NVK Nurseries is one of Canada’s largest wholesale nurseries serving customers throughout Canada and several Northeastern U.S. states. We operate in the West Flamborough area of Southern Ontario on over 1000 acres and employ more than 200 employees. An additional 250 acres are under contract production in the local area. We offer more than 4,000 varieties of high-quality trees, shrubs,… READ MORE »Nursery Spotlight: NVK Nurseries
We Don’t Just Plant Trees – We Grow Forests by Rob Keen, Registered Professional Forester, CEO of Forests Ontario and Forest Recovery Canada Published Sept. 21, 2022 Having planted millions of trees across Canada and created tens of thousands of hectares of new forest cover, Forests Ontario is on a mission to combat climate change. Since 2004, Forests Ontario and… READ MORE »National Post features Forests Ontario article by Rob Keen
Fall has traditionally been a special time for many given the start of school and the cooler weather that brings out our cosy fall sweaters. It’s a time to make comforting soups and warm drinks, and sit by a fire. It is not to say that summer is pretty spectacular especially since it seems to one of our shortest seasons, but at… READ MORE »Fall Update from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen
A Summer message from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen Have you ever thought about how our beautiful roadside Native Maple trees came to be? In the 1870s, the Ontario Government, through local municipalities, provided an incentive to farmers if they planted roadsides with trees from their woodlots. The majority of trees planted were Native Maples. This gave rise to… READ MORE »Celebrating Maple Trees in Ontario this Summer!
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
John Cary worked with Maple Leaves Forever as CEO for over 6 years (2008 – 2014). John coordinated MLF’s fledgling rebate program, assessed rebate applications, liaised with nurseries, and provided valuable insight and information about tree care, planting and species to our team, followers and applicants. John died on January 20, 2022 at the age of 79, after several years… READ MORE »In Memory of John Cary, RPF
