Trees
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Celebrate National Forest Week with us from September 19-26!
Events, information and plenty of tree-related fun Guelph, Ont., September 16 – Each September, National Forest Week is celebrated across Canada. Forests, along with the trees and other plants that form them, bring all kinds of benefits to our communities. They can mitigate climate change, store carbon, improve air quality, enhance public health and mental…
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Creating a digital twin of Guelph to improve our urban forest management
Innovative 3D mapping tool gives accurate, actionable data Guelph, Ont., June 19, 2026 – We’ve partnered with Jakarto to create a high-precision digital twin of City assets within the public right-of-way, including street trees. Driving Guelph’s roads with mobile LiDAR cameras, Jakarto will capture detailed street-level data to create a 3D map that accurately reflects the…
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Celebrate Earth Day this year by planting trees
Our community tree planting event is back! Guelph, Ont., April 14, 2026 – The City of Guelph is cohosting its fourth annual Earth Day tree planting event in partnership with the Rotary Club of Guelph and Trees for Guelph. Event details Date: Saturday, April 25, rain or shine Location: Hanlon Creek Forest, 335 Laird Road. Parking (including for bikes) and site access will be at…
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Annual invasive species removal work resumes this spring
Guelph, Ont., April 10, 2026 – Each year, we work to improve the environmental health of our parks and natural areas by removing invasive plant species. Invasive species, like buckthorn, Japanese knotweed, dog strangling vine and phragmites australis crowd out native species, threatening balanced ecosystems and reducing habitat for wildlife. Removing invasive species before they…
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City updates Private Tree Protection Bylaw
The City of Guelph Council has adopted an updated Private Tree Protection Bylaw, modernizing how the removal and injury of trees on private property is handled.