Ecology Ottawa is hosting the biggest tree giveaway of the year on Sunday, September 25th with over 2,000 trees at this epic day-long event! Come out to the Experimental Farm for 10+ species of local, native, and some fruit and nut bearing trees, species list below.

In June 2022, Dr. Andy Kenney (professor emeritus at the U of T School of Forestry, and author of the Neighbourwoods Inventory) kindly came to Old Ottawa South to host another successful tree workshop. This gathering was to learn the basics on planting trees.

Hey Old Ottawa South, do you need more shade from the summer heat? Maybe you lost trees in the May derecho, well we can help. We’re the Tree Team of OOS and this fall we are placing a bulk order of trees from Foret Capitale Forest and selling them to homeowners at a competitive rate so that together we can make OOS a greener and healthier neighbourhood. Deadline for order: August 31, 2022.

Need more cooling shade from the summer heat? We can help. We are OSCA’s Tree Team. Together let’s green OOS.

We will be placing a bulk order of shade trees (and a native fruit tree) from Forêt Capitale Forest (a local not-for-profit) and selling them to homeowners at a very competitive rate.

This weekend! The Southminster Community Forum is pleased to announce its inaugural event: Finding the Mother Tree — a public talk and discussion with author Dr. Suzanne Simard on the urgent need to rethink our relationship with the natural world.

Twice a year, thousands of Ottawa residents help keep our community spaces clean and green through Cleaning the Capital and you can join them by registering for the spring 2022 campaign!

You can register online until Saturday, April 30, 2022. There are a variety of places you can choose to clean up, including community parks, shorelines, roadsides, or even areas around bus stops.

The City of Ottawa is seeking views on the management of garbage, recycling, and food waste. 

Ottawa’s vision is to be a zero-waste city. And yet, more than half of what we throw in the garbage could be recycled or composted. We need a plan that can stand up to challenges such as climate change and a landfill that is filling up fast.

How often have you heard the saying, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago?” We know about this in Old Ottawa South, because we did plant trees 20 years ago – the forest around the dike at Brewer Pond, many of the beautiful trees at Windsor Park, and Brighton Beach Park, and quite a few on private property – and we love what they’ve become.

Give your Christmas tree a new lease on life after the holidays this year. Bring it over to the Rideau Canal Skateway Christmas Tree drop off so we can reuse them! Your tree will be used as a decoration on the Rideau Canal Skateway, and afterwards, will be transformed into wood chips to be used throughout the Capital.

Here are some quick facts and suggestions for an environmentally friendlier Christmas from the Enviro Crew of OOS’s Tree Team.