Join our local environmental organization BurlingtonGreen for a variety of fun and rewarding opportunities to connect with nature and support your local environment this fall.
Ask an Arborist Webinar
- Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.
- Virtual
- Register Here
Join this free webinar with Kyle McLoughlin, Master Arborist and Supervisor of Forest Planning and Health at the City of Burlington. Send in your tree-related questions when you register or email them to BurlingtonGreen before Sept. 24.
Please note: If you have specific questions about Burlington’s tree-bylaw, City tree planting/removing/trimming, please visit the City of Burlington website.
BONUS! All Burlington resident attendees will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a free tree to plant in Burlington, courtesy of the City of Burlington.
Tree Loving Care Workshop
- Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 to 11:30 a.m. rain or shine
- Pathfinder Park – 2284 Pathfinder Drive
- Register Here (Registration is required as space is limited for this free event)
Open to local residents, students, groups, business employees, while space remains, this popular tree-ific event is fun, rewarding, and educational too!
Hosted by BurlingtonGreen and the City of Burlington Forestry Department, this year’s TLC (Tree Loving Care) event will bring community members together to carry out some hands-on stewardship activities at a former tree planting location.
Opportunities include planting some trees, doing a tree inventory, caring for previously planted trees by doing some weeding and adding mulch, and creating and scattering some native seed balls too!
BONUS! Participants will have a chance to win a beautiful native tree to take home to plant in Burlington!
Telling Tales at Royal Botanical Gardens
- Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5 from 9:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Daily 30-minute guided nature discovery walks at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
- Royal Botanical Gardens Hendrie Park – 680 Plains Rd W.
- Register Here for your free timed entry
Drop by the BurlingtonGreen tent at the annual Telling Tales Children’s Literary Festival to make your own native wildflower seed balls and learn how you can help protect and nurture butterflies and other pollinators. There will be lots of all-ages eco-fun and climate action resources.
Join a Nature Discovery Walk with BurlingtonGreen and discover fascinating facts about nature all around us. Get inspired to be an eco-champion for special friends like amazing Monarch Butterflies. After the walk, make seedballs to grow wildflowers that can attract butterflies and other pollinators to your own backyard or balcony.
Thanksgiving Beach Clean Up
- Sunday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m.
- BurlingtonGreen Eco Hub – 1094 Lakeshore Rd
- Register Here for the free event
You can express your gratitude this Thanksgiving when you join together with other community members to clean up Burlington Beach.
There will also be an opportunity to add your personal note to the Thanksgiving Gratitude Tree and add your Eco Actions to help BurlingtonGreen reach their goal of 200,000 eco actions in Burlington by 2030!
What to Bring:
- Weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear (waterproof boots can be handy for reaching litter in the water)
- Your reusable water bottle
- Reusable gloves (there will be plenty to borrow)
- Litter picker tool if you have one (not required, there will be a limited supply)
This event is open to all Burlington community members who care about the environment and is part of BurlingtonGreen’s Thanksgiving Weekend at the Beach programming, which will include eco-action and learning opportunities from Oct. 11 to 13. Accessible options are available for those with mobility limitations.
Zero Waste Drop Off
- Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Burlington Centre – 777 Guelph Line.
Drop off your electronics for convenient, responsible recycling at the Burlington Centre’s parking lot on the corner of Guelph Line and Fairview. This event is held in partnership with Burlington Centre and Tech Genius Burlington Inc. A series of Terracycling Zero Waste bins will also be available to accept more unique waste items not accepted in Halton Region’s cycling program.
List of accepted electronics and appliances:
- Consumer Electronics (gaming consoles, iPods etc.)
- Computers (PC & Mac, monitors. parts, motherboards)
- Handheld devices (smartphones, cell phones, tablets etc.)
- Phone systems, racks & miscellaneous (server racks, lab equipment, disc arrays etc.)
- Printers (Inkjet & Laserjet, plotters, copiers, scanners, fax machines etc.)
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, CD/DVD roms, cards, speakers, accessories, etc.)
- Servers (rackmount, stand-alone, all brands etc.)
- Software (operating system, editing, design etc.)
- Specialty Items (Cisco networking, switches, routers etc.)
- Personal appliances such as electric toothbrushes or razors
- TVs (not heavyweight)
- Microwaves
- Coffee makers or other small home appliances
For more information
Do you have questions about any of the events listed above? Contact BurlingtonGreen at bg@burlingtongreen.org or call 905-975-5563.
Keep up to date with BurlingtonGreen’s eco-focused information, calls to action, and event invitations by signing up for their mailing list.
Connection to Burlington’s Climate Plans
BurlingtonGreen was established in 2007 to empower the Burlington community to protect and care for the environment through awareness, advocacy and action initiatives. They operate at the BurlingtonGreen Eco-Hub at Burlington Beach and provide extensive online resources and in-person programming, services and events throughout the City.
Together with the help of BurlingtonGreen, we can work toward the City’s goal of becoming a net carbon neutral and climate resilient community by implementing the actions in our Climate Action Plan and Climate Resilient Burlington plan.
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