May Newsletter VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY! Volunteers needed tomorrow to pot up tree seedlings! FCF is looking for volunteers to help pot up bare root tree seedlings at our Base of Operations from 1pm to 3pm this Friday (May 19th). We have hundreds of seedlings that need to be potted up before they are used in our future afforestation projects!  Please email […]

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 2023! Unique and interactive Earth Day workshop coming up! A reminder that Forêt Capitale Forest Director – Shelley Lambert will be speaking at an amazing workshop on Saturday, April 22th on RIGHT TREE, RIGHT LOCATION: GROWING A NEIGHBOURHOOD. Orientation and practical tips set the stage for a workshop in the Hendrick Farm community on best practices for […]

Building our interactive walking path! This spring, Forêt Capitale Forest will build an interactive and educational walking path through our Base of Operations which is home to the Red Barn Food Forest and many interesting afforestation projects! We plan to open our projects to the public to gain awareness of our current afforestation projects, inspire local communities and grow local […]

Winter Preparations for our 2023 planting season! In an attempt to stay ahead of our local bunny pruning team seen making some heading cuts on some draping limbs of a pear tree, we have started to take cuttings from our native shrubs for propagation and planting in the 2023 season. Cutting propagation technique is when we cut a stem or […]