Maple Leaves Forever is proud to present this series of posts detailing the history of roadside tree planting in Ontario, researched and written by Terry Schwan, R.P.F. The full essay will be released in its entirety in Fall 2021. Terry Schwan is a semi-retired forest consultant. Born in Hanover, he served as District Forester in Guelph for the Ministry of… READ MORE »The history of roadside tree planting in Ontario – Part 1
The Invasive Species Centre has a wealth of informative fact sheets and papers on their website at https://invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/invasive-species-resources/ We wanted to share these fact sheets about the Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar/LDD moth, formerly known as European Gypsy Moth) and management practices, since May and June are when we see those spongy moth caterpillars on maples and other trees. Species… READ MORE »Spring is Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) caterpillar season
MLF: When did you start working with Maple Leaves Forever, and what is your role? MB: I started working with Maple Leaves forever in the summer of 2020 to help administer the Thank You Rebate program part-time. MLF: Where are you located? MB: I work remotely out of my apartment in Toronto! MLF: Maple Leaves Forever has a team of… READ MORE »Get to know our staff – Madeleine Bray
A Spring Message from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen This spring’s cooler start is keeping maple syrup flowing through sugar bushes and keeping producers across Ontario happy. The colder nights and warmer days have created the perfect conditions for making maple syrup – welcome news following last spring’s unusually warm temperatures, which impacted overall production. This time of year… READ MORE »Sweet Spring – Maple tapping and syrup production
MLF: When did you start working with Maple Leaves Forever, and what is your role? AH: I started working with MLF partway through 2019, helping out with administering the Thank You Rebate program. I work remotely out of Guelph. MLF: Maple Leaves Forever has a team of part-time employees – most of us have other jobs. What other roles/jobs do… READ MORE »Get to know our Staff – Allison Hands
The Ontario Woodlot Association featured Maple Leaves Forever in their quarterly publication, the Woodlander, last month. Excerpt: “Ken Jewett, Ontario’s champion of the Canadian maple, celebrated his 90th birthday last month. His Birthday fell on National Tree Day in Canada, a happy coincidence considering Ken’s longstanding commitment to Canadian trees. Over 20 years ago, Ken realized that the distinctive Native… READ MORE »Ken Jewett and Maple Leaves Forever Celebrate 20 Years of Advocating for the Native Canadian Maple Tree
MLF: When did you start working with Maple Leaves Forever (MLF), and what is your role? MB: I have worked with MLF since January 2014, when I came on board to attend to the website and manage social media. It was pretty satisfying to come in and breathe some life into MLF’s online presence. In early 2020, our marketing lead… READ MORE »Get to know our staff – Mary Bella
Maple Leaves Forever’s Nursery Partner Program offers nurseries and customers a special incentive to sell, purchase and plant Native Canadian Maple Trees. We will promote your nursery as part of our program, and your customers can access our 25% Rebate on purchases of eligible maple trees (restrictions apply). View Rebate Details here. You can review our Nursery Partner Requirements here… READ MORE »Q&A for Potential Nursery Partners this week!
I hope this finds you well and enjoying some recharge time at the end of a unique and challenging year. At Maple Leaves Forever, 2020 was a very successful year as we continued to provide support to those programs that are important to our mandate. This year we supported the planting of almost 1400 Native Canadian maples along roadways and… READ MORE »Winter Update from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen
We are very excited to announce the newest addition to our Nursery Partnership Program: Rockwood Forest Nurseries! “Rockwood has been growing trees, shrubs, evergreens, perennials, annuals and supplying other ‘green’ products such as mulch, soil and aggregates/gravel for over 30 years. We are based in Cameron, Ontario (Kawartha Lakes near Lindsay, Ontario) which allows us to serve residential (condos, cottages,… READ MORE »Rockwood Forest Nurseries joins Maple Leaves Forever’s Partnership Program
