Every year, Canadians face the challenges of climate change in our communities. The Government of Canada supports tree planting because taking care of our forests and environment is an important part of fighting climate change. With the help of local communities, groups and volunteers, tree-planting efforts are made possible; this is where Let's Tree Wilmot and their vibrant volunteers have played a huge part.
Today, Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a contribution of over $163,000 to the Wilmot Horticultural Society while joining in the group's tree-planting activity.
The Wilmot Horticultural Society, through their Let's Tree Wilmot initiative, will be planting 2,600 trees on 3.9 hectares of public land over the course of one year. To prepare for planting, they are developing training for township staff, volunteers and the general public on proper tree care techniques. Public education efforts, including workshops, public talks and locally produced videos, will encourage local property owners to grow more native trees on their property while also equipping them to care for their trees properly.
Let's Tree Wilmot is also developing a small-scale nursery, which will contribute to their plans for planting larger tracts of land in the future.
The Government of Canada contributed to this project through the 2 Billion Trees program (2BT), which supports tree-planting projects with the aim of planting two billion trees over 10 years to advance the nature-based solutions needed to get to net-zero emissions by 2050.
