The Grand River Conservation Authority reports that 187,200 trees were planted this spring, an increase from last year.
Of those, 122,500 were planted on private land in 110 projects undertaken through the GRCA’s Rural Water Quality Program.
The program helps landowners create custom tree-planting plans and also helps them find funding to assist with project costs.
Through online sales and the annual May tree sale,
44,000 trees were sold to 156 customers. The GRCA
also engaged the public in 15 planting events at
which 20,700 trees were planted.
The general trend is toward smaller planting
projects, because most of the large tracts of land
within the watershed have already been planted.
In 2017, the GRCA was the winner of the Green
Leaf Challenge in the small organization category.
Last year, 88,867 trees were planted through the
GRCA.
The Green Leaf Challenge was set up for
Canada 150 by the province and Forests Ontario to
encourage planting across Ontario.
