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Activities and Initiatives, 2010

Activities and Initiatives, 2009

Activities and Initiatives, 2008

Trees Ontario Attends Christmas Tree Presentation at Queen’s Park

Metro Ontario Inc. helps plant 48,000 trees across Ontario

Trees Ontario Sponsors Ontario Forestry Association’s Tree Bee Competition

Trees Ontario and Media Partner Sun Media/Canoe.ca Launch New In Honour Program

Trees Ontario Attends 2008 A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium

Ontario Landowners Becoming Green Leaders in Helping Ontario Reach 50 Million Tree Goal

Trees Ontario Attends an Evening with Dr. David Suzuki

Trees Ontario Meets and Greets Thousands at 2008 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Landowner Interest Grows as Fall Landowner Workshops Wrap Up

Trees Ontario Sponsors 2008 Premier’s Awards

In November, Mirage and its Ontario dealers partner up with Trees Ontario

Trees Ontario and Green Streets Funding Help City of Ottawa TREE program blossom to 50,000

Georgian College’s University Partnership Centre Celebrates 1000 Students with 1000 Trees

Trees Ontario and Green Streets Program Supports Windsor’s Community Greening Project

Adjala Central Public School raises money to plant trees

Trees Ontario, Sun Media and Canoe.ca celebrate new partnership by planting 100 trees

Metro Ontario Inc. commits to Trees Ontario

Introducing a Budding Eco-star

Sun Media, Canoe.ca Launch Partnership With Trees Ontario to Support Tree Planting

Landowner Workshop: Plant Trees to Fight Climate Change

Trees at Orillia Camp Funded by Trees Ontario

Wo-Built Joins Trees Ontario to Improve Air Quality

Superior Energy Program plants trees on client's behalf with Trees

Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation and Trees Ontario Work With Local Businesses to Plant Trees

Fall 2008 Soil Workshops Announced

Trees Ontario helps celebrate 100 years of the St. Williams Forestry Station

Trees Ontario Wraps Up Seed Workshop Series

Trees Ontario Recognizes Acuity Donation

Trees Ontario and Bentall Capital Partner in Rouge Park Planting

Minister Cansfield Joins Trees Ontario at Annual Tree Program Planning Workshop

Trees Ontario joins with Tree Canada in supporting urban forests programs in 5 municipalities across Ontario.

Tree Planting in the Lower Thames Conservation District Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal

Local Tree Planting in Prince Edward County Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal

Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time

Markham Tree Planting Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is challenging everyone in Ontario to help fight climate change by planting trees.

Local Tree Planting by the Northumberland Stewardship Council Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal

Local Tree Planting Contributes to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Goal

Trees Ontario and Local Partnership Plant Trees as Part of 50 Million Tree Program.

Trees Ontario Supports Green Up! Program

Youth Helping to Fight Climate Change

Trees Ontario Supports Landscaping Program and Green Space Development at Brampton High School

Trees Ontario Grows its Profile at 2nd Annual Green Living Show

Ontario Plants Trees and Celebrates Earth Day

Trees Ontario and Time Inc Canada Kick Off Earth Week with Luncheon

Trees Ontario and Friends of the Frink Celebrate Earth Day

Etobicoke Residents Help Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program

Former President Bill Clinton to speak at the Green Living Show

Trees for Mapleton Gets Trillium Funding

Visit Trees Ontario at the Green Living Show

Technical Workshops Wrap Up in Time for Spring Plant

Trees Ontario & ORMF Support Much Needed Seed Collection in the Province

New Trees for Etobicoke Park Contribute to Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program

Workshops Gain Popularity as Result of 50 Million Tree Program

Landowners attend tree planting workshop in Nottawasaga

Landowners attend tree planting workshop in Kingston area

Landowners attend tree planting workshop at the Ferguson Forest Centre

Trees Ontario Working with Local Field Advisors to Help Build MNR’s 50 Million Tree Program

MNR's 50 Million Tree Program Increases Workshop Attendance

Cobourg Shows its Interest in Tree Planting

Trees Ontario Joins Local MPPs Donna Cansfield and Laurel Broten at Government and Community Services Fair in Etobicoke

Public Interest in Tree Planting Growing Rapidly

More Public Interest in Tree Planting

Public Interest in Tree Planting

Trees Ontario Recognizes Theology Students for Efforts to Address Air Pollution and Plant More Trees

Trees Ontario Offers Workshops to Help Landowners Fight Climate Change

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ONTARIO PLANTS TREES AND CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

McGuinty Government Fights Climate Change

Ontario is celebrating Earth Day in Elgin County by planting trees with the Forests for Life program.

Forests for Life is an Ontario Stewardship program that provides hands-on learning for youth through community tree planting projects.

The Minister of Natural Resources Donna Cansfield was joined by students from East Elgin Secondary School, St. Joseph’s High School and Woodstock and District Developmental Services to plant trees at Elgin Community Nursery.

Tree planting is part of the government’s commitment to fight climate change. Ontario is planting more than 50 million trees by 2020 through two tree planting programs. Planting for the 50 Million Tree program and the Urban Tree Planting programs begins this spring.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is partnering with Trees Ontario to plant more than one million trees by June and an estimated two million trees in 2009. The ministry is also partnering with Evergreen to plant 100,000 trees in cities across the province by the end of 2009.

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“Tree planting is an essential tool in our fight against climate change,” said Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources. “By working together we can make Ontario an even healthier place to live now and for future generations.”

“Forests for Life provides youth with hands-on learning through tree planting projects. This helps make our communities healthier places to live,” said Jay Campbell, Honorary Chair, Forests for Life.

“This is the single largest tree planting commitment we have seen in Ontario in a long time,” said Michael Scott, President and CEO, Trees Ontario. “We are working with our partners to put 50 million thriving trees in the ground by 2020.”

“Evergreen works with hundreds of communities and schools across Ontario. By educating through direct participation such as planting a tree, people can see they are making a difference,” said Geoff Cape, Executive Director, Evergreen.

QUICK FACTS

  • Trees clean the air, provide shade, increase wildlife habitat, help prevent flooding, store carbon and fight the impact of climate change.
  • Planting 50 million trees will remove 3.8 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from atmosphere. That is equivalent to 172 million car trips from Toronto to Barrie.

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Plant a tree and help save the environment through the 50 Million Tree or the Urban Tree Planting programs.

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Below are pictures from the April 22 Earth Day event in Alymer, Ontario with Minister Cansfield, Trees Ontario, Ontario Stewardship, Evergreen, local stewardship councils and local high school students.