Food Forest Planting (McMaster Campus) 2-4pm

At this event, we will be planting important trees and shrubs at McMaster’s Lower Campus. These trees will be planted in the proposed Food Forest for the future Indigenous Teaching Garden. Thank you for joining Nature at McMaster in our restoration efforts! Please note that the walk to the Food Forest is through a wooded area, so it is important to wear long pants and long socks as there are sharp raspberry bushes and poison ivy.

We provide all the tools- shovels, extractigators, loppers and gardening gloves (although you are welcome to bring your own).

We will be meeting at the Canoe Compound near Parking Lot P at 2pm, and will be planting trees from 2:00-4:00pm (see attached image for a map!). If you follow the gravel path to the left of the bus turn-around spot, you will walk straight to the canoe launch.

What to bring/wear:

-Comfortable, closed-toe, durable shoes (mud proof if you have any)

-Long pants and long socks

-Ensure you wear clothing and shoes that you will not mind getting dirty

–Water bottles

-Sunscreen/Hat/Sunglasses

-Bug spray

Additional notes:

-We may choose to take photos/record videos of the event for records purposes. Individuals will be informed and can choose to consent or not consent. Non-consenting individuals will not be photographed. Some content maybe used for social media, which will also be made known at the beginning of the event.

Caution:

-Ticks – Wear long socks over pants to protect yourself from tick bites.
-Poison ivy – Similar strategy, long pants and long socks, wear gloves and protect your skin!