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Ken Jewett and Deb Pella Keen at the 2025 Ontario Envirothon, May 25-28 at University of Waterloo.

Post-Ice Storm Tree Care & Ontario Evirothon: Summer Update from Deb Pella Keen

A Summer Message from Deb Pella Keen, MLF Executive Director Our spring newsletter was delivered to your inbox while a major ice storm was being experienced across south-central Ontario and into Quebec. The March 29-30 ice storm had accumulations of up to 30 mm and was immediately followed by northwest winds gusting to 50 km/hr, which also helped contribute to the damage… READ MORE »Post-Ice Storm Tree Care & Ontario Evirothon: Summer Update from Deb Pella Keen

Wood Ash for Maples: Turning a Household By-Product into Forest Restoration

By Kaylen Foley, M.Sc. For many landowners and foresters, sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is more than just a tree, it’s a cultural symbol, a keystone species, and an anchor of forest health in Ontario. But decades of acid rain, poor soil recovery, and nutrient loss have left many sugar maple stands stressed and struggling. Trees on thin, base-poor soils are… READ MORE »Wood Ash for Maples: Turning a Household By-Product into Forest Restoration

Ontario Envirothon 2025

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.  Throughout the 2025 competition season, students have showcased their knowledge of Ontario Envirothon’s four core topics – forestry, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems – along with this year’s current topic “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest… READ MORE »Ontario Envirothon 2025

Spring update from Deb Pella Keen, MLF Executive Director

We hope you are managing this roller coaster transition from winter to spring!  While this is somewhat normal for this time of year – here in Central Ontario, we have seen lows of -20oC and highs of +18oC within days of each other! On top of that, a significant ice storm event this past weekend affected a region of southern Ontario… READ MORE »Spring update from Deb Pella Keen, MLF Executive Director

Spotlight on Ferguson Tree Nursery: Growing Roots in Kemptville, Ontario

Nestled in the heart of Kemptville, Ontario, we’re proud to share our story with you. Whether you’re a longtime customer or new to our nursery, we want to give you a glimpse into the growth and evolution of our business, as well as some insights into our work and our passion for native trees and plants. When did your tree… READ MORE »Spotlight on Ferguson Tree Nursery: Growing Roots in Kemptville, Ontario

Ontario Envirothon Update: Spring 2025

Maples Leaves Forever is proud to be lead sponsor of Ontario Envirothon – a unique, environmentally-themed academic competition that immerses students in hands-on learning and discovery. Through this program, Forests Canada offers budding environmental leaders a chance to explore education and career paths in the natural sciences and network with potential mentors. The theme for this year’s Envirothon is “Roots… READ MORE »Ontario Envirothon Update: Spring 2025

Forests Canada Conference 2025

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Caitlin Ayling, Maple Leaves Forever’s Horticultural Consultant, attended the Forests Canada’s 2025 annual conference in Toronto, Ontario in February. At the conference she was delighted to meet some of the staff of Forests Canada whom we partner on various initiatives such as Envirothon and tree planting.  There was much to take in during the conference, beginning with discussions around forest… READ MORE »Forests Canada Conference 2025

Landscape Ontario Congress 2025

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Members of the Maple Leaves Forever team attended the Landscape Ontario Congress Tradeshow in January. Mary and Deb were pleased to connect with several of our nursery partners at the show, including (clockwise from top left) Somerville Nurseries, Uxbridge Nurseries, Verbinnen’s Nursery, Winkelmolen Nursery, Pineneedle Farms and NVK Nurseries! Part of the MLF Spring 2025 ENewsletter – Subscribe for quarterly news right to… READ MORE »Landscape Ontario Congress 2025

Township of Southgate joins the MLF Honour Roll

At their Dec 18 Meeting, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Southgate voted to accept the following motion, resolving to “plant native Canadian Maples whereverer a maple tree is called for”. Here is their motion in full! “Whereas many Native Maple trees that were planted in the late 19th century in return for government incentive are degrading… READ MORE »Township of Southgate joins the MLF Honour Roll

LO Congress January 7 – 9, 2025

Maple Leaves Forever team members Deb Pella Keen (Executive Director) and Mary Bella (Marketing Manager) will be attending LO Congress in January! We look forward to connecting with current and potential nursery partners, and discussing ways we can support and encourage the planting of more native maple trees across Ontario. See you there! Below are some photos from our last… READ MORE »LO Congress January 7 – 9, 2025