(Photo courtesy of Conservation Halton)
Conservation Halton says more than 200 trees were dropped off on Saturday, January 9th.
It held its annual Christmas tree drop-off. The event was done in a drive-thru style to help compensate for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Restoration Project Field Technician for Conservation Halton, Amanda Draves, says the trees will be used for restoration projects in the coming months.
“In the spring, we plan to create sediment mats from the trees we collected. These mats help us to narrow creeks that have been historically over-widened, by capturing sediment as it is carried through the water. This provides a number of benefits including colder water temperatures for aquatic communities and increased carbon storage, leading to better community climate resiliency.”
The conservation authority also partnered with the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington on its Trees for Tots campaign, as well as the City of Hamilton. That brought Conservation Halton’s total to over 800 Christmas trees collected this year.
