Trees Ontario has announced the launch of a new training program to
address a severe knowledge-transfer gap threatening Ontario’s afforestation
sector. Thanks to a $112 000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an
agency of the Government of Ontario, and support from RBC Foundation,
Trees Ontario will work collaboratively on the Program for Local Afforestation
Network Training (PLANT), an innovative mentorship-based training model
aimed at students in post-secondary forestry programs. “Restoration and conservation of our natural ecosystems through tree planting efforts are important strategies for enhancing biodiversity and reducing the impact and severity of climate change”,said the Hon. Michael Gravelle, MPP and Minister of Natural Resources. “PLANT, the training program initiated by Trees Ontario, will ensure that the provincehas anaccessible supplyof knowledgeable and skilled professionals to accommodate Ontario’s afforestation needs”.

Model forest, Adaptatation, Ontario