Forests Canada

10/12/2026

This long weekend, we hope you take the opportunity to gather with your friends and loved ones, step outdoors, and soak in the crisp autumn air. Whether you are taking a scenic walk through a beautiful forest, admiring the vibrant colours of the changing leaves, or slowing down and enjoying a peaceful time out in your yard, you will be making memories surrounded by nature.

Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend! 🍂

10/09/2026

📣Calling all post-secondary students, recent graduates, and young professionals! 📣
Are you looking to chart a course into the forest sector?

Registration for our Student-Employer Engagement Day (SEED) is open!

This virtual event will connect the emerging workforce with professionals in the forest sector. Each speaker will provide insight into their career, how they got where they are today, and answer questions about finding a career in the forest sector.

📅Date: November 5, 2026
🕛Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (ET)

Register Now - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DQSAN9eETYSmS2DMppnHLg #/registration

10/09/2026

Ontario’s Greenbelt is featured in the United Nation’s State of the World’s Forests Report! 🌲🌳

Case Study 14, Keeping the green in the Ontario Greenbelt: Forest’s Canada’s programme to plant trees, explores large-scale restoration work by Forests Canada contributing to resilient ecosystems and communities, planting over 7 million trees in the past two decades!

We are proud to be a partner of Forests Canada and to fund restoration work that delivers long-term impacts! This international recognition brings the Greenbelt into the spotlight as an example of successful large-scale restoration work.

Strategic tree planting, putting the right trees in the right places, is an important tool for supporting healthy ecosystems and communities, sustaining biodiversity, strengthening climate resilience, and enhancing economic opportunities.

10/08/2026

Growing a healthier future for Canada’s forests, together.🌳

Forests Canada and U-Haul are excited to announce a multi-year, national partnership called "Healthy Forests for Future Generations".

Together, we’re making it easy for U-Haul customers across Canada to support the conservation, restoration, and growth of Canada’s forests through donations at checkout.

Every donation will help fund forest restoration work in urban and near-urban communities from coast to coast to coast.

Together, we’re helping Canada’s forests thrive for generations to come. 🌲

Read more about our exciting new partnership - https://forestscanada.ca/en/article/forests-canada-and-u-haul-partner

10/08/2026

🌎 What can we learn from approaches elsewhere to better connect what already exists, identify gaps, and build a more coordinated approach to forest recovery across Canada?

Forest recovery is complex no matter where in the world you are. As the scale and urgency of forest recovery grows, so too does the need to connect organizations, sectors, jurisdictions and resources around shared goals.

Join us for a conversation on forest recovery coordination in different regions, featuring leaders from the UN and across the US, Europe and South America who are working to build stronger connections between organizations, sectors, jurisdictions and countries.

Speakers will share:

🌱 How their coordination efforts came together

🌱 How they are working across organizations and jurisdictions

🌱 What they’ve learned along the way

🌱 What difference greater coordination is making

A facilitated Q&A will give participants the opportunity to dig deeper into these approaches and explore what they might mean for forest recovery in Canada.

Come hear from leaders doing this work around the world and bring your questions, ideas and perspectives to the conversation.

📅 November 5, 2026

🕐 11:00am – 12:15pm ET

📍 Virtual (Zoom)

🗣️Live English to French interpretation will be available

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_88_E5zD0QQerT5A5o2zrdw

Forest recovery is complex no matter where in the world you are. As the scale and urgency of forest recovery grows, so too does the need to connect organizations, sectors, jurisdictions and resources around shared goals. Around the world, leaders are developing new ways to coordinate forest recovery...

10/07/2026

Our work is making an impact!

We are proud to share that in a recent report titled The State of the World’s Forests 2026 published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and, Forests Canada’s work in Ontario’s Greenbelt was cited as an example of restoration success! With more than seven million trees planted, we’re helping build healthier, more resilient forests for generations to come. 🌱

Read more -

United Nations, The State of the World’s Forests 2026, Forests Canada, Ontario Greenbelt, Greenbelt, UN

10/06/2026

Don’t forget to register for the 2026 York Region . Run by Forests Canada, this innovative program is designed to spark curiosity among students in Grades 4 to 6 (ages 9 to 12), and nurture their passion for learning about trees, forests and the environment.

Join the weeklong virtual competition from Monday, November 23 to Sunday November 29 for your chance to win eco-themed prizes, gift cards and more!

Register your class or community group at york.ca/TreeBee

10/05/2026

🌲 What happens after wildfire?

Post-wildfire reforestation is a critical part of long-term forest recovery, yet it has received comparatively less attention than wildfire suppression, risk assessment, and mitigation. A recent research article published in Forestry Chronicle by Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut forestier du Canada by Forests Canada's Amber Brant, Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Dr. Nelson Thiffault, and consultant Dr. Season Snyder, helps to better understand the decisions and approaches for post-wildfire forest restoration in Canada, including:
🌱 Tree spacing and microsite selection
🌲 Species selection and nursery stock
💰 Operational costs
🦺 Occupational health and safety
🔥 Planning for future wildfire risk
🪵Salvage logging practices

Read the article -

Wildfire research and management efforts have largely focused on fire suppression, risk assessment, and mitigation. Comparatively little attention has been given to post-wildfire reforestation, despite its potential influence on long-term forest recovery. To better understand post-wildfire restorati...

10/02/2026

Have Land?
Plant a Future Forest! 🌲🌳

The trees you plant today will benefit the environment, wildlife, and communities for decades to come. We can help provide funding and technical support to make increasing forest cover on your property easier and more affordable!

Learn more about our planting program - ForestsCanada.ca/PlantTrees