Plant the Pond

Where: Doug Kelly Park near The Hamptons Lake
(57th Avenue & 208 Street NW)

Getting there by Google Maps

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Time: 5-8:30pm
Parking: Grange District Parking Lot, 57th Avenue & Hemingway Road NW (Street parking is limited, please walk or cycle.)

The whole family is invited to help beautify one of Edmonton's storm water lakes by planting native trees and shrubs to help improve water quality and build a wildlife habitat around the Hamptons Lake. 

Volunteers Needed

Sign up to volunteer as an individual or group by emailing Root For Trees.

By taking part in this project, made possible by a grant from TD Green Streets, you will learn about water quality, riparian vegetation, the insects and animals that make the pond their home, and how planting trees can help make everyone a little healthier and happier!

Water that flows into the sewers from the surface (such as streets and yards) is referred to as storm water. This includes rain and snow melt, but also excess water from watering lawns or washing cars. In almost all areas of the city, storm water drains into a separate sewer system that contains storm water only.

Storm water does not undergo the same treatment process as water from your home. Instead, it is channeled, via the storm sewer system, either directly into the North Saskatchewan River or into a storm water management lake. Here, sediments settle out and the water is filtered by vegetation before it is released back into river systems.

For more information on storm water lakes, please visit the Stormwater Lakes page.

For More Information

Root for Trees