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2018 Landscape Ontario Congress Wrap Up

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Maple Leaves Forever joined other green industry professionals attending the 45th annual Landscape Ontario Congress at the Toronto Conference Centre in Toronto January 9th to 11th, 2018.  This is recognized as one of North America’s top-rated shows for the landscape and horticultural trades. With near record attendance of 13,000 visitors and over 600 exhibitors, the Congress provided a great opportunity… READ MORE »2018 Landscape Ontario Congress Wrap Up

MLF participated in 2018 Forests Ontario Conference

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Maple Leaves Forever participated in the 2018  Forests Ontario Conference at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston on February 9th. More than 400 people attended the event. Climate change and its “ripple effect” on the environment and society was the focus of the conference. Throughout the day, speakers addressed the potential impact of Climate Change on Canada’s forests and the ripple… READ MORE »MLF participated in 2018 Forests Ontario Conference

MLF Founder Ken Jewett receives White Pine Award from HWOA

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Maple Leaves Forever participated in the Huronia Woodlot Owners Association’s annual meeting held in Elmvale on November 18th. Past-president of the Association, Bruce Keeling welcomed and introduced Ken Jewett to the members, giving them a short biography of Ken’s business experience and the origins of Maple Leaves Forever. The Association has planted 18,000 Native Maples since it was formalized in… READ MORE »MLF Founder Ken Jewett receives White Pine Award from HWOA

Trees in the Glebe Project: 181 new trees for Canada 150!

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Excerpted from article published October 12, 2017 in Glebe Report. Link to original article by Jennifer Humphries For Canada’s 150th birthday, the Glebe Community Association (GCA), in partnership with Ecology Ottawa, has urged residents to get planting. Our target was 150 Glebe trees planted this year. We are thrilled to announce that we have surpassed our goal, tallying 181 new… READ MORE »Trees in the Glebe Project: 181 new trees for Canada 150!

MLF supports Canada 150 tree planting at Clearwater Farm

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On October 28th, Ken Jewett and Maple Leaves Forever travelled to the York Region to participated in an event at the Clearwater Farm in Georgina, on the edge of Lake Simcoe. The Farm is a community-based social enterprise that provides educational opportunities, demonstrates the wise use of water  and field-to-fork organic farming principles. It is the flagship of the Ontario… READ MORE »MLF supports Canada 150 tree planting at Clearwater Farm

The Iconic maple: Canada’s tree

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Published October 12, 2017 in Glebe Report. Link to original article by Jennifer Humphries Only 10 of the 150 species of maple trees worldwide are native to Canada. So what is it about the maple that makes it quintessentially Canadian? I spoke with Ken Jewett, founder of Maple Leaves Forever (MLF), a charitable foundation that advocates and supports the planting… READ MORE »The Iconic maple: Canada’s tree

Apply Now for Fall Planting Rebates

APPLY FOR OUR 25% THANK YOU REBATE FOR FALL MAPLE PLANTING If you are considering planting maples this fall, visit our Nursery Partners page to find a list of nurseries that supply Native Maple trees to the Maple Leaves Forever program. Visit or contact the nursery to confirm the availability of Native Maples for your tree planting plans. You may… READ MORE »Apply Now for Fall Planting Rebates

Revisiting the “Comfort Maple”

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While visiting several of our nursery partners last week, Maple Leaves Forever stopped in Pelham to visit an “old friend”. The Comfort Maple lives in a small parkette that can be found just off Metler Rd in Pelham. It grows on a small part of the land purchased by the Comfort family in 1816 and much later entrusted to the… READ MORE »Revisiting the “Comfort Maple”

MLF supports WWF Canada Kids’ Run for Nature

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Maple Leaves Forever supported the World Wildlife Fund’s annual “Kids’ Run for Nature” this past June, by donating mini maple saplings for participants to take home and plant. We recently received this note from WWF Canada. “This June you helped us bring the 3rd annual Kids’ Run for Nature to 8 parks in 6 cities across 2 provinces. We engaged… READ MORE »MLF supports WWF Canada Kids’ Run for Nature

MLF donates a “Thank you Maple” to Barrie Rotary Club

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On April 20th, the Barrie Rotary Club presented Maple Leaves Forever and its founder Ken Jewett with the Charlie Wilson Environmental Award  for 2017 in recognition of their contribution to the environment. During his recent Thank You address to the Barrie Rotarians, Ken donated a Native Sugar Maple tree to the chapter, with the request that it be planted in the… READ MORE »MLF donates a “Thank you Maple” to Barrie Rotary Club