Rural landowners who want to learn more about planting and managing trees on their land can attend three upcoming workshops.
The workshops are geared to landowners in Wellington County and northern Waterloo Region.
Each two-hour session will include a short presentation followed by tours of farms and demonstrations.
The goal of the workshops is to encourage more landowners to plant trees, particularly windbreaks and creek buffers, and to maintain them to maximize their value to agricultural operations.
The workshops are sponsored by the GRCA, the Rural Water Quality Program, Trees for Mapleton, Trees for Woolwich and the Ontario Trillium Foundation
There is no cost. Snacks will be provided. The workshps are as follows:
– July 30: windbreak thinning and maintenance, 7 to 9pm, at Samis Farms, 7332 Sideroad 16, RR2 Alma;
– Aug. 21: tree care and pruning, 7 to 9pm, at Floraview Farms, 1610 Floradale Road, RR1 Elmira; and
– Sept. 25: Planning for trees on the farm, 7 to 9pm, at R&R Poultry, 7649 Sideroad 6 East, Kenilworth.
Landowners who would like to attend are encouraged to contact Mark Funk, GRCA forestry specialist, at 1-866-900-4722, ext. 2259 or email mfunk@grandriver.ca.
