Native Tree Planting

We’re growing our community canopy! Throughout May and June, the Town of Arnprior added 233 trees throughout town. These trees will provide natural beauty and work hard to serve our community as they grow.

In municipalities, trees provide a lot of other benefits to residents, including:

Carbon capture and removing pollutants
reducing temperatures
reducing flooding
providing habitat for wildlife species
supplying food
beautifying our landscapes
improving our mental and physical health
calming traffic, and more.

Diversity is key. Healthy urban forests require many types of tree species to guard against the diseases, pests and natural disasters that can kill off a single species. It’s also important to have trees of different ages to ensure forest succession and ongoing benefits.

We planted 21 species native to Ontario. Planting native tree species is considered best practice in most cases because they are adapted to local conditions. They are often more resilient to regional climate conditions and support existing biodiversity. The following species have been selected based on their adaptation to the selected sites: