This Toronto park is home to the first of what will soon be two billion trees
Toronto, already dubbed a city within a park, is about to get a whole lot greener.
Rouge National Urban Park, the largest urban park in North America known for its offerings of trails through Carolinian forest, is getting 26,000 new trees this spring.
The planting of these trees come as part of a wetland and riparian restoration project with Forests Ontario, Parks Canada, and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) – and will be the first of many.
There are plans for two billion more across Canada over the next decade with the 2 Billion Trees program that was announced back in 2019 amid plenty of climate protests throughout the country.
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An estimated cumulative total of 34 million trees will have been planted across the province when this year’s season wraps up in a few weeks.
And local efforts since 2008 across SDG have been a strong contributor to the Ontario goals.
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Those close to the program on May 12 confirmed some of the impressive numbers, including 70,000 trees currently being planted across SDG through Forests Ontario’s long-term and ongoing 50 Million Tree Program.
The estimated total number of trees being planted in Ontario is 2.8 million – and it’s a time-sensitive effort.
/CNW/ - Forests Ontario, with Parks Canada and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is planting the first trees to take root under the federal.
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More than 45,000 trees are taking root in the Sudbury area this spring through an initiative that gives landowners an incentive to green their properties.
The seedlings going into the ground locally are part of an overall 2.8 million adding coniferous cover to Ontario acreages through the 50 Million Tree Program, offered through Forests Ontario.
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The not-for-profit organization is dedicated to regreening the province through the support of planting, forest restoration, stewardship, education and awareness.
The 50 MTP program provides financial and technical assistance to landowners who wish to plant a minimum of 500 trees on their property, with funding support provided from the federal government, corporate sponsors and donors.
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For 30 years, it didn’t matter if it was blackfly season, raining or snowing, “I always loved wildlife and the outdoors.”
Naylor, known to his compatriots as ‘Doc Hawk’ for his work identifying and helping preserve and protect the red-shouldered hawk, retired about a year ago.
He was recently presented the Forests Ontario Award for the work he did protecting the forests and wildlife in northeastern Ontario and around the province.
“For me, this is the icing on the cake of an enjoyable career,” Naylor says.