March 10th, 2024 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Join 'Friends of the Richmond Street Forest'  as we explore native seeds!  As part of the Welland Museum's 'Insights Into Our Past' series, this workshop will explore native plant life in Niagara and includes hands-on learning about harvesting seeds to share and grow. 

Presented by the Welland Museum and Friends of the Richmond Street Forest. For more information or to register, please email Lisa at lisa@wellandmuseum.ca

Join us on Saturday, February 10th for a Seedy event! Wonderful vendors available to talk about your gardening dreams - vegetables, natives, water gardens, and more! 

Friends of the Richmond Street Forest will be on-site to share FREE native seeds from their 2024 Native Seed Library. Enjoy a hands-on learning experience identifying and harvesting native seeds. 

Please call Carla to register: 905-348-1414. Join us at 1pm around a cozy campfire. We will make Pawpaw ICE CREAM, bread, punch and taste a variety of other native nuts and fruit with a few surprises. 

Enjoy a walkabout in the yard to see some of my rare Carolinian trees and shrubs.

August 3 - 7, 2023

We invite you to explore your backyards, parks, and natural spaces and document everything and anything that is living around you!

Nature Conservancy Canada is hosting a Canada-wide BioBlitz this August long weekend. You can use the iNaturalist app or upload your photos and discover the flora and fauna in your neighbourhood. Insects, trees, invasives, endangered - everything counts!

Learn more and sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/2ejkbp94

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Mel Swart - Lake Gibson Conservation Park

Join us for the unveiling of the Indigenous Unity Garden at Mel Swart Conservation Park.

Friends of the Richmond Street Forest has donated 2 pawpaw saplings, where they will be added along the tree line near the Garden.

Photo by Bernard Lansbergen

We have joined 'A Greener Future' in their annual Butt Blitz!

During the month of April, join volunteers across Canada as we clean up cigarette litter in our neighbourhoods. Cigarette butts have a negative impact on our wildlife, our environment, and our drinking water.

Once cigarette butts are collected, they are sent to TerraCycle, where they are made into items such as park benches, storage containers, and more.

Join us at any of our clean up events this month. If you'd like t0 collect on your own, message us for a drop off of your collected butts.

Let's reach our Canada-wide goal of 1 million butts! 

Did you know that North America has only one fruit-bearing tree? Join our partners at Niagara Nature Tours for a pawpaw tasting and tour of Carolinian species trees. 

Carla Carlson, owner of NNT, is your host for a fireside afternoon of making pawpaw punch, bread, and cookies. 

Please contact NNT at 905-562-3746 to book your workshop on November 5th or November 6th. 

Join Friends of the Richmond Street Forest and the City of Thorold for a commemorative tree-planting ceremony.

Wednesday, November 2 at 3:30. Corner of Richmond Street and Decew Road, Thorold.

Let us celebrate the restoration of the Frog Pond!

Friends of the Richmond Street Forest and Niagara Nature Tours have been accepted to host The Great Pawpaw Parade!

If you have never heard of a Pawpaw tree, it is a native species that bear fruit that taste similar to a mango custard. The flowers are a beautiful maroon and attract pollinators and wildlife.

Learn more about the application process for the chance to grow your own pair of Pawpaw trees! Only 5 homes will be chosen by Carolinian Canada. 

Learn more about the event on the Thorold BIA Facebook Page