/CNW/ - Forests Ontario and its partners planted approximately 2.5 million trees across the province this season as part of its 50 Million Tree Program. This.
Forests Ontario and its partners have planted 2.5 million native tree seedlings across the province this season, including over 50,000 in Essex County.
The city's parks and forestry staff will ask council next week to approve a plan that could add as many as 250,000 trees over the next 10 years. One of the goals is to bring in more native species to make the city's tree canopy less vulnerable to climate change.