Volunteers planted more than 500 trees at Tynehead Regional Park
The fifth annual planting at the Surrey park added native trees and shrubs along Highway 1, part of a month of volunteer plantings across Metro Vancouver parks.
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Volunteers planted more than 500 native trees and shrubs at Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey on Saturday, CBC reported on October 19, 2026. It was the fifth year of the planting. The new plants form a buffer along Highway 1, meant to cut noise, add shade, and give wildlife cover.
Michael Wiebe of the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation said this month's EcoBlitz expects more than 700 volunteers to plant more than 8,000 native trees and shrubs across regional parks. Last year, 726 volunteers planted 7,344 plants at 15 parks during 40 events and pulled about 2.5 tonnes of invasive plants. Surrey's tree canopy fell from 33 percent to 29 percent over two decades, and a 2023 strategy aims for 30 percent by 2038. Other October plantings are set for Grouse Mountain, Kanaka Creek, and Burnaby Lake. Dawson Clark brought his toddler son to help put trees in the ground.
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In Surrey, British Columbia, volunteers planted more than 500 native trees and shrubs at Tynehead Regional Park. The plants will grow beside a highway and give shade and places for wildlife. This was the fifth year people have planted there together.
- Why did volunteers plant trees beside the highway?
- What can a young tree do for birds and other animals?
- How could a class help trees in a park near you?
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