Residents in Whitby, Ontario, can help improve their local environment by participating in a free community tree-planting event at Fallingbrook Park on April 25, 2026. The non-profit group known as Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) is hosting the event from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to mark the end of Earth Week.
Volunteers will work together to plant native trees and shrubs that will help expand the local forest in the Pringle Creek neighbourhood. This work is supported by the Town of Whitby and Trees for Life, a national charity that has helped plant over one million trees across Canada.
The event is open to people of all ages, though anyone interested in taking part must register in advance. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and participants should wear closed-toed shoes and bring their own gardening gloves if they have them.
This community project also celebrates the 30th anniversary of LEAF, which has been active in Durham Region since 2020. Since that time, local volunteers have planted more than 3,000 trees and shrubs on both public and private lands throughout the region.
