Oakvillegreen believes in the power of environmental education to create greener and stronger communities. Our hands-on environmental learning programs have been inspiring the next generation of nature stewards in Oakville since 2004.
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To date, we’ve connected 32,606 students to nature, through our interactive classroom programming!
Oakvillegreen’s GreenRoots Program empowers educators, parents and community leaders to teach environmental literacy using our suite of connected in-class and outdoor learning activities. The program was created to inspire nature connections through positive messaging while promoting individual action.
We make it easy to get your students outside!
MulchFest
Offered in partnership with the Town of Oakville, Mulchfest aims to engage students in tree stewardship and protection, as a fun and healthy eco-activity in the outdoors.
The Town supplies wood chips from downed trees (dead ash trees, twigs and branches from pruning woody plants, etc.) as a mulch material encouraging a sustainable way of reusing organic matter. Students and teachers help to spread the mulch around trees and in the gardens on school grounds, to protect and support the trees that shade the yard and offer spaces for play and learning.
Mulch improves the soil quality around plants, inhibits weeds, holds moisture and helps keep plant roots cool while encouraging beneficial soil organisms.
As schools are a major property owner and an important stakeholder of our urban forest, it’s wonderful to have the opportunity to engage students in this stewardship act that has a big impact on Oakville schoolyard trees.
Keep an eye on our Events page for announcements about MulchFest in Spring and Fall.
