Tree Planting - Spring 2026

We have been coordinating this project with the Town of Strathroy-Caradoc and Firefield Landscape Supply, and we now have a date! We will be planting ~15 trees on Saturday, May 9, at Victoria Park in Strathroy.

• Instructions for getting to where we will be planting the trees: Travel south on Victoria St from Kitridge, first drive on the west side, south of the bridge. Parking is available at this address.
• Equipment we will need:
  • Shovels for digging holes (please label your shovel with your name).
  • 3 large hammers/mallets to pound in stakes
  • 3 rakes (garden rakes, not leaf rakes) to spread the mulch/dirt
  • 2 wheelbarrows to move the trees
• Don't forget good shoes or work boots and work gloves!

We will have a short planting demonstration at 9:30 am, to show what is required for properly planting these trees to give them the best chance at surviving. We have an expert, Steve Shaw, retired from the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Then, we get planting!

MyFM will also be on site for publicity!