Trees Ontario and participating nurseries offer $0.10 off each seedling order of 50-500
TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Interested in making a difference for the environment but unsure of where to begin? Start with your own yard and participate in Trees Ontario's new annual DIY Forest program, which helps landowners save money on seeding purchases.
Launched today, DIY Forest is a tree rebate program that offers landowners the chance to save $0.10 on each seedling purchased in quantities of 50 to 500.
Planting trees near your home can help alleviate soil erosion, cleanse the air of pollutants and provide shade and windbreaks, which in turn can reduce the costs of air conditioning and heating. Recent research also suggests that trees offer significant emotional and mental benefits.
For a limited time (until March 31, 2014) and based on available quantities, landowners simply complete a quiz on the Trees Ontario website and download a discount coupon (one per person per calendar year) to use at participating nurseries: Ferguson Forest Centre, Pineneedle Farms and Somerville Seedlings. [Note: Commercial operators do not qualify for this offer].
Participants must contact the nursery within three weeks of downloading the coupon to place their order. Tree seedling pick-ups then occur from April to May, 2014, to coincide with the year's planting season.
"DIY Forest offers a great opportunity for landowners to learn about and contribute to environmental stewardship," said Rob Keen, CEO of Trees Ontario. "For a relatively small investment, landowners can take pride in the trees they've planted and watch them mature into a healthy forest that will provide ecological services for generations to come."
Trees, as they grow, produce oxygen and soak up carbon dioxide (CO2). Therefore, the planting of trees is an essential tool in helping mitigate climate change and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas in the air.
About Trees Ontario
Trees Ontario, the largest not-for-profit tree planting partnership in North America, is leading efforts to strengthen Ontario's tree planting infrastructure by enhancing the capacity of its tree planting partners through financial support and professional development expertise, delivering landowner incentives through cost offsetting and educating the public through awareness campaigns and community workshops. Trees Ontario is the lead delivery agent for the government of Ontario's 50 Million Tree Program. The program significantly cuts landowners' costs of large-scale tree planting and boosts the number of trees planted across the province. Visit www.treesontario.ca.
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SOURCE: Trees Ontario
For more information, including photos, please contact:
Shelley McKay
Marketing and Communications Manager
Trees Ontario
144 Front Street West, Suite 700, Toronto, ON, M5J 2L7
e: [email protected]
p: 416-646-1193 ext. 232
Ann-Marie Colacino
Communications Officer
Trees Ontario
144 Front Street West, Suite 700, Toronto, ON, M5J 2L7
e: [email protected]
p: 416-646-1193 ext. 234
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