Community Wide Planting Day is scheduled for Sunday October 18th.
Plants on sale Sept 1st!
The Forest in the Village is a Cumberland Community Forest Society project to:
a) build understanding in the value of the urban forest canopy for biodiversity and wildfire resilience, to
b) support the Village of Cumberland in achieving targets set out in the Village of Cumberland’s Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) and to
c) engage the community directly in actions that enhance the urban forest within the Village.
We are working to increase Cumberland’s urban tree canopy from 20% to 30% by 2040 to align with our Urban Forest Management Plan.
Our urban forest is facing a decline as historic trees age out and community development expands. Replanting now is essential to preserving the environmental, social, and hydrological benefits that protect our community from climate impacts. Join us in 2026 as we continue this legacy project of stewardship and climate resilience – by and for our community. Read more here.
Persian Ironwood / Parrotia Persica 5 Gal $120 Ocean Spray / Holodiscus discolor 3 Gal $45 Black Hawthorn / Crataegus douglasii 5 Gal $45 Nootka Rose / Rosa nutkana 5 Gal $50 Vine Maple / Acer circinatum 5 Gal $45 June Plum / Oemelaria cerasiformis 5 Gal $55“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
– Chinese Proverb
How can you engage?
There are three ways participate in the 2026 Forest in the Village Project.
OPTION A.
Purchase one of six carefully selected trees for your yard. These trees have been selected for drought tolerance, FireSmart alignment and habitat and biodiversity values. Place your order here.
- Persian Ironwood / Parrotia Persica
- Ocean Spray / Holodiscus discolor
- Black Hawthorn / Crataegus douglasii
- Nootka Rose / Rosa nutkana
- Vine Maple / Acer circinatum
- June Plum / Oemelaria cerasiformis
Note: Availability depends on species; trees may be ordered on a first come first basis; these trees will be available for pick up on October 18 – Community Wide Planting Day. Additional details will be supplied to purchasers.
OPTION B.
Purchase your own tree from a local nursery OR grow your own tree from seed (self-funded).
OPTION C.
Don’t have a place to plant a tree? Renting or living in an apartment or low footprint townhouses? Not a problem. Contribute to a CCFS / Village of Cumberland planting as part of a restoration or urban forest enhancement project on public land or in local conservation areas. Donate $25-$100 here.
Community Wide Planting Day is scheduled for Sunday October 18th.
Huge thanks to our sponsors!
