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COVID-19 Update:
In-person events are now scheduled with limits on group sizes and with safety precautions in place. Please continue to practice physical distancing while you're at Oakvillegreen events and activities, and wear a mask when physical distancing is not possible. Stay home if you are sick. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our community safe and healthy.
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.
To date, we’ve connected 29,800 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.
Pollinator Heroes
The Pollinator Heroes program aims to engage school and community groups in learning about pollinators and in actions we can take to protect and invite pollinator species to our yards or nearby greenspaces. We bring students into a close-up perspective with nature and help them learn about the key role of pollinators for biodiversity, food production and ecosystem services.
You can become Pollinator Heroes by:
- Exploring pollinator habitats through nature walks and activities
- Helping our pollinator gardens thrive through hands-on stewardship
- Learning about pollinators through informative sessions and presentations
- Joining our Conservation Day on June 24 to celebrate Pollinator Week with us
- Planting native wildflowers, grasses and shrubs
For more information and to book an event, please contact us at: programs@oakvillegreen.org
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Supported by: TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
