Celebrate all we've accomplished together! Read the Recap: 2025 Wrapped
2025 Green Venture Wrapped
2025 Green Venture Wrapped
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As 2025 comes to a close, we are proud to report on the local environmental impact Green Venture has made this year with your help!
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Take a look at the 2025 Recap!
🌳 137 trees planted (126 in Mini Forests, 11 from the Rain Ready Program) |
Image: Parkdale Elementary School Mini Forest Planting (Supported by Ward 4 Office and Trees for Hamilton).
Our passionate garden stewardship volunteers ensured 15,000 heirloom seed packs were distributed. 🗑️ 132 bags of trash collected
🍂 275 bags of invasive species and yard waste removed. Thank you to all who attended any of the 79 garden stewardship volunteer events held this year!
Image 1: Photo of Stewardship Volunteers collecting yard waste. Image 2: Seed Swap table at 14th Annual Seedy Saturday event.
Image: A group of volunteers at Sip N' Sort event, cleaning and sorting native seeds for the Seed Library
Image: A Rain Ready Hamilton Program Participant with Green Venture staff overlooking their rain garden rebate project
💧 73 green infrastructure projects built by residents
💧 899,664 litres of stormwater absorbed annually (by the Rain Ready Hamilton low-impact development (LID) features - based on average rainfall from the past 5 years.)
Connecting Children and Youth to Nature and Climate Action
- This year, our Education team held 240 events & workshops! Thank you to the 101 school groups that participated in field trips and in-school workshops. 6,000+ youth were engaged this year!
- Our outdoor children's program, Nature Kids, had 123 program participants!
Youth Opportunities:
⏱️ 1,500+ volunteer hours contributed, plus 480 paid youth hours for summer Nature Kids
🎓 160 students and youth mentored, including Nature Kids Guides, Youth Stewardship & Professional Skills participants, YouthQuake participants, and high school co-op students
Highlights:
Green Ventured launched a full-day Nature Kids Summer Camp to expand access to nature for Hamilton children and youth!
Community Science: 31 volunteers removed 200+ spongy moth egg sacs
Clothing Swaps & Waste Reduction
We hosted 1 clothing swap at EcoHouse, along with our Fall Plant Sale! 602 items were saved from the landfill, and the remaining 477 items were donated.
🌎 Estimated CO₂ reduction: 9,000 kg compared to buying new
💧 Estimated water saved: 2.4 million litres compared to buying new
Home Energy Efficiency
A Few highlights from our Energy Department:
- ☕ Across 3 Climate Cafés, we shared ideas, sparked action, and built meaningful connections.
- 💡 We engaged 860 people through climate cafés, workshops, webinars, and community events.
- 🏠 And we distributed 100 eco-home kits at our energy education workshops for newcomers to Canada, giving households practical tools and knowledge to live more sustainably.
Every action, big or small, has made a difference, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for being part of our community. We're looking forward to continuing the momentum into 2026!
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