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Earth Week 2021 Celebrations
The Town's annual Earth Day celebrations continue to look a little different due to COVID-19. We miss celebrating with our community and hope to return to our annual programs in 2022!
Thursday April 22, 2021 will mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, the annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate the importance of climate change and protecting our planet. While we can't gather yet due to COVID-19, there are lots of ways we can celebrate together while apart.
Earth Day Tree Sales |
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Thank you to our residents for the outstanding response and overwhelming support for our 2021 online tree sales. We sold our entire inventory, over 1000 trees, in a single day - thank you Halton Hills! The Town of Halton Hills is celebrating Earth Day 2021 by hosting its 20th annual Tree Sales at the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre. Due to ongoing COVID-19 health guidelines, tree purchasing will be held online again this year.
All species are available at a cost of $5 per tree (max 5 trees per person) and are native to this area. Saplings come in individual pots and average 2-5 feet in height. The following trees are available for purchase:
Please note: tree sales are limited to Halton Hills residents only. All tree sales are final, no refunds or exchanges. For more information, contact 905-873-2600, ext. 2610. How it works
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Conservation Halton Workshops |
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Participate in Conservation Halton's 'Healthy Neighboursheds' series of homeowner workshops about managing stormwater, selecting plants for your garden, and low-impact landscaping. |
CVC Caring for your Green Yard Webinars |
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Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is offering two free webinars to help you green your yard. Naturescaping: Greening your Yard - April 20, 2021, 7-8:30 p.m.This webinar is open to everyone but residents in the Hungry Hollow SNAP area can request a free tree or shrub. Caring for your Green Yard in Spring - May 1, 2021, 9:30-11 a.m.Learn about essential maintenance tools, tips, and tricks to help your yard and garden thrive beautifully this season. |
Climate Change Exhibit at Helson Gallery |
Field Notes: Observations on Climate ChangeThis exhibition examines the causes and impacts of global warming through the work of twelve artists in photography, painting, printmaking and installation media. Featuring Doris Burfind, Margaret Carney, Martyna Cofini, Greg Coman, Kathie Hopkins, Joseph Lammirato, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Alan McCord, Richard Rallon, Barb Redford, Damarys Sepúlveda and Cory Trépanier. |
Create a pollinator-friendly garden |
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A pollinator-friendly garden is a garden that is planted with native flowers that provide nectar or pollen for a wide range of pollinating insects and animals. A pollinator-friendly garden can be any size. You might have a small balcony or yard but you can still plant pollinator-friendly flowers to help our bees, butterflies and birds!
The Butterflyway ProjectJoin other Halton Hills residents and take part in David Suzuki's Butterflyway Project. Halton Hills has had as many as 51 household join with hundreds of wildflowers planted on behalf of the Butterflyway Project. We were even mentioned in one of their most recent blogs, Butterflyway Rangers bring flower-filled joy to gardens throughout Canada! For more information, contact out local chapter at butterflyway20@gmail.com. |
Earth Week with the Library |
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The Halton Hills Public Library (HHPL) is celebrating Earth Week all month with great earth-themed resources such as:
Visit the HHPL website for a full list of Earth Week resources! |
Explore local trails and nature |
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There are over 30 km of trails in Halton Hills with connections to the Bruce Trail, Credit Valley Conservation and Conservation Halton. Celebrate Earth Day by venturing out close to home and explore the beautiful resources Halton Hills has to offer. |
Family Activities |
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Download earth-themed activities to enjoy with your family!
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Public Art Banners - After Nature by Ingrid Mayrhofer |
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Look for the re-installed 2020 'After Nature' public art banners, highlighting at risk species in Halton Region and Ontario. For more information about artist Ingrid Mayrhofer and the species represented in the banners, visit our public art webpage.
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Retrofit Halton Hills |
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The Town is working on many initiatives to reduce our community's carbon footprint. One of our most recent initiatives is the Retrofit Halton Hills Pilot Program, a program targeting energy retrofits in the residential sector, which is the second largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Town. If you are a homeowner in Halton Hills, take a few minutes to complete a brief survey and tell us your priorities when it comes to energy use in your home. Learn about this initiative by visiting the Retrofit Halton Hills Pilot Program project page on Let's Talk Halton Hills. |
Low-Carbon Transition Strategy |
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The Town and the Multi-Stakeholder Governance Committee have been hard at work developing an evidence-based and community-informed Low-Carbon Transition Strategy for the Town to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Modelling an aggressive set of actions across all sectors shows the Town can reduce 75% of its current emissions by 2030. We are now working to develop a strategy to implement these actions but to succeed, we need help from residents, businesses, and organizations across the community! To learn more about ongoing work on this exciting project, visit the Low-Carbon Transition Strategy project page on Let's Talk Halton Hills. |
