Download Guidelines

You may know of more than one tree that you would like to nominate. Please follow these guidelines for each submission.

Contest Guidelines

Any tree within the City of Peterborough is eligible for entry in the Treasured Tree Hunt.

  1. You can enter:
    a) a specific tree
    b) a short story about a tree in Peterborough (1 to 10 pages)
    c) a photograph of a tree or group of trees in Peterborough
  2. What can qualify as an entry? Big trees, unusual trees, trees with special memories, wildlife-friendly trees, trees with beautiful shapes, kid-friendly trees – anything that makes your tree a “treasure” to you can be nominated.
  3. Enter as much information as you can on the entry form (don’t worry if you don’t know the species or height of the tree – our tree experts can tell you).
  4. Describe exactly where the tree is. If you are not the owner of the tree, do you know who owns the property? A tree in a public park doesn’t need an owner’s signature, but try to get the signature of the private property owner if possible, which will give our experts permission to visit, measure and evaluate the tree.
  5. You may submit more than one entry. If the same tree is nominated more than once, the first entry received at the Peterborough Green-Up office will be the only entry eligible for a prize.

Submitting a nomination

  1. Entry forms can be downloaded or picked up from the Peterborough Green-Up office at 378 Aylmer St. N., Unit 4.
  2. Clearly select whether you are entering a tree, a photograph, or a story in the Treasured Tree Hunt.
  3. Fill in as much information as you can on the nomination form.
  4. Submit your entry form on-line by emailing it to info@treasuredtreehunt.com
  5. or deliver or mail to: Peterborough Green-Up, 378 Aylmer St. N., Unit 4, Peterborough, ON K9H 3V8

*** NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009 ***

Winners

  1. Experts will visit and evaluate each nominated tree, and review all stories and photographs during July and August.
  2. Winners will be announced at a special awards gala during National Forest Week (September 21 to 25, 2009). Everyone who submits an entry will be invited to attend.
  3. No fewer than three, and no more than ten winners will be announced. Winning categories will be chosen by the judges, based on the entries received. All nominated trees will be marked on a special “Honour Roll of Trees” map, to be displayed at City Hall.

© 2009 Peterborough's Treasured Tree Hunt

Organized by PACAC and Our Urban Forest, Peterborough Green-Up