In celebration of Regina being named a “tree city of the world,” the city will be giving away tree seedlings to continue its push to have more trees in parks and yards. On Wednesday, June 4th, the City of Regina will be handing out one thousand Adam’s Elderberry tree seedlings at Victoria Park. Trees will be available on a first come, first served basis starting at 9am and going until the seedlings are all handed out.
Due to the popularity of the event, residents are encouraged to arrive early with only one seedling being handed out per person.
This isn’t the first time the Queen City has been named a “tree city of the world” by the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the sixth year in a row that Regina has been bestowed this honour thanks to its tree growing initiatives. A total of 21 municipalities across Canada have been recognized as world tree cities including White City, SK, Victoria, BC, Toronto, ON, and Halifax, NS.
According to 2024 statistics, over nine million people in Canada live in tree cities with over 384 thousand trees planted in the past year. Over 115 thousand people took part in some sort of tree planting event in 2024.
Nationally, Tree Canada says they planted over 2.2 million new trees last year and reforested over 1,400 hectares. Through tree planting programs, Tree Canada has helped 132 communities and motivated over nine thousand volunteers to make these projects happen.
Tree Cities of the World is a program designed in partnership with the United Nations and Arbor Day Foundation that aims to motivate people around the world to reforest urban areas. In the past year, cities in Spain, the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, India, France, Italy, and Canada have been recognized has tree cities.
To learn how you can apply to make your community a “tree city of the world,” CLICK HERE.
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