About us
Cambridge City Green is a small group of volunteers that leverage dozens of other groups and thousands of individuals in Cambridge, Ontario to "be the change they want to see in the world." City Green is composed of volunteers who develop, host, and support community environmental projects like tree planting through the Cambridge Stewardship project, litter clean ups through the Community Clean Up, and forest walks, native seeds give-aways, workshops, and movie nights. City Green has been around since 1993 and is an action-oriented subcommittee of the Cambridge Environmental Advisory Committee of Council. Cambridge City Green initiated the Cambridge Stewardship project in 2007 and over the next 10 years 75+ groups and 3,000+ volunteers planted 10,000 indigenous trees, shrubs, and wildflowers at 30 sites during 100 planting events. Every year 3000-5000 individual volunteers and 50+ groups help clean up litter through the Cambridge Community Clean Up. Each year we develop new environmental projects depending on the interests of the City Green volunteers. If you want to join Cambridge City Green in planning community projects, or starting new ones, or just want to participate in one of the events let us know.
Upcoming events
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City of Cambridge TREE GIVE AWAY
102 Sheffield St, 102 Sheffield St, Cambridge, ON N3C 1C4, Canada, Cambridge, ON, CAIn keeping with the goals of the City of Cambridge Urban Forest Management Plan to increase tree canopy in Cambridge, the Forestry Division will give away 150 trees to residents on Saturday, September 26th 2026.
The tree species are native to the local area and are meant for residents to plant on private property. For this giveaway, the species are Sugar maple, Paper birch and Eastern redbud.
Residents will be able to claim a tree by showing up to 102 Sheffield St (Mill Run Trailhead) on Saturday, September 26th between 8am-11am. They will be able to choose one tree per address from the three native tree species being offered, while supplies last. Registration is not required for this Giveaway, but residents will have to show proof of address on site to qualify for a free tree.
This is the ninth tree giveaway the City has done since fall 2022, with more than 1900 trees being given to residents since that time.
Full details can be found at cambridge.ca/FreeTree.Each tree is approximately one metre tall.
Rules and eligibility
- Must be a resident of the City of Cambridge
- One (1) tree per address and per person, while supplies last. No registration required, but proof of a Cambridge address must be presented on site to qualify for a free tree.
- Tree must be planted on private property (we suggest side or backyard)
- Residents are responsible for planting, watering, and maintaining the tree
- Call or click before you dig: OntarioOneCall.ca
#### Pick-up Information
If you are a Cambridge resident and would like a free tree, you can pick it up:
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Location: 102 Sheffield Rd (Mill Run trailhead) parking lot
Time: 8 a.m. to 11a.m. (Rain or shine).
Note: Please bring proof or your name and address to verify your tree selection at pick up.###### There are three trees to choose from:
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)3 attendees
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