Rotary Club of Stratford Aims to Increase Tree Canopy Along Avon Trail 

The City of Stratford is getting greener thanks to members of the Rotary Club of Stratford’ Environment Committee. Members of the committee planted nine Black Cherry trees along a Stratford portion of the Avon Trail where a number of mature trees had been destroyed by beavers. The Avon Trail is a 130 km hiking trail from St. Marys to Conestoga.  

The Committee has taken on a number of environmental issues including efforts to increase the tree canopy through Perth County. Planting trees to increase the tree canopy was identified as a recommended action in the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA)’s Watershed Report Card.

The trees, purchased through the UTRCA’s Tree Power program, were chosen for their pollinator properties.