Tree Planting
Support Native Tree Planting in the Frontenac Arch
The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network is collaborating with Tree Canada to plant native trees in high-priority areas within the UNESCO Biosphere Region. Private landowners can help reduce wildlife habitat fragmentation by expanding ecological corridors and increasing biodiversity on their property through this subsidized planting program!
By planting native trees and shrubs, landowners can help to:
- Support local biodiversity
- Improve wildlife habitat
- Enhance climate resilience
- Protect soil and water quality
- Leave a lasting legacy for future generations
If you own property between Charleston Lake Provincial Park and the Thousand Islands, and have at least 1 hectare (2.5 acres) available for new trees, you may be eligible. Complete our short landowner information form and a FABN representative will be in touch.u may be eligibl
What are Ecological Corridors?
Ecological corridors – sometimes referred to as wildlife corridors, animal movement pathways or ecological linkages and connections – are managed or natural areas that connect fragmented habitats. They allow for safe migration and movement of species between different habitats, supporting both individuals within populations as well as the migration of genes between populations of species – ensuring long-term population health. Ecological corridors can take various forms, including vegetated areas along rivers and streams, treelines between agricultural lands and greenbridges and overpasses.
Ecological corridors are important for species survival, as they reduce the negative effects of habitat fragmentation caused by human development, roads, and urbanization. They can also help species adapt to climate change, connect various habitats needed for species migration, support other ecosystem services – such as water filtration and provision of clean air, support human-wildlife coexistence and support ecological connectivity between protected and conserved areas.
Native Tree Nurseries & Planting Programs
- Cataraqui Conservation Afforestation Program
- Maple Leaves Forever
- Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust (spring tree & plant sale)
- Friends of Mac Johnson (native tree nursery spring/fall sale)
- Friends of Lemoine Point (native plant nursery spring sale)
- Pineneedle Farms
- Ferguson Tree Nursery
- Natural Themes Nursery
Land Management Programs, Funding and Resources
- Ontario Woodlot Association
- Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
- Environmental Farm Plan
- Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (requires at least 4 hectares or 9.88 acres of forest on one property)
- Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (for provincially important natural areas, as identified by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
- Federal Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Looking for more information?
Contact our Conservation Project Manager, Christine Grossutti, at christine@fabn.ca.
The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network acknowledges that the Ecological Corridors Project was supported and made publicly available through generous funding by the Government of Canada / Parks Canada.
Le Réseau de biosphère de l’Arche de Frontenac reconnaît que le projet de corridors écologiques est soutenu et rendu public grâce au généreux financement du gouvernement du Canada et de Parcs Canada.
