10,000 Trees for the Rouge Valley
- 10,000 Trees for the Rouge Valley
10,000 Trees for the Rouge Valley is a non-profit environmental organization that has held many Toronto-area tree plantings. It is a volunteer group that is dedicated to helping the environment, as it has restored more than 100 acres of fragile land in the Rouge Watershed with the assistance of individuals, families, governments and community groups, since 1990. [ cite web|url=http://www.frw.ca/rouge.php?ID=73|title=Friends of the Rouge Watershed ] The species of trees are carefully chosen to attract and support wildlife, stabilize the soil, and improve the air and water quality. In addition, the organisation tries to protect creeks and streams from soil erosion, and it has been able to link areas of forest and extend wildlife corridors. [ cite web|url=http://www.inontario.ca/EnvironmentNature/10000Trees/tabid/194/Default.aspx|title=10,000Trees for the Rouge Valley ]
The tree plantings are intended to restore the Rouge River's watershed to natural cover, protect creeks and streams from soil erosion, help to link existing islands of forest and extend wildlife corridors. [ cite web|url=http://www.10000trees.com/|title=10,000 Trees ] It was formed in 1989 as an offshoot of the Save the Rouge Valley group and the Rouge Valley Foundation, which it is still attached to. [ cite web|url=http://www.dcaveney.com/gallery/LeapFrogEvents/EventProfile.aspx?EID=1|title=Event Profile ] Some of the volunteers are Willow Glen high school students who are required to accumulate a certain number of volunteering hours before they can graduate.
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