Community volunteers along with more than 60 students from Park Dale Public School planted three hundred and fifty trees and shrubs in Cascade Park.

Lindsay Nash, outreach and stewardship coordinator with Quinte Conservation, said the September 19 event will go a long way to greening the Belleville park.

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“Cascade Park was chosen for this planting project because it lacks natural shade coverage and can accommodate mass planting efforts to help naturalize the area and make it more inviting for the community,” she said.

Cascade Park at 33 Tracey Park Drive in Belleville is a 2.94-hectare parcel of parkland located in the city’s west end.

In 2021, it was identified as a priority location to receive park improvements.

“Planting projects like this one are incredibly impo

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