The Forest Conference to Highlight Critical Issues Affecting Canada’s Forested Landscapes

By Matthew Brown
Forests Canada
January 30, 2025
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada East

Barrie, Ontario – Diverse, resilient, thriving forests are critical today and for future generations. As Canadians face the growing threat of extreme weather events, high-intensity forest fires, and biodiversity loss, it’s more important than ever that experts from different fields get together to talk about how we can conserve, restore, and grow forests – and that is exactly what will happen at The Forest Conference on February 20 in Mississauga, Ontario. “This is our first conference since Forests Ontario became Forests Canada,” Jess Kaknevicius, CEO, Forests Canada, says. “I’m particularly excited about the tree planting panel that kicks off our conference. We will hear from professionals who know the highs, lows, and transformative power of reforestation work.” …“The event will also feature an Indigenous-led strategies session for economic and environmental resilience featuring Percy Guichon, Executive Director of Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation and Carole Smith, Administrative Team Lead with Kayanase Greenhouse,” Kaknevicius says.

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