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 Hevenor, Chief Administrative Officer
Recommendation: Approved by Consent
Moved by: Mayor Janet Horner
Seconded by: Cllr. Nicole Cox
RESOLVED THAT: the NVCA recognizes the importance of the Native Maple tree, our arboreal emblem and we commit to always plant Native Maples whenever a maple is called for in any NVCA planting projects.

From the NVCA April 2023 Board Meeting Highlights:

NVCA to plant only Native Maple trees
NVCA’s Board of Directors supported staff to plant only Native Maple trees whenever a maple is called for in any NVCA planting projects. The maple family is a large group of trees and shrubs with only 6 species native to Ontario. There are three non-native, invasive maples that are present in the NVCA watershed: Amur Maple, Manitoba Maple, and Norway Maple. These maples have the potential to become serious invaders when they spread from planting sites into nearby natural habitats or urban areas.