Reforestation Milestone Celebrated
From left, Prince George City Councillor Susan Scott, Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dominick Frederick, Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris and Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum executive director Ranjit Gill – photo 250News
Prince George, B.C. – A reforestation milestone was marked at the Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum Thursday.
Local politicians, First Nations leaders, captains of business and members of the public gathered to celebrate the planting of the one-billionth tree in the Prince George Natural Resource District since planting began in the area in 1959.
Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond marked the occasion by reminding everyone how important silviculture and tree-planting has been for our economy.
“Nearly 42,000 person days of work and approximately $9.5 million dollars in GDP are generated locally every year by tree-planting and silviculture work so that is incredibly important to the economy of our province.”
She also said B.C. continues to be a leader in sustainable forest management with more than 52 million hectares certified in one of three internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards.
“It is more than any other jurisdiction in the world apart from when you look at Canada as a whole. So B.C. is doing a pretty remarkable job when it comes to sustainability.”
“B.C. leads the world in a number of things, but forestry and forest technology is something we excel in,” added Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris. “My hats off to all the men and women who work in the silviculture industry in this province.”
Province wide, the seven-billionth tree was planted in Maple Ride in 2013. The eight-billionth tree is on track to be planted in 2018.
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I billion trees in 5 years? Isn’t that like 547,000 trees a day? Can you even count to 1 billion in a lifetime?
Local politicians, First Nations leaders, captains of business and members of the public gathered to celebrate the planting of the one-billionth tree in the Prince George Natural Resource District since planting began in the area in 1959.
Province wide, the seven-billionth tree was planted in Maple Ride in 2013. The eight-billionth tree is on track to be planted in 2018
The 7th billion tree was planted in 2013, the 8th billion tree will be planted in 2018 5 years later. I have a hard time believing 1 billion trees can be planted in 5 years.
According to the council of Forest Industries, BC plants 200 million trees per year (and has been for a long time). Times that by five years is the billion.
That’s still about 5,500 trees a day every day of the year. Hard to believe when the ground is froze for 6 months a year in most forested areas. I think it is great that they are planting trees but the numbers just don’t add up to me.
Do you read, Peter? Do you understand what you read, Peter?
Nearly 42,000 person days of work and approximately $9.5 million dollars in GDP are generated locally every year by tree-planting and silviculture work so that is incredibly important to the economy of our province.
It would be interesting to know how many of the planed trees actually survived, and how many are approaching the age where they could actually be cut. I am assuming that a good portion of the billion planted were killed off by the pine beetle. Pine trees planted from 1959 to say 1980 were probably effected by the pine beetle. Then of course we would have some forest fire kill.
In any event its good that we are in fact replacing what we log, even if the harvest is 60/80 years after the cut.
Way to go, I think the process of planting only one spieces of tree has been abandoned. anyone out there can correct me.
I think in the 80’s their was a great boast about super pine trees which will be ready for harvest in 50 years. But I think that has receded away.
I remember back in the early 90’s driving thru northern part of Vancouver island, where the sign was posted, planted 1917, harvested 1986, replanted 1988. This is a tribute to foresight to earlier forestors. Thank you.
Trees are import to this region. More so than many other industries. It regrows itself and it is our investment for generation. ” we really do not inherit the land from our parents, we borrow it from our children!”
“She also said B.C. continues to be a leader in sustainable forest management with more than 52 million hectares certified in one of three internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards.”
Yet just six (6) years ago this was the situation; “In the face of this growing unfunded public liability, the province has yet to deviate from its embarrassingly modest Forests for Tomorrow program, which projects planting only 17.5 million to 20 million seedlings planted a year.”
ht tp://wsca.ca/2010/01/government-must-act-to-renew-forests/
Does anyone know if this provincial government picked up the pace on trees planted per year since the referenced article was published in 2010? Those numbers would be far more revealing than the total count of trees planted since 1959… IMO.
Forestry in this province is far from sustainable. All their computer modelling is based on the best growth scenario and that never happens.
It’s great to plant a tree but after planting they need to be looked after. Now it’s like planting a garden and letting the weeds take over.
Planting the same species in a changing climate and expecting the same outcome is a sign of something .
We should be planting palm trees, braaaa.
I was thinking European beech because they are resistant to Asian pests and would insure a crop . Also Chinese dragon wood which would also insure a crop for the same reason . Seen any long horned emerald beetle lately ? Sugar maples are the kind of tree that just give and give. But let’s come to our senses and think two by fours and toilet paper .
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