The Ontario government is investing $2.1 million in tree planting through Forests Ontario. The one-year investment will support tree planting through Forests Ontario’s tree planting programs. Forests Ontario has planted more than 41 million trees to date, resulting in 20,500 hectares of new forest created across more than 8,300 project sites.
“Private land tree planting contributes to significant employment levels in the Ottawa Valley,” Dean Felhaber, President, Ben Hokum and Son Limited, says. “Over 250 direct jobs in our sawmill and woodland operations are attributable to these plantations. Provincial government support of private land tree planting is incredibly important to maintaining and growing employment levels in this region.”
This announcement from the Ontario government follows news from November that Forests Ontario has partnered with the Government of Canada’s 2 Billion Trees program to plant 7.2 million trees over three years.
Forests Ontario is a not-for-profit organization focused on tree planting, forest stewardship, forest education and awareness.
