We’re proud to announce that Maple Leaves Forever supported the planting of 623 Native Canadian maple trees this past Spring, bringing our total number of maples sponsored to 133,443 over the past two decades! That’s equivalent to 1228 kms (763 miles) of maple lined Ontario roadside, more than the driving distance from Thunder Bay to Parry Sound! We were pleased… READ MORE »Spring Planting Rebate Update
Maple Leaves Forever is pleased to add the NVCA to our Community Honour Roll which lists municipalities and planting agencies that have committed to putting Native Maples first! The NVCA passed a motion on April 23, 2023 to support MLF’s request to plant native maples when maple trees are called for. From the Meeting Minutes: 12.2.5. Staff Report No. 17-04-23-BOD from Doug… READ MORE »Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority commits to planting Native Maples
Maple Leaves Forever is pleased to add Collingwood to our Community Honour Roll listing municipalities and planting agencies that have committed to planting Native Maple trees. As reported in Collingwood Today on April 25, 2023: “While brandishing a bottle of Canadian maple syrup, Coun. Christopher Baines pleaded with councillors during their regular meeting this week to vote in favour of… READ MORE »Collingwood joins the MLF Community Honour Roll
Pine Corner Tree Farm is one of Maple Leaves Forever’s most referring nurseries, with over 20 maple tree rebate referrals in the last three years Jack and Diana Vos have been the proud owners of Pine Corner for 34 years and counting. In 1989, they moved to Moorefield with four young children and purchased the farm which then had only… READ MORE »Nursery Spotlight: Pine Corner Tree Farm
A Spring message from MLF’s Executive Director Deb Pella Keen, from our Spring E-News. Read and Subscribe to MLF Enews here! Native Maple trees figure prominently in the passage of winter to spring in Ontario and other parts of Canada. It is when the season transitions to cooler nights and warmer days and maple sap starts flowing through sugar bushes… READ MORE »Maples herald sweet spring
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 »Sponsoring Ontario Envirothon 2023
MLF Founder Ken Jewett was honoured with Forests Ontario’s Susan Wiecek Forestry Education Award at the 2023 Forests Ontario Conference in Alliston, Ontario on Friday, February 17th, 2023! The award is presented to an individual or organization which has made outstanding contributions to forest education. Well deserved congratulations, Ken!
Deb, Mary and Caitlin of the MLF Team attended the 50th Annual Landscape Ontario Congress in January. It was such a pleasure to connect with some of our nursery partners in person for the first time in years! Pictured below (Clockwise from top left): Visiting with Pineneedle Farms’ Paul Richardson; Alex Verbinnen; Nick Winkelmolen; Uxbridge Nurseries; Sloan’s Travis Van Middelkoop;… READ MORE »Connecting with our Nursery Partners at LO Congress
Forests Ontario’s seasonal magazine OUR FOREST featured an article about Maple Leaves Forever and founder Ken Jewett in the Fall issue. Below is an excerpt. The full article can be read for free on the Forests Ontario website: forestsontario.ca/en/article/our-forest-magazine-volume-62-number-4 (page 12) The Long Road: Maple Leaves Forever continues Ontario’s rich history of planting trees along its thoroughfares BY PETER KUITENBROUWER… READ MORE »MLF featured in Our Forest magazine: “The Long Road”
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