Perth County is open for applications for its Stewardship Program Spring 2027.
Past experience indicates the money will soon be snapped up.
The grant program "supports local landowners and community groups in enhancing the natural environment through projects focused on planting windbreaks, block plantings, forest restoration, forest health assessments, and community tree sale events," said a posting on the county website.
Since 2024, the Stewardship Program has had 99 project applications, planted 28,429 trees, and 43 kilometers of windbreaks across Perth County. The 2027 program offers four grant streams:
· Forest Management: supporting management strategies for woodlots and woodlands.
· Living Snow Fence: supporting rural landowners planting trees along roads to make a windbreak.
· Landowner Tree Planting.
· Community Tree Planting: supporting non-profit community groups that plant trees on public lands.
