A fall message from MLF Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen What a warm September it has been! While fall colours are progressing well, it has been interesting to see the difference in timing amongst the regions and specific trees. For example, this particular roadside red maple growing near Huntsville Ontario was in full fall colour on September 4! The main… READ MORE »Check Fall Colour Reports to optimize your “leaf peeping”
In our spring 2024 newsletter, Caitlin Ayling, Horticultural Consultant with Maple Leaves Forever, wrote an article about growing native maple from seed. As it turns out, native red maples throughout Muskoka and Haliburton were heavily laden with flowers this spring, so I thought I would monitor them and provide a photographic journey from flower to seed production! As noted by… READ MORE »Following Red Maple in Photos
Maple Leaves Forever is proud to sponsor Ontario Envirothon, an annual initiative that provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems. Maple Leaves Forever is proud to sponsor Ontario Envirothon, an annual initiative that provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems. The theme of this year’s activities was Biodiversity in a Changing… READ MORE »2024 Ontario Envirothon Update
Mulmur’s Enewsletter, “Mulmur Matters”, acknowledged our founder Ken and the important work of Maple Leaves Forever, in their recent Newsletter! Here’s the article – you can read the complete Newsletter and subscribe HERE. Celebrating Success: The Impact of Our Tree Program A big thank you to all who participated in our Tree Program! Together, with the support of our community… READ MORE »Mulmur Matters recognizes Ken Jewett
Maple Leaves Forever’s Horticultural Consultant, Caitlin Ayling, has prepared a comprehensive guide to growing maple trees from seed. Follow this guide, starting with deciding on the type of tree, recognizing its’ seed, collecting, stratifying and sowing the seed to increase the chances your tree will survive and thrive. An excerpt is provided below, but you can read the whole article here… READ MORE »New Resource: Grow your own maple tree… from seed!
A Spring Update from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen One of the quintessentially Canadian sign of spring’s arrival is seeing maple sap dripping into pails or tubing systems across the range of maples in Ontario and eastern Canada. This year syrup producers reported one of the earliest starts on record. Maple trees are usually tapped between mid-February to mid-March, when… READ MORE »Celebrate Spring in Canada with Backyard Maple Tapping
Ken Jewett, founder of MLF, and Deb Pella Keen, Executive Director, MLF participated in the Spring Ahead! National Tree Seed Centre and Tree Nursery Technical Update on March 21, 2024. Over 250 participants from around the world discussed how to ensure high-quality seed and stock are available for tree planting efforts across Canada. Deb, as one of the webinar panelists,… READ MORE »MLF Participates in “Spring Ahead!” Webinar about Tree Seed and Tree Nurseries
Maple Leaves Forever is proud to sponsor Ontario Envirothon, an annual initiative that provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems. Team-based activities are designed to develop critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills. The program challenges students to showcase their environmental knowledge for a chance advance to the provincial competition. The theme of… READ MORE »Ontario Envirothon 2024
Congratulations to long-time MLF Board member Rob Keen on receiving the distinguished Forests Ontario Award recognizing his decades of leadership in forest conservation and education! An honour well-deserved. More from Forests Ontario: The Forests Ontario Award | Rob Keen: The Forests Ontario Award is presented to individuals for outstanding achievements in, and contributions to, the field of forestry education in… READ MORE »Rob Keen honoured with Forests Ontario Award
by Deb Pella Keen, Executive Director Sugar Maple seeds or samaras have been flying everywhere this fall. Also affectionately known as helicopters, maple ‘copters, whirlybirds, twisters or whirligigs – you may have been wondering, why the huge flurry of activity this fall? Heavy seed crop years, when most parent trees produce seed, are responsible for most of our healthy, genetically… READ MORE »A “Mast Year” for Sugar Maple Seeds
