The critical elements in an event coming up this weekend are these: seven acres of land and buckets full of western red cedar seedlings.
Get on your welly boots because the second annual TD Tree Days event is taking place on Sunday (Sept. 25). The local tree-planting event is a part of a nationwide initiative hosted by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. Organizers anticipate 27,000 native trees will be planted in a single day across Canada.
In partnership with the District of 撸奶社区and not-for-profit organization Tree Canada, this year's tree planting will take place on the Britannia Slough. The municipal green space is south of Squamish's business park, separating it from Dentville.
The area was selected because it is designated green space in the district's Official Community Plan, said Caroline Ashekian, the district's environmental technician. The young cedars will help fill spaces left behind by aging and dying trees, she said.
"[The western red cedars] fit in well with the types of tree species in the area," Ashekian noted.
Last year, 575 trees were planted alongside the Mamquam River, and the event's organizer, Heidi VanLith, said she hopes to top that number this time around.
"We have access to a whole lot of trees this year and we are going to try and get as many of them in as possible," said the former TD Friends of the Environment Foundation advisor board member.
Everyone is welcome to come along and get their hands dirty. Participants will meet at the east end of Magee Street, where the road turns to gravel, at 9 a.m. The event runs until noon.
"What I really liked last year is that there were some young children that came out with their families," VanLith said.
For more information call (604) 902-0172 or visit www.tdtreedays.com.
