Stewardship connects people to the environment. TRC Stewardship Programs work to protect and improve Riverwood’s natural spaces, including its forest, tablelands, meadows, ravines, wetland and creeks and the Credit River to ensure they are maintained for future generations.

As stewards of this special place, TRC volunteers and staff, together with the City of Mississauga, Credit Valley Conservation, and partnering groups, work to:
• Improve and protect wildlife and plant habitat
• Maintain public and education trails
• Manage invasive plants
• Plant native trees, shrubs and wildflowers
• Raise public awareness for why we do what we do

TRC won the prestigious Ontario Heritage Trust Award in 2007 for its stewardship work and connecting it to public education.

Corporate stewardship partners have included:
• Baxter Corporation
• Citibank
• City of Mississauga
• Credit Valley Conservation
• Deloitte and Touche
• Erin Mills United Church Men’s Group
• Ford Canada
• General Electric
• JTI MacDonald
• Loblaws (pictured above planting trees to prevent soil erosion)
• Mississauga Rotary Lakeshore
• Pathfinders and Scout Troops
• Peel Environmental Youth Alliance
• Pepsico
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Red Leaf Program of Canada
• University of Toronto Mississauga
• UPS Canada

These organizations have made a perceptible difference in the beauty of Riverwood. We invite Mississauga businesses and school groups to join these efforts during our Stewardship Days. Why not consider adding a team-building element to the day as well as a lunch? Find out more about Corporate Volunteering or call Robin Haley-Gillin, our Volunteer Coordinator, at 905-279-6792.

Native Plant Propagation Program

TRC has a wildflower propagation program to complement The Riverwood Conservancy’s existing knowledge and experience by harvesting locally sourced seeds – mainly native wildflowers - and propagating them for use in future restoration programs and an educational garden.

We hope that the success of this program will:
•    Retain local genetic integrity of the species;
•    Engage local public in helping to foster the restoration of Riverwood in a hands on activity;
•    In a real time way show that removal of invasive is being complemented by replanting with native species;
•    Create a native plant teaching area for the education programs.

Together with Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), volunteers work to identify native wildflowers, forecast their seed production, help plant the seeds and care for them over the winter months. For more information on how you can volunteer as a Seed Forecaster or Plant Foster Parent, please go to our Become a Volunteer page.