Why plant

Lake Wilcox Park What is the urban forest? native species? Our urban forest consists of all the trees on Park is located on the eastern public and private property in Richmond Hill Native species adapt to local shorelines of Lake Wilcox, the largest lake on – the ones in your yard, the ones that line our water and soil conditions and the . The park is home to a streets and those in our parks and natural areas. therefore require less water variety of wildlife and plants. It’s also a great place for our community to participate in fun activities. and maintenance. Urban forest benefits Richmond Hill’s urban forest provides many They provide habitat and valuable economic, social and environmental food for birds, mammals and services to the community. various insects. Some examples of these services include: • Increasing property values Native species improve local • Reducing energy use and costs biodiversity. • Improving physical health • Promoting psychological well-being • Strengthening communities • Reducing air pollution • Shading and cooling the air • Reducing flooding • Providing wildlife habitat Photo credits: ©2013 Charlotte Ankette / ©2018 David Slaughter

Be an Urban Forest Steward! In the Community Citizens can help grow our urban forest by The Healthy Yards Program provides information volunteering to plant trees through the Town’s and resources about how to create healthy lawns Community Stewardship Program. and gardens by using native plants and eco-friendly products which can be purchased at a subsidized cost. At Home The largest portion of our existing trees are LEAF helps property owners plant trees and shrubs located on residential properties and caring at subsidized price and will help you get the right for existing trees is the most effective way of species in the right places with the right care so that For more information, please contact: maintaining a healthy urban forest. the trees and shrubs survive and thrive. Lake Wilcox Park [email protected] SELF-GUIDED TREE TOUR Supported by 905-771-8800

www.richmondhill.ca www.yourleaf.org LAKE WILCOX PARK SELF-GUIDED TREE TOUR This tour includes 20 species that are native to southern Ontario

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Eastern Cottonwood Serviceberry White Spruce Red Oak 1 Populus deltoides 6 Amelanchier laevis 11 Picea glauca 16 Quercus rubra

White Ash White Birch White Pine White Elm 2 Fraxinus americana 7 . 12 Pinus strobus 17 Ulmus americana

Black Walnut Tulip Tree White Cedar Sugar Maple 3 8 13 18 Juglans nigra Liriodendron tulipifera Thuja occidentalis Acer saccharum

Trembling Aspen Freeman Maple Mountain Maple Pagoda Dogwood 4 9 14 19 Populus tremuloides Acer x freemanii Acer spicatum Cornus alternifolia

Hackberry Silver Maple Swamp White Oak American Beech 5 Celtis occidentalis 10 Acer saccharinum 15 Quercus bicolor 20 Fagus grandifolia