History

A group of volunteers formed Trees for Guelph in 1990 to improve the local environment and the understanding of this environment by undertaking educational tree planting. TFG’s work is supported by a wide range of corporations, schools, service organizations and public sector organizations. We are a "not for profit" charitable corporation.

Our Role

We engage the community to plant trees in Guelph and surrounding areas to improve the environment and the community's understanding of their local environment.

Our annual activity culminates each year in a spring tree planting program on industrial, institutional, and civic lands, and on school grounds. The trees are planted by students and volunteers to raise awareness of the need for trees and how they improve the quality of life in the community. The students also learn about the benefits of a single tree, of the urban forest, and the forests of the Grand River watershed.

In addition to tree planting, we have also embarked on special projects involving both neighbourhood improvement and naturalization of private and public landscapes.

 

Partners

 

The following are among the many organizations that have worked with TFG to support our efforts:

• Blount Canada Ltd.
• Elliot Coach Lines
• Grand River Conservation Authority
• Guelph-Wellington Rotary Club
• Rotary Club of Guelph
• McNeil Consumer Healthcare
• Ontario Trillium Foundation
• Onward Willow - Better Beginning, Better Futures Neighbourhood Group
• Rogers Cable
• Upper Grand District School Board
• Wellington Catholic District School Board
• TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
• The City of Guelph
• The Co-operators
• Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group
• University of Guelph

Trees for Guelph Board of Directors

 Dedicated volunteers serve on the Board and guide the planning, direction and implementation of our activities:

• Doug Crane, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Safety & Environmental Process Manager, Treasurer of Trees for Guelph
• Anne Holman, retired teacher and liaison with the separate school board and public school board, Secretary of Trees for Guelph
• Martin Neumann, Supervisor of Terrestrial Resources, Grand River Conservation Authority and President of Trees for Guelph
• James Taylor, Professor of Landscape Architecture (retired), University of Guelph, Vice President of Trees for Guelph