Trees

Nurturing Community Green Spaces

Discover how trees play a vital role in creating a greener, healthier community and building a resilient tree canopy in Halton Hills. Learn how to care for trees, access local tree-related resources, and find support through available subsidies for planting new trees. These initiatives promote environmental stewardship and help enhance neighbourhood landscapes.

Trees in Halton Hills

Recognizing and supporting natural assets, such as trees, are essential to maintaining and improving the environmental health of our community. Trees produce oxygen and filter the air we breathe, slow and filter stormwater runoff, provide shade and cooling of temperatures, and provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Overall, Halton Hills has an average tree canopy coverage when compared with other municipalities; however, in urban areas, the canopy drops significantly. Increasing our urban canopy not only beautifies our streets and yards but also delivers benefits in better air quality, improved stormwater management, energy savings, and biodiversity.

Revitalizing the Urban Tree Canopy
Tree Planting Initiative

The Town is embarking on a large-scale project to plant trees on Town-owned property, including in parks, along streets, and around Town facilities. Over the next two years, over 2,600 trees will be planted. The Town was successful in receiving a grant of over $280,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Growing Canada's Community Canopies (GCCC) program to support this initiative. For more information on this project and how you can suggest areas that you think need more trees, visit the Let’s Talk page.

The Town maintains a significant number of trees each year on Town property, including boulevards. If you are concerned about a tree, please contact Transportation and Public Works at 905-873-2600, ext. 2603.  

Other Helpful Resources

Whether you’re planting a tree for the first time or are a seasoned gardener, listed below are resources that will help you select the right species, site your tree correctly, and ensure it thrives for generations to come.

Invasive Species

Invasive species are plants, animals and micro-organisms that have been introduced (accidentally or deliberately) to non-native areas. Invasive species have negative impacts on the natural biodiversity/environment, economy and/or society, which can include human health.

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