Participant and Partner Features

Two people standing together holding gardening tools and planting trees and shrubs.

Le Cercle de l’Amitié: Promoting Community Through Green Spaces

Posted on November 11, 2024 in Green Brief

Circle of Friendship Le Cercle de l’Amitié, which translates to “circle of friendship” in English, has been a […] … Continue reading

Best Practice, Corporations and Institutions, Gardening, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Native Plants, Participant and Partner Features, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners

Adult trees and young trees lining a rural landscape in green and yellows.

Rooted in Success: 20 Years of the Peel Rural Water Quality Program

Posted on November 7, 2024 in Conversations

This year, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Peel Rural Water Quality Program at the Peel Farm Tour. … Continue reading

Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Peel, Rural Landowners, Rural Water Quality Program

Two people standing in front of a variety of native trees and shrubs.

The Kerstens: Giving Back and Looking Forward

Posted on February 14, 2024 in Conversations

Walking around Anthony and Cristina Kerstens’ three-hectare property in Erin, you would never realize how much the landscape … Continue reading

Get Involved, Green Your Property, Landowner Action Fund, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting

Two people standing in a field of flowers beside a tree sapling.

Planting the Seed of Transformation

Posted on January 24, 2024 in Conversations

When Wendy Walgate and Duncan Glaholt took ownership of their 20-hectare (50 acre) property in Erin over 20 … Continue reading

Get Involved, Green Your Property, Landowner Action Fund, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting

Group of children outside watching an adult demonstrator.

Partnerships and CVC: Teaching the Importance of On-The-Ground Action

Posted on October 11, 2023 in Conversations

Partnerships and conservation go hand in hand. Thanks to many longstanding corporate partners we’re accomplishing great things in … Continue reading

Corporate, Participant and Partner Features, Partnership Project, Stormwater, Students for Stormwater

Everdale Farm: The Community Farm that Keeps Giving Back

Posted on October 9, 2023 in Countryside Stewardship Mail

Demonstrating the Connection Between Sustainable Agriculture and Community Resilience Like farming, land and water stewardship is a long-term … Continue reading

Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Participant and Partner Features, Partnership Project, Restoration, Restoration Project, Rural Landowners

Two people standing on a lawn, beside a newly planted small tree.

A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway

Posted on August 23, 2023 in Conversations

Trees Bring Communities Together Fall is around the corner and the cooler weather signals an ideal time to … Continue reading

Green Your Property, Mississauga, Participant and Partner Features, Tree Planting, Trees, Urban Homeowners

Well Upgrade Gives Landowner Peace of Mind

Posted on April 6, 2023 in Conversations

Protect Your Groundwater John Island knows his one-hectare property in Mono like the back of his hand. Surrounded … Continue reading

Green Your Property, Landowner Action Fund, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners, Source Water Protection, Wells

A Lake Ontario Evening on “Following Toronto and Region’s Largest Waterfront Projects from East to West”

Lake Ontario’s Shoreline is Transforming The face of Toronto’s waterfront is transforming and providing huge benefits to visitors,

Participant and Partner Features, webinar

Two adults both holding babies, sitting in a field

Meet the Murphys

Posted on August 10, 2022 in Countryside Stewardship Mail

How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside … Continue reading

Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features

Natural Champions

Posted on July 3, 2022 in Countryside Stewardship Mail

Congratulations to Whole Village on their 2021 Friends of the Credit Conservation Award Along the Town of Caledon’s … Continue reading

Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Volunteer

Sheridan College and the Community Tree Project

Posted on April 8, 2022 in Green Brief

On-campus Commitment to Climate Change Resilience Sheridan College is committed to sustainability both in theory and in practice. … Continue reading

Climate Change, Community Tree Project, Corporations and Institutions, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Participant and Partner Features, Sustainable Landscaping

Volunteers planting a rain garden at CrossPoint Chruch

CrossPoint and the Community Tree Project

Posted on April 8, 2022 in Green Brief

Connecting Community, Congregation and Climate Change CrossPoint Christian Reformed Church sits near the corner of Steeles Ave W … Continue reading

Community Tree Project, Corporations and Institutions, Fletchers Creek, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Participant and Partner Features, SNAP

Hunters and Anglers Committed to Forests for the Future

Posted on January 18, 2022 in Countryside Stewardship Mail

The Dufferin Northern Peel Anglers and Hunters Association (DNPAHA) is a conservation association managing their woods and wetlands … Continue reading

Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners, Trees and Forests