The NCC is participating in a project to plant 20,000 trees in Meech Creek Valley. This project aims to restore the habitat of the golden-winged warbler, a species at risk, and to stabilize the creeks’ degraded banks. The restored habitat will also support a richer diversity of wildlife, plants and insects.
Help us make this project a success by always staying on official marked trails.
Planting trees has many benefits
The NCC has planted more than 15 native species that already grow in adjacent areas.
This should make it possible to:
- sequester nearly 3,500 tonnes of carbon anticipated by 2050;
- reduce erosion and stabilize nearly 1.2 km of degraded banks;
- improve water quality in the creek;
- create a more diverse habitat of shrubs, saplings, clearings, and spaced trees.
The golden-winged warbler
The golden-winged warbler nests in transitional habitats on the edge of mature forests, like the one we are helping to create by planting trees.
Each nesting pair needs about 2 ha to establish its territory. This project covers an area about the size of six nesting territories.
This should help the species begin to thrive by 2027–2028.
The NCC thanks its project partners:
- Dendroica Environnement et Faune
- Natural Resources Canada (Two Billion Trees program)