Parks Canada & 10,000 Trees, Site Setup, Sat. Oct. 17, 2026 - 8 AM-2 PM

ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK (RNUP) SITE PREPARATION and PLANTING COACH TRAINING DAY!

Activities include:

• Unloading applicable planting stock (trees, shrubs, wildflowers, etc.)
• Transporting planting stock to designated planting areas
• Implementing measures to keep planting stock viable until planting
• This activity is not recommended for minors under the age of 10, due to physical demands of lifting and carrying planting stock.

VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE BY 8 AM. The event will end at 2 PM when all plant stock is moved to planting areas in the site/field,

HOW TO GET HERE

1. PUBLIC TRANSIT – There are 2 TTC buses that stop at the intersection right in front of the planting site. From Scarborough Centre Station, Take either TTC bus 131 (Nugget to Old Finch/Morningview via Scarborough Centre Stn) or 39B (Finch East to Old Finch and Morningview) and get off at the bus stop on Old Finch Ave (ID:13324)

2.DRIVING - Volunteers are asked to CAREFULLY PARK along residential side streets to the WEST of Valley Centre Dr. Please ensure to follow any local parking signage.

Map location of site (please copy and paste into browser)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tm5Z9xbMaa5FE8so7

CHECK-IN with 10,000 Trees Registration

Volunteers are to CHECK-IN at the Registration Area, having their QR Code/ticket open for scanning.

HEALTH AND SAFETY GENERAL INFORMATION

• All participants must review (in Eventbrite) and agree to, 10,000 Trees' "Liability Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement" to register and participate.

• All participants are advised to wear appropriate clothing for weather conditions. We recommend long pants, sturdy footwear, garden/planting gloves.
• Additionally its advised that participants bring sunscreen, hat, bug repellent and a reusabled filled water bottle..

• PORTABLE WASHROOMS will be available at the planting site.

PARKS CANADA INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERS

• All participants must read/view the Parks Canada Volunteer Activity Description Form and accept the terms. The form is to be reviewed in Eventbrite during the registration process.
• By accepting the terms, participants will be considered Parks Canada volunteers for the duration of the event and will be covered by Parks Canada insurance policy. Please note that the insurance policy does not cover volunteers 90 years of age or over.

Photography

Photographers from 10,000 Trees and Parks Canada will be on site during the event to capture the activities of day, and photos may be posted on 10,000 Trees and Parks Canada website and/or social media.

All participants have the option of reviewing and accepting Parks Canada's "Release of Publicity and Privacy Rights." This can be completed during Eventbrite Registration.

• If a participant DOES NOT want their image/photo taken they should advise the Parks Canada staff at Registration on the day of the event.

REGISTRATION FOR TICKETS IN EVENTBRITE

** **GROUPS - EACH ADULT PERSON NEEDS TO REGISTER FOR THEIR OWN TICKET (there is NO Group Registration feature)

SELECT ONLY ONE TYPE OF TICKET - Each Adult must register for their own ticket in their own name.

• Each ADULT MUST register and must have a ticket in their name.
• FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN - If a family (or adult guardian) is bringing minor children, ( under 18 years of age) only ONE ADULT in the family needs to add the minor(s) to their ticket during registration. When adding a minor/s to their ticket make sure to include their FULL FIRST and LAST NAME.
• We recommend that a responsible adult shoud add no more than 7 minors to their ticket. The other ADULT(s) need to sign up for an Adult Planter ticket in their own name.

Planting Coach Training Workshop

• Planting Coach Training Tickets- if you want to be a planting coach (guide other volunteers in planting trees/shrubs stock) and have not been previously trained as a Planting Coach please register to attend the training sessions on Saturday October 17th AND you must register as a planting coach for the next day, Sunday October 18th, 2026.

If you are unable to attend the event for any reason, please CANCEL your ticket in Eventbrite. Information can be found on the confirmation email you received when you registered.