Greening
Greening Initiatives and Organizations
CCA Greening Committee:
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- Activities: Organizes the annual CCA Yard and Plant Sales, maintains the green space at the corner of Carling and Merivale and co-ordinates spirng/autumn park-cleaning.
- Recent New Initiatives: Include expanding Carlington’s existing tree canopy and encouraging pollinator gardens.
- Please contact greening@carlingtoncommunity.org to offer ideas and suggestions or if you wish to volunteer.
Resources for Increasing Carlington’s Tree Canopy:
Did you know that you can get a street tree (i.e., between the street and your home) for FREE? The City of Ottawa is committed to increasing its tree cover: Tree Planting. Information on choosing tree size and tree species (native species are recommended) is available at: Trees of Kitchissippi and Trees Canadensis: Growing Trees in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
Before you cut down a tree, learn about the City of Ottawa’s Tree Protection By-Law.
Latest news on parks and greening…
December 2022 Edition of Carlington Hampton Park News now available
Events, updates and information resources related to protecting Carlington and Hampton Parks.
Thursday, September 15: Tree Seedlings Giveaway
Ecology Ottawa is giving away 20,000 tree seedlings on September 15, from 3:45 to 8:00 p.m. at the Churchill Senior’s Centre on Richmond Road.
Free Dinner and Movie Night in the Park
Watch “Encanto” on Thursday, August 4. Outdoor dinner from 6:00 to 11;00 p.m. at 1465 Caldwell Avenue. All are welcome! Free snacks, food, door prizes and more.
Friday, August 5, 2022: Party and BBQ and Shakespeare in Raven Park
Come for the CCA’s free BBQ. It’s also Wading Pool Day, with various activities available for kids. In the evening, enjoy Shakespeare in the Park’s The Tempest with the Company of Fools.
June 2022 Yard & Plant Sale was a Success!
A huge Thank-You goes out to all who participated this year to raise over $800 for activities and programs within the Carlington area.
Local Green Information and Organizations:
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- Parks and Green Spaces: Information on local green spaces and related initiatives.
- Friends of Carlington Park: They work with the Hampton-Iona Community Group on common green issues. The two groups publish a joint newsletter; sign up at CarlingtonHampton@gmail.com.
- Friends of the Central Experimental Farm: Preserve, protect, maintain and enhance the public areas of the Farm.
- Fletcher Wildlife Garden: How to create wildlife-friendly habitat and gardens, emphasizing native plants.
- KeepFisherGreen.ca: Prevent over-urbanization of Fisher Avenue and to protect the near-by urban forest.
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Ottawa-based Green Organizations:
- EnviroCentre: Their activities and programs focus on four main areas: green homes, green transportation, green lifestyles and green business.
- Future Homes Ottawa: Funded in part by the Ottawa Climate Action Fund, and in partnership with the City of Ottawa, this program is meant to raise community awareness around deep retrofits, improve the supports in place for homeowners who want to complete a retrofit, and support the creation of neighbourhood demonstration projects where local residents can learn from their neighbours about the realities of a deep retrofit project. Carlington is one of two Ottawa neighbourhoods chosen for the neighbourhood demonstration projects.
- Ecology Ottawa: Provides information and tools needed to understand local environmental issues and promotes environmental leadership at all levels impacting the City of Ottawa.
- Green Ottawa Directory: A volunteer-run organization that consolidates everything green/sustainable/eco-friendly/renewable/natural/organic in Ottawa. Whether for fun, work, politics or profit — how to get connected? Green Ottawa was created to do just that.