Victoria, BC—New data reveals a staggering gap in Canada’s post-wildfire forest restoration efforts. Current programs are restoring only a small fraction of forests lost to recent wildfires. The Canadian Tree Nursery Association (CTNA-ACPF) today issued a call for immediate and substantive action from provincial and federal governments to dramatically increase commitments to restoring wildfire-impacted forests. Speaking at the Western Forest Contractors Association Annual General Meeting and Conference, Rob Keen, RPF, Executive Director of the CTNA-ACPF, warned that more than 7.3 billion seedlings are required to restore just 15% of the forests destroyed by wildfires between 2023 and 2025—more than 10 times Canada’s current annual seedling production capacity. …Despite rapidly escalating need, restoration efforts are being undermined by funding instability and declining production capacity. …To address this national emergency, the CTNA-ACPF is calling for the creation of a National Post-Wildfire Forest Restoration Program to secure the future of Canada’s Crown forests.