After 10 months of negotiating with the NCC, MCA is finally gearing up to plant 20 trees on NCC land in Tunney’s Pasture. This work began earlier this year when MCA was approached by CAFES Ottawa to plant trees in Mechanicsville as part of their annual Mother’s Day tree planting event. CAFES Ottawa acts as a network between community associations and citizens working to promote environmental sustainability in Ottawa. MCA originally targeted Lazy Bay Commons as a location for tree planting but the decision was made to move the planting site due to contaminated soil at this location. The new planting location is north of Tunney’s pasture and west of the Goldenrod Community Garden.
MCA is looking for help with the following items to make this tree planting a success:
A nearby place to fill a mobile water tank that will be used to refill the onsite water tote
Volunteers for the tree planting which is planned for November 2nd @
Tree stewards to water the trees as needed over the next three years
If you are interested in volunteering to plant or to be a tree steward contact MCA, mechanicsvilleca@gmail.com
