Maple Leaves Forever support is key to another successful Ontario Envirothon Program Year! As the 2022 Ontario Envirothon season comes to an end, Forests Ontario and our education partners reflect on yet another successful year. With 19 inspiring teams from communities across Ontario, we couldn’t have been more impressed with the enthusiasm, dedication and creativity displayed by all participants. This… READ MORE »MLF supports Ontario Envirothon 2022
Maple Leaves Forever is now offering a CASH INCENTIVE for sharing locations of rows of heritage Native Maples in your area! Calling all roadtrippers, geocachers and heritage tree lovers! We need your help! Maple Leaves Forever is putting together a heritage tour of 100+ year old maple plantings along roadsides, laneways and property boundaries in Ontario. We recently published an… READ MORE »Heritage Maple Scavenger Hunt
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. If you are interested in the “Ultimate To-Do List” of maple syrup festivals, events and sugar shack activities in Ontario – please visit todoontario.com/maple-festivals/. There are events happening across Ontario up until approximately the third… READ MORE »A Spring Message from our Executive Director Deb Pella Keen
Written and researched by Caitlin Ayling, MLF Nursery Liaison In early February, I had the privilege to speak at the Landscape Ontario’s annual Nursery Grower’s Short Course, on the topic of Ontario Seed. Although this may seem like a broad subject, I was specifically speaking to the challenges and opportunities surrounding the procurement of native tree seed as it relates… READ MORE »Tree Nursery Challenges – Sourcing Native Ontario Tree Seed, Why it’s important and how consumers can make a difference
This spring, high school students in communities across Ontario will take learning outdoors with the 2022 Ontario Envirothon! Maple Leaves Forever is proud to be a key supporter of the Ontario Envirothon program, a virtual interactive experience that encourages high-school students to learn about environmental science, natural systems, problem solving and teamwork – all while making a meaningful contribution to… READ MORE »MLF Supports 2022 Ontario Envirothon
The Founder of Maple Leaves Forever, Ken Jewett, has been honoured with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Museum of Nature. The award recognizes Ken for his life-long and outstanding dedication to promoting environmental education on the importance of the Native Canadian Maple through his foundation, Maple Leaves Forever. “Through our Nature Inspiration Awards, we recognize each year… READ MORE »MLF Founder Ken Jewett receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Museum of Nature
Maple Leaves Forever is proud to present the third in a series of posts detailing the history of roadside tree planting in Ontario, researched and written by Terry Schwan, R.P.F. The full essay is now available for download in PDF : DOWNLOAD NOW Changing Regimes and the Ontario Tree Planting Act of 1896. Following the death of Phipps in early 1894 the… READ MORE »The History of Roadside Tree Planting in Ontario – Part 3
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 Natural Resources… READ MORE »The History of Roadside Tree Planting in Ontario – Part 2
June has brought summer in full force. It prompts the question: “Have you watered your planted trees yet?” Newly planted trees can really benefit from a good deep watering at least once a week in this weather. We are pleased to announce a new partnership with One Bench One Tree, a grassroots project dedicated to expressing gratitude to front-line workers… READ MORE »A Summer Message from our Executive Director
MLF: When did you start working with MLF and what is your role? CA: I started working as the Nursery Liaison with Maple Leaves Forever in November 2020. In my short time with the organization, I’ve been able to connect with our Ontario nursery growers to ensure that the Native Maples being planted as part of our program are of… READ MORE »Get to know our staff: Caitlin Ayling
