P.E.I. speeds up tree planting with new programs and greenhouses

24 May P.E.I. speeds up tree planting with new programs and greenhouses

The P.E.I. Watershed Alliance has been contracted to deliver one of the programs, to smaller sites and riparian zones — land located along bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. The group is doing site assessments now, with the goal of selecting locations for planting in 2025. 

“We start with asking the landowner what their goals are, what species they like, and which ones maybe they don’t want on their property because they might already have some,” said co-ordinator Kassidy Matheson.

“We also look to see what the wind conditions are like, if they have septic tanks or power lines, and what trees are already growing well here — and maybe signs of any stress on trees.”