CORPORATE STEWARDSHIP  

GET OUTSIDE

Get out of the office and enjoy the great outdoors!

GIVE BACK

Give back to the environment by performing hands-on stewardship activities with your colleagues.

HAVE FUN

Have a blast with your teammates while learning new skills and performing good work.

About the Program


Ontario Streams' Corporate Stewardship Program gives groups the opportunity to engage in team building, learn more about the environment, and improve habitat in and around our streams. This program supports corporate social responsibility by encouraging your staff to donate their time to rewarding community stewardship work while spending time together as a team.


Through the Corporate Stewardship Program, your staff will build on their teamwork, problem solving, and critical-thinking abilities through their involvement in our hands-on and engaging restoration activities such as planting trees or garbage cleanups.


Take a break from your office and join us in our "office"!


Opportunities Include:

Outreach Events:

  • An Ontario Streams staff member will engage with your team in-person or virtually about the importance of rivers and wetlands in your neighbourhood through interpretive nature walks, water quality monitoring, wildlife identification - and more!


Stewardship Projects - Join us in:

  • Native tree and shrub planting                      (spring/early summer and fall only)
  • Invasive species management
  • Litter cleanups
  • In-stream work (summer only - group of 6 max)


Where are your stewardship sites?

All of our project sites are in the Peel Region(Brampton and Caledon East only) and York Region, north of Highway 7 (Markham and Richmond Hill only). We do not have any project sites close to downtown Toronto.

How far in advance do you book programs?

Generally we are booking events 6-8 weeks in advance. This gives us time to coordinate ordering trees and staffing for your event. Depending on project availability and volunteer demand, we can hit our capacity 8 weeks prior to events so please reach out early!

Will this program be just for my team or also open to the public/other groups?

Our Corporate Stewardship Programs are always booked with just a single group so this would be a private event for just your team.

Can we bring family/friends to the corporate program?

Yes, however most of our corporate groups run these programs to offer a team building experience for their staff. We can accommodate weekend programming if you are interested in inviting friends and family to your program (weekend programming will be run based on our staff availability and capacity).

Can you provide lunch for my team?

Yes, we can order and organize a pizza lunch for the last 20 minutes of your program. Fees will be dependent on how many participants are in your group and how many pizza slices you would like for each participant. There is also a $50 administrative fee for organizing lunch.

Will there be washrooms at our event?

In most cases, there are no accessible washrooms on-site in the areas where we will be conducting stewardship work. We highly recommend that participants visit the nearest commercial plaza with facilities before and after their event, if they are uncomfortable with using the facilities in "nature". Some of our municipal partners will allow us to have a portapotty on site, assuming that they will be able to deliver the portapotty with a delivery truck. There is an additional cost of about $290 to rent a portapotty for an event, with an extra $50 administrative fee to organize the delivery.

What happens if it rains for my event?

We will run the event rain or shine (with the exception of thunderstorms) - we ask that all participants dress accordingly for the weather. Due to our field schedule and staff capacity, we cannot guarantee that we can reschedule an event due to weather cancellations. If we are unable to reschedule an event, refunds for the program fees will be issued to the group.

INTERESTED IN THE CORPORATE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM?

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in the Corporate Stewardship Program.

Ontario Streams will contact you shortly to discuss potential environmental stewardship events.

Corporate Stewardship Program

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