About Trees for Halton Hills

                   

Trees for Halton Hills is a new non-profit organization whose volunteer members promote tree care and planting – to beautify our Town, enhance biodiversity and reduce carbon and heat in the air we breathe.

Our vision is for a low carbon, green community which is known for its beautiful natural landscapes, extraordinary urban forest and fresh, clean air. Trees for Halton Hills will encourage residents in our community to be engaged, make a positive difference and help shape a healthy environment by planting trees.

We want trees to be planted everywhere - on subdivision boulevards and hospital grounds, in backyards, on busy commercial corridors, farms, parks and in schoolyards. And we hope the trees will be all shapes, sizes and varieties and be planted by everyone.

In fact, we’re counting all the trees that are planted, with the goal of 65,000 new trees for Halton Hills. That’s one for every resident of our Town!

We launched our organization with support from the Town of Halton Hills. COVID restrictions slowed us down, but we raised money for tree planting projects such as a Native Tree Arboretum in Georgetown and school yard and park naturalization.

Want to join us?  

	Board of Directors
	Don Trant, the new Chair of Trees for Halton Hills, is an outdoor enthusiast who celebrates the wonder and the science of trees. He plants so their grandchildren will inhabit a healthy world.
	
	Mike Elsey  is a real estate agent whose secret weapon is engaging others in trees planting events. In the spring of 2022, about 125 of his colleagues planted nearly 1000 trees to naturalize a ravine in Georgetown. They created a native forest right in town!
	Dan Harmer cares about food security and recognizes that only with a thriving environment can food be grown. Trees for Halton Hills allows Dan to both enhance his community and support biodiversity and a healthy planet.
	Mimi Keenan cherishes her lifestyle near the Credit and the landscapes of that river valley feed her environmental passions. Mimi connects people with the homes of their dreams and knows that the natural vistas of Halton Hills make our town very special.
	Don Scallen writes passionately and extensively about his love for our natural environment.  He shares his deep understanding with the inquiring minds of both young and elder citizen scientists.
	Mary Lynn Swagerman moved to Halton Hills in 2014 because of her passion for older neighbourhoods with trees and gardens, lots of great cycling and bringing her closer to the Bruce Trail. Being outside in nature is her happy place and working towards a cleaner, sustainable environmental future is a priority.
	Hal Watson and Karon Young often witness the beauty and power of our forests while paddling through lakes and rivers or hiking along Canada's scenic trails. With a home on the edge of Hungry Hollow, they are always close to nature.

	Corrina McAloon, Project Coordinator for TFHH is an artist, florist and most importantly a mom who wants to share environmental lessons with her kids and help create a beautiful and healthy community where they will thrive.
	Ann Lawlor (Founder and Past Chair) believes that healthier urban and rural forests will help us avert the destruction of climate change. Her motto is Think Global and Act Local. Planting trees is one way we can enhance the resilience of our piece of the globe.

 Last Updated: March 23, 2023