The ministry and Forests Ontario are now in consultation about how to shut the 50 Million Tree Program down with minimal disruption. The agency is a week away from starting tree-planting for the spring season. Commitments have been made to landowners by conservation authorities, stewardships, First Nations, municipalities and forestry consultants.
The Petawawa Research Forest marks its 100-year anniversary this year. Canada’s oldest continuously-operating research forest holds clues on how climate change will affect forests in the century to come.
Did you know that the dress you’re wearing, or the jacket you’re rocking, or the new polo you’re sporting might be destroying orangutan habitats in Indonesia? In this National Observer video below, Michael Ruffolo takes the shirt off rayon.
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and emissions projections.