October 17, 2011

Call the LPRCA now for trees to be planted in 2012

The Long Point Region Conservation Authority (LPRCA) has trees and grants available for spring 2012. If you own property within the Long Point Region watershed, and you would like to plant trees next spring, call the LPRCA now. 

As a landowner you may be eligible to participate in tree planting and landscape restoration services delivered by the Conservation Authority.

Staff is doing site visits with landowners this fall to create planting plans for next year. Sites may have to be prepared this fall to be ready to plant in the spring. LPRCA staff will help you match trees to your soil, site characteristics and environmental objectives.

The LPRCA planted 110,000 trees this year and more than 90 per cent of them were on private land. 

Landowners choosing LPRCA’s services may be eligible for subsidies on the cost of their planting projects. Planting projects may include windbreaks, highly erodible land retirement and treed buffer strips along watercourses. These projects can receive grants covering 70 to 90 percent from sources such as Trees Ontario, the Ontario Power Generation – Forest Corridor Project and Rural Water Quality Programs available in the counties of Brant and Oxford.

Choose from a variety of coniferous and deciduous trees and wildlife shrubs. Please contact LPRCA early for the best selection and species availability. Landowners are encouraged to place their order, whether for trees planted by the LPRCA or for plant your own trees before December 23, 2011.

For more information on how you can participate in the 2012 Private Land Tree Planting program, contact Paul Gagnon, Lands & Waters Supervisor at 519-842-4242, ext 232 or by email at watercare@lprca.on.ca