Emo tree planting delayed by wet weather

News Release

Emo July 4, 2005 - Trees need water, but heavy rain near Emo has prompted Natural Resources Canada and partners to cancel a tree planting celebration scheduled for July 6. Flooding of land owned by Stuart and Marian Williams (EMO Rd #1) has delayed the Forest 2020 Plantation Demonstration and Assessment Initiative planting of almost 16,000 trees. The scheduled planting of 8 ha. on the Williams‚ property is one of the last of over 200 sites across the province which will have been planted this spring. Natural Resources Canada representative stated, “As soon as the land is workable, we will have the trees in the ground as the old saying goes, better late than never.”
“By planting fast-growing tree species on sites volunteered by landowners, it demonstrates a positive way in which Canadians can play a personal role in reducing greenhouse gases,‰ says Dr. Pardeep Ahluwalia, Director General, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada. “Trees naturally retain carbon in their wood fibre and through afforestation (the planting of trees on under-utilized agricultural land), which ultimately translates to cleaner air for Canadians, new wildlife habitat and helps our country in meeting its Kyoto Protocol commitment.”