Applewood's December CITO
I tend to walk around the Applewood Trail and often see so much garbage laying around the area. I hope it is simply garbage being blown from the nearby houses and not the act of people throwing it irresponsibly but sadly not everyone is perfect. My plan is to host a CITO event in Applewood once every month at different locations on rotation. This month of December will be my third time hosting a CITO event, hopefully every thing will go smoothly like last time. This will be a great social exercise for me to get out of my comfort zone so please be patient with me if I am awkward at first. I will be providing garbage bags and gloves for everyone but please bring your own garbage picking tools. I am very excited to see everyone that will attend. The event meetup location will be near the midpoint of this section in the trail at 9:00 AM and the event will end at 10:00 AM. All waypoint directions have been attached to this event listing.
Applewood, located in the city of Mississauga is a suburban district "neighbourhood" consisting a group of smaller neighbourhoods, many bearing its name. The area was originally settled in the 1800s having notable villages such as Dixie and Burnhamthorpe. Named after the abundant amount of apple trees in the area, many of the original pioneering families that settled in the area became owners of apple orchards. Eventually with the orchards declining economically, the area became stagnated being mostly rural until suburban development rapidly began during the 1950s economic boom post-World War 2.
Applewood Trail a 7km long trail follows the path of the Applewood Hills Greenbelt/Applewood Valley, it has the Little Etobicoke Creek which is a tributary of the 61km long Etobicoke Creek flowing throughout majority of the trail. This trail has many parks and playgrounds, an example being the Applewood Hills Park near this event which had a playground installed during the summer of 2003 located near the mid point of the trail. This part of the trail will be located in the Applewood Hills neighbourhood. This greenbelt reminds us of the days when Mississauga still consisted of heavy forests, pastures, farms and was a strong fruit-growing region. The city of Mississauga have been making efforts to re-naturalize this area to sustain a healthy ecosystem.
Please note that the trail closes daily at 11pm and it is highly recommended to come here during daylight hours.
You will need to traverse through Applewood Trail during this event. Enjoy a glimpse of the nearby creek while attending this event. You will need to walk off the main path occasionally to reach any garbage you see.
Please avoid going near the creek during heavy rain storms since the creek will have a high chance of flooding.
Please be careful while traversing through the forest since it can get quite overgrown naturally.
This trail is known for having many insects such as mosquitoes during the warmer months.
It is highly recommended to wear longer sleeved articles of clothing or bug spray when entering the forest.
Feel free to help out by voluntarily cleaning up any unwanted trash and debris that often sadly plague this trail :)
Be sure to comeby and visit Applewood's December CITO, get out and help make the community be a better place, good luck and happy cleaning!