Beaver Staff
Landowners wanting to learn more about Ontario’s 50 Million Tree program can tune in to a special online presentation on Jan. 11 hosted by the Friends of the Napanee River and Friends of the Salmon River.
Planting trees is valuable for wildlife, watersheds and communities. To find out more about large-scale tree planting programs, join this online webinar – Tree Planting with the 50 Million Tree Program – on Jan. 11 at 7 pm.
The 50 Million Tree Program was inspired by global efforts to plant billions of trees worldwide each year. Forests Ontario has planted more than 34 million trees through the program, producing over 17,000 hectares of new forest. (Visit forestsontario.ca.)
Jim Hendry, a field advisor for Forests Ontario in Eastern Ontario and a registered professional forester, will outline the 50 Million Tree Program, Forests Ontario’s accomplishments, and how to get into the program. He will also address their education and outreach programs.
Steve Pitt, a local forestry consultant working with Forests Ontario, will describe his tree planting work in our area.
This program is ideal for landowners who wish to improve wildlife habitat, connect forests to create larger natural corridors, create recreational opportunities, or leave a legacy for future generations. Landowners with the space to plant a minimum of 500 trees (about 0.5 hectares) may qualify for the program.
This is the third event in the online Winter Speaker Series co-hosted by Friends of the Salmon River and Friends of the Napanee River. To register at no charge, visit www.friendsofsalmonriver.ca or contact susan@moorepartners.ca
Forests Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program is a tree-planting program supported by the Government of Canada, corporate sponsors and donors. It increases forest cover by making tree planting easier and more affordable for property owners and municipalities. Property owners that have participated in the program were able to increase the value of their land, improve the quality of their soil, increase wildlife habitat, enhance recreational opportunities, improve the health of their local environment and leave a lasting legacy.
For more info, visit: forestsontario.ca/en/program/50-million-tree-program