Community
Greening
Initiative
Become an environmental steward in our local community, support the health of local watersheds and contribute to a more resilient ecosystem through our Community Greening Initiative, presented by OMAH and Parklane Landscapes.
About the Initiative
Orillia Museum of Art and History and Parklane Landscapes have partnered together to create the Community Greening Initiative.
The project is intended to encourage on the benefits to naturalize gardens, shorelines, community spaces, increase biodiversity and help homeowners and youth identify ways to become more climate resilient at the lot level and reduce stormwater runoff to waterways in the watershed.
Who Can Participate?
Eligibility is limited to properties within the Orillia & Lake Simcoe watershed.
When you sing up for your
Free Native Plantings, we’ll confirm your property is within the
Orillia & Lake Simcoe watershed
to ensure eligibility.
We would love the opportunity to map your property to track the initiatives impact.
Bring your family or friends, then take the plants home and enjoy planting them on your property, with the great feeling of knowing you are doing something positive for our local environment.
Enjoy
free plantings, and help us celebrate the impact by
sharing a photo after you’ve planted them on your property.
Plant List
Why Native Plants?
Native plants belong here. So they naturally support local pollinators and wildlife, strengthen biodiversity, and help naturalize gardens, shorelines, and community spaces. Their deep roots also improve soil health, increase climate resilience at the lot level, and reduce stormwater runoff into waterways across the watershed.
You will get a mix of Sun/ Shade Tress, Shrubs and Perennials.
Trees & Shrubs
Red Osier Dogwood - Cornus Sericea
High Bush Cranberry - Viburnum Triobum
Saskatoon Serviceberry - Amelanchier Alnifolia
Black Chokeberry - Aronia Melanocarpa
Alleghany Service Berry - Amelanchier Laevis
Nannyberry - Viburnum Lentago
Basswood - Tilia Americana
White Pine - Pinus Strobus
Sugar Maple - Acer Saccharum
Paper Birch - Betula Papyrifera
Perennials
To be confirmed.
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