Welcome from Trees Ontario

Welcome to Trees Ontario. We are a not-for-profit organization committed to the re-greening of Ontario through tree planting efforts on rural lands and in urban areas. You may be interested to know that in the 1980s, planting levels were approximately 20 million trees each year in southern Ontario. That number declined in the 1990s, primarily because of government cutbacks, to about 2 million trees per year.

Our objective is to help our tree planting partners move that number back up to the levels required.

Trees Ontario promotes scientifically-based tree planting and forestry practices. We provide financial and practical assistance to Ontario landowners who plant trees on their property, and we draw on the expertise of our partners to ensure that the tree planting initiatives we support benefit the health of the entire forest ecosystem, matching the appropriate species to the local planting site conditions.

Trees Ontario works with various partners from across the province, and is supported by generous donations from the government and others. Recently the Ontario government provided Trees Ontario with much-needed new funding support. In order to truly do our job and ensure appropriate numbers of new trees, we require ongoing support from others as well.

Whether you are a landowner, a supporter of tree planting or a potential donor or sponsor, we encourage you to get involved.

And we hope you enjoy visiting and using this site.

John R Cary, Founding Chair

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