FCF has begun preparing for our upcoming afforestation projects this planting season! We have started to grow forbs and shrubs that will be used in our Tiny Forest Project and other planting projects at our Base of Operations this spring. Planting native forbs and shrubs are essential in creating a healthy forest ecosystem which in turn provides many ecosystem services […]
Forêt Capitale Forest Progress Dashboard
The interactive dashboard below shows numerous metrics on our organizational growth and progress towards our afforestation goals. The dashboard was created for our Annual General Meeting 2022. Therefore, this uses data from our incorporation at the end of 2020 to August 2022.
Recognition from SOUL’s Greener Greenspace Program!
Forêt Capitale Forest is proud to announce that we’ve been recognized as part of The Society for Organic Urban Land Care (SOUL)’s Greener Greenspace program for our work on the Red Barn Food Forest in 2022! SOUL is a Canadian organization that cares deeply about responsible land stewardship and started this program to share and inspire ecologically-focused land care across […]
Interactive Project Map
The interactive map below shows all of our community tree planting project locations alongside a brief description of when each project was planted, the number of trees planted, and a species list. Forêt Capitale Forest is working to undertake many afforestation projects across the National Capital Region. As we grow, the map will be populated with all of our afforestation […]
POLLINATORS – Monarch Butterflies
We love our pollinators! Pollinators play key key roles in each terrestrial ecosystem they call home. Assuring that our flowering plants get fertilized to continue to produce seeds each year. One pollinator that is especially exceptional is the Monarch Butterfly. We are lucky enough to see this beautiful pollinator at our base of operations at the Just Food Community Farm. […]