Outdoor Projects

We’re transforming our outdoor space…

for the benefit of the Cedar Park United communities and neighbourhood—as well as Mother Earth and all creation.

Here’s how you can participate:

  • Click here to read the plan that the outdoor projects team drew up. It’s exciting to watch the progress that’s already being made!

  • We’re looking for some specific native plants to add to our outdoor spaces. Click here to see the list.

  • Once you’ve looked at the list of native plants, check your garden to see if you have some you could donate.

    If you do, let us know at cpu.opteam@gmail.com so we can coordinate their delivery (we are using the left garden in the courtyard as a “mother bed”).

  • As the projects progress, there will be new tasks that will need to be done. Have a look at current openings to see what could work for you.

    Then sign up here and we’ll be in touch with more details. Check back regularly because the tasks will change. Thank you!

  • We’re grateful to the funders of these outdoor projects: the Erskine American Mountainside Foundation through the Nakonha:ka Regional Council and the New Horizons for Seniors Program through the federal government. description

    Along with the people power of our community, this funding is making so many opportunities possible to create useful outdoor spaces based on Indigenous wisdom—together!

Red wheelbarrow filled with soil, plants, and weeds, placed on grass and surrounded by green foliage.

Follow the progress —and be inspired!

A forklift moving dirt next to stacks of rolled sod in a backyard with trees and a house in the background.
Stacks of rolled sod and grass patches stored outdoors on pallets, with trees and a wooden fence in the background.
Rolled grass patches stacked along a dirt path in a wooded area, with a man walking and pulling a red cart in the background.
A man pushing a small red handtruck filled with dirt or gravel in a backyard with a dirt ground, a chain-link fence, trees, and a patio with a blue canopy in the background.
People laying sod in a backyard garden with trees and a dirt path.
Lawn being reinstalled on a backyard hill, with newly laid sod and areas of exposed soil, next to a house and a fence in the background.
Backyard with a building on the left, some steps leading up to a small door, patches of grass, and trees on the right. The ground has been recently leveled or prepared for landscaping or new grass planting.
Backyard of a church building with freshly laid sod, trees, and construction work in progress.
Garden with sprinkler watering green grass next to a chain-link fence and bushes.
A backyard with green grass, a tall tree, and a chain-link fence. Sunlight creates shadows on the lawn. There are some garden hoses on the grass and a few blue and orange containers stacked on the right side.
A side yard of a house with a lush green lawn, tall trees providing shade, and a concrete walkway. The house has a light-colored exterior and several windows. Gardening tools and a small red wagon are visible along the yard.
Backyard with green grass, trees, a house with a white exterior, and a partly cloudy blue sky.
Concrete stairs leading down a grassy, slope yard with trees and a fence in the background.
Backyard with grass lawn, chain-link fence, trees, and a white house with green roof on a sunny day.
Backyard with freshly mowed grass, a small shed, stairs leading to a higher level, and a house with a green metal roof, shaded by trees.
Backyard with green grass, a fallen tree stump, and a house with small windows and a green roof. Shadows of trees are cast on the grass.
A backyard scene showing a grassy lawn, large trees on the left, a concrete pathway on the right, and a light-colored building with arched windows and a teal metal roof in the background. There are garden tools and a small red wagon near the building
Concrete stairs descending alongside a grassy lawn, with trees and utility poles in the background.
Small wooden shed with peeling paint, situated next to a house with a stucco exterior, on a gravel and concrete surface, with trees and a wooden fence in the background.
A yard with a grassy area, partially watered, next to a concrete and gravel driveway, with a building on the right and trees in the background.
Backyard scene with a large tree on the left, a grassy lawn, and a light green building with multiple windows on the right. The sky is blue with some clouds.
A backyard with green grass, trees, chain-link fence, and power lines, under a blue sky with clouds.
Lush green grass on a hillside with a fence and trees in the background.
Close-up view of green grass blades in a field with blurred background of trees and sunlight.
Green backyard with a grassy lawn, tree stump on the left, chain-link fence on the left, and a white building with two small windows and some exterior wiring on the right, with trees in the background.
A backyard with a green lawn, a gravel and concrete pathway, a fence, and a gray building with windows and a gutter. A garden sprinkler is watering the grass.
A raised garden bed with young plants and a bamboo teepee框 structure in a backyard with two windows on an exterior wall.
Garden bed with young bean plants and a bamboo tomato cage, with a bushy plant in a wooden planter in the background.
A wooden raised garden bed with green climbing plants supported by a teepee trellis made of wooden sticks, in a backyard with grass and trees.
Side yard with a concrete path, green grass, trees, and an old gray building with small windows and a green metal roof.
Backyard with green grassy lawn, concrete steps leading to a shed, trees on the right, and a gray building with a green roof on the left.
A backyard with lush green grass and a tree stump, enclosed by a fence, with part of a house with white and dark gray walls, windows, and outdoor lighting.