Saturday, October 24 was the International Day of Climate Action. A global initiative spearheaded by 350.org, and supported by numerous organizations and tens of millions of individuals, the International Day of Climate Action brought attention to world leaders for the need to reduce – and sustain – atmospheric carbon dioxide to no more than 350 ppm. In the Greater Toronto Area, A Rocha Canada partnered with the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust and 24 community volunteers to plant 156 native shrubs and trees – and enjoy spicy hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies and chilli – near Uxbridge, Ontario. Although trees emit carbon when they eventually die, they are essential for sequestering carbon from the air and for re-naturalizing the provincially significant and protected Oak Ridges Moraine. If you live in the Toronto area but missed this planting, don’t worry; there’ll be more to come, including other community stewardship and 350.org-linked events in 2010.