feeling connected and grounded! May be used toward student volunteer hours.

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The Golden Spike: Crawford Lake from Archaeology to Anthropocene
Apr
15

The Golden Spike: Crawford Lake from Archaeology to Anthropocene

Halton Hills Lecture Series - The Golden Spike: Crawford Lake from Archaeology to Anthropocene

At over 10,000 years old, the lake has unique properties that allow it to preserve a fascinating record of natural and human induced environmental change in its sediment. Conservation, science, and Indigenous knowledge have come together to tell a compelling story of the land and our impact upon it over the past 1000 years. From the discovery of corn pollen that led to reconstruction of a 15th century longhouse village to the designation of the lake as the host of the Golden Spike for the proposed Anthropocene Epoch, this presentation will explore all the secrets of Crawford Lake!

About the Presenter:
Brenna Bartley is the Education & Outreach Manager for Conservation Halton. She has 27 years of experience in the field of outdoor education and is privileged to lead a team of passionate educators helping build ecological literacy across the Halton watershed. Brenna and her team seek to light people up with wonder at the natural world. In her spare time, she enjoys going on long walks with a good camera and recently completed a Master’s degree in Climate Change at the University of Waterloo.

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Spring Equinox Gathering
Mar
23

Spring Equinox Gathering

Celebrate Nature’s Renewal at Willow Park

Come join-in to welcome the wonderful energy of the new season around a warming fire. Connect to Mother Earth’s gifts in reflection and music by Maha Kali Jaya ( www.goldenagewayshower.com). Celebrate life’s sustaining earth, while connecting to others. FREE event, accepting donations. Willow Park Ecology Centre access and parking: Hwy 7 at Mary St, Norval (just east of Georgetown). Let us know you’re coming: signup through this portal and choose the donate $10 or the zero cost tab. Donations support resources for our children's programs and events.

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Seedy Saturday
Mar
22

Seedy Saturday

  • Halton Hills Public Library, Acton Branch (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Spring is around the corner!

Get into the gardening spirit with Seedy Saturday at the Halton Hills Public Library Acton Branch.

Join us for a fun-filled day of activities for all ages:

10am: Family Storytime
11am: Gardening & Landscaping Advice Panel (registration required)
1pm: Family Drop-in – Fold a bookmark, plant a seed, solve our garden scavenger hunt
2pm: Film Screening of In My Backyard: Follow director Jamie Day Fleck as she transforms her Toronto backyard into a kitchen garden. 

Full program details

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Water is Love
Mar
19

Water is Love

Presented by Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest

Water is Love

Water is Love follows a group of young people grappling with the climate crisis while we journey around the world to share inspiring stories of regenerative ecosystem design to create water retention in communities, villages, and regions .

How Water makes Climate is an original 12-minute animation, portraying the crucial connection between water cycles and the climate.

Doors open at 6:30pm, come early to connect with local eco-groups.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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Vote for Halton Hills' Official Town Bird!
Mar
19
to Apr 29

Vote for Halton Hills' Official Town Bird!

Halton Hills is home to incredible birdlife, and now residents can help select our first-ever official Town Bird!

The Town of Halton Hills, Bird Friendly Halton Hills, and the Halton Hills Public Library are partnering on an exciting opportunity for residents to select a bird that will symbolize our vibrant community, and we want to hear from you!

Choose the bird you believe best represents Halton Hills. The top three bird choices will advance to Round Two.

Round One: Feb. 17 - April 29

  • Vote online at Let’s Talk Halton Hills

  • Vote in person during regular business hours at the Halton Hills Public Library (Acton and Georgetown branches) and the Hillsview Active Living Centres (Acton and Georgetown locations)

Round Two: Aug. 9 - Oct. 11

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The Need to GROW
Nov
13

The Need to GROW

Presented by Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest

The Need to GROW

The Need To GROW is a deeply moving 90-minute documentary — the kind that gives you chills, opens your heart, and leaves you informed about some of the most critical issues of our times. Earth Conscious Life have created an inspiring, award-winning film about the solutions Earth so desperately needs! It created a buzz at film festivals around the world, won several accolades for Best Documentary. The focus of this film is on soil, food, and the future of our species — told through the lens of three extraordinary and very likeable characters and their journeys as solutionaries. It’s narrated by top-notch celebrity activist Rosario Dawson.

Directors: Rob Herring, Stars: Vandana Shiva.

Doors open at 6:30pm, come early to connect with local eco-groups.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Watch the trailer.

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Care for Your Land Webinar
Oct
29

Care for Your Land Webinar

Learn Practical Tools for Managing Your Property with Credit Valley Conservation.

Drought. Storms. Invasive species. Managing a rural property is challenging. Join us for a free webinar to learn how to manage your:

  • Woodlots

  • Meadows

  • Ponds and streams

  • Water and wastewater

Learn from land care experts how to assess your property, manage risks, make improvements and keep your property healthy.

Our in-house experts will be available to answer your questions.

Event Notes

This event is subject to change or cancellation. To stay current on event changes or cancellations, visit this page. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled.

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Learn About Birds
Oct
26

Learn About Birds

  • Halton Hills Public Library - Acton Branch (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn about Birds Interactive Presentation

Do you want to learn more about birds and what we can do to support their health? Bring your own binocular, chair, and coffee, and join us on the deck at the Halton Hills Public Library (Acton Branch). This free event is in support of World Migratory Bird Day, Bird Friendly Halton Hills, and advancing the Town’s bird friendly designation. 

Please register by emailing me jennifers@haltonhills.ca

 

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Raindrops and Rooftops: Discover Rain Gardens and Blue Roofs With CVC
Oct
24

Raindrops and Rooftops: Discover Rain Gardens and Blue Roofs With CVC

  • George Kennedy Public School (gymnasium) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Raindrops and Rooftops: Discover Rain Gardens and Blue Roofs With Credit Valley Conservation

Help us Build a Resilient Community, Prepared for Intense Rainfall

Join us for a presentation by CVC’s Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) team and learn how you can prepare your homes, schools and communities for intense rainfall. The presentation will be held at George Kennedy Public School. Following the presentation, the IWM team will lead a tour of George Kennedy Public School's newly installed rain garden. 

Presentation topics include:

  • CVC’s Smart Blue Roof, a system that reuses rainwater, reduces runoff and helps prevent flooding by using the rainwater for toilet flushing in the office or slowly releasing it  into the stormwater system

  • The importance of rainwater management in preparing for climate change and helping to reduce the impacts of flooding in your community

  • Our newest school-based rain garden at George Kennedy Public School

This event is part of the Hungry Hollow Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP).

Location:

George Kennedy Public School (gymnasium), 75 Weber Drive, Georgetown

What to Wear:

  • This event will be indoors and outdoors and will be rain-or-shine. Please dress for the weather.

What to Bring:

  • Light refreshments will be served. Please bring your own reusable water bottle and reusable container to help us reduce waste.

Additional Information:

This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. To stay current on event changes or cancellations, visit this page. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled.

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Regenerating Life
Oct
23

Regenerating Life

Presented by Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest

Regenerating Life

How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after. Building on his ground-breaking SYMBIOTIC EARTH John Feldman’s new film, REGENERATING LIFE, takes an ecological approach to unraveling the climate crisis. It offers a deeper look at the underlying causes of global warming, going beyond carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to humankind’s relentless destruction of nature in all corners of Earth. Because ultimately it is nature—the vast biodiversity that exists on our planet—that regulates and balances Earth’s climate.

Doors open at 6:30pm, come early to connect with local eco-groups.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Watch the trailer.

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Fall Wagon Rides at Terra Cotta Conservation Area
Oct
20

Fall Wagon Rides at Terra Cotta Conservation Area

Enjoy an Interactive Guided Tour on a Wagon Ride

Explore the stunning fall forest at Terra Cotta Conservation Area by wagon ride! In this interactive guided tour, participants will experience the beauty of autumn and learn about the intriguing transformations that occur in nature.

What to Know

  • Wagon rides are by group reservation only. You can include up to 20 people per reservation for your wagon ride.

  • Regular admission applies at the gatehouse upon entry. Free admission to the park for Credit Valley Parks passholders.

  • Dates and times available on weekends and holidays between October 5 and 20. Slots are available from 11 a.m. to noon and 3 to 4 p.m.

Additional Information

Pets are not permitted on the wagon.

Participant cancellations 24 hours or more in advance will receive a full refund. This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled. If CVC cancels within the 24 hour window due to weather, guests will also receive a full refund.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Fall Wagon Rides At Terra Cotta Conservation Area
Oct
19

Fall Wagon Rides At Terra Cotta Conservation Area

Enjoy an Interactive Guided Tour on a Wagon Ride

Explore the stunning fall forest at Terra Cotta Conservation Area by wagon ride! In this interactive guided tour, participants will experience the beauty of autumn and learn about the intriguing transformations that occur in nature.

What to Know

  • Wagon rides are by group reservation only. You can include up to 20 people per reservation for your wagon ride.

  • Regular admission applies at the gatehouse upon entry. Free admission to the park for Credit Valley Parks passholders.

  • Dates and times available on weekends and holidays between October 5 and 20. Slots are available from 11 a.m. to noon and 3 to 4 p.m.

Additional Information

Pets are not permitted on the wagon.

Participant cancellations 24 hours or more in advance will receive a full refund. This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled. If CVC cancels within the 24 hour window due to weather, guests will also receive a full refund.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Halton Hills Community Tree Planting
Oct
19

Halton Hills Community Tree Planting

Help us Restore Native Habitat for Wildlife

Join Credit Valley Conservation and Trees for Halton Hills to help make the Hungry Hollow SNAP neighbourhood more sustainable and ready for a changing climate. This event is part of the Hungry Hollow Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP).

Help plant native trees and shrubs in ­­­­­the Hungry Hollow Ravine. Trees help fight climate change by storing carbon dioxide and providing natural cooling on hot summer days. They also create habitat for local wildlife and add beauty to your community.

Location: Meet us at the trail entrance off of Craig Crescent. Parking is available along Craig Crescent, please pay attention to street signs.

What to Wear:

  • For your own safety, wear a hat, long pants, long socks (to tuck your pants into) and closed-toed shoes.

  • This is a rain-or-shine event. Please dress for the weather.

What to Bring:

  • Your own reusable water bottle (we have water to refill from).

  • Sunscreen and bug spray.

Additional Information:

This event is subject to change or cancellation due to inclement weather. To stay current on event changes or cancellations, be sure to register to this event. We will make efforts to contact registrants via email if the status of this event changes or is cancelled.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Credit River Water Ceremony
Jul
7

Credit River Water Ceremony

Credit River Water Ceremony

All are welcome to participate in a monthly traditional Anishinaabe ceremony on the edge of the Credit River to honour the Spirit of Nibi (water). The ceremony will begin with a smudge; we will pray for the water, sing to the water, and feed the water.

Please visit the Credit River Waterwalk website for more information including protocol and directions.

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Hungry Hollow Invasive Species Pull
Jun
8

Hungry Hollow Invasive Species Pull

  • Hungry Hollow Ravine – Meet at the end of Metcalfe Court (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get Involved

Join the Credit Valley Conservation to help make the Hungry Hollow SNAP neighbourhood more sustainable and ready for a changing climate. This event is part of the Hungry Hollow Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP).

Help control the spread of invasive species in the Hungry Hollow Ravine. Participants will remove invasive species that are impacting the survival of native plants and animals. These actions help restore habitat for our native wildlife to survive and allow a more diverse ecosystem to thrive.

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Local Top Trees Tour
Jun
4

Local Top Trees Tour

  • Joseph Gibbons Park, meet at Delrex Blvd entrance to park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn About the Trees in Your Neighbourhood

Join the Credit Valley Conservation for a free walking tour of the Tree Arboretum in Georgetown and browse the trees CVC will be planting this year as part of our neighbourhood tree giveaway.

Tree planting expert Sara Maedel will lead a walk through the tree gallery and introduce you to some of our favourite native trees. Design expert, Melanie Kramer, will help you uncover which trees will grow well in your yard.

Learn more about The Arboretum by Trees for Halton Hills at 65000trees.ca.

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Halton Hills Community Tree Planting
Jun
1

Halton Hills Community Tree Planting

  • Tanners Drive Acton, ON, L7J 3A4 Canada (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Get Involved

Join Credit Valley Conservation to plant native trees and shrubs in ­­­­­Tanners Woodlot. Trees help fight climate change by storing carbon dioxide and providing natural cooling on hot summer days. They also create habitat for local wildlife and add beauty to your community.

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Glen Williams Community Association Tree Planting
May
25

Glen Williams Community Association Tree Planting

Fight Climate Change and Add Beauty to Your Community

Join Credit Valley Conservation to we plant native trees and shrubs in ­­­­­Glen Williams Park. Trees help fight climate change by storing carbon dioxide and providing natural cooling on hot summer days. They also create habitat for local wildlife and add beauty to your community.

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