Good afternoon {{contact.first_name}},

It's time to mark your calendars for the next CAFES & Forêt Capitale Forest Trees and Greenspace Caucus, which will be held next week on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 12:00 - 2:00pm via Zoom. We have an exciting meeting planned!

Click HERE to register for the Zoom link

Tentative Agenda:

Attendees join, welcome, and introduction to the Tree Caucus (Chair Jennifer Humphries; 5 min)
Forêt Capitale Forest programming updates (Shelley Crabtree; 10-15 min)
Update on provincial consolidation of Conservation Authorities (Sally McIntyre; 10-15 min)
Community-led Greening Initiatives and Garden Program updates and upcoming City info session (Harry Fischer; 10 min)
Councillor Lo's motion at the Feb 17th ECCC against the Tree Protection By-law (Erica Shardlow present motion, then open group discussion and mobilization; 30+ min). Read motion here.
Tour de Table - updates from caucus attendees, with a focus on spring programming and plans for Earth Day (Facilitated by Chair Jennifer Humphries; 30+ min)

See you there, and don't forget to register for the Zoom link!

Sincerely,

Erica Shardlow

Trees & Greenspace Coordinator

CAFES Ottawa

CAFES-FCF Trees & Greenspace Caucus - Tuesday, March 17, 12-2pm