{"id":97569,"date":"2026-07-29T12:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/reforestation-begins-in-shelburne-countyfollowing-2023-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:15:45","slug":"reforestation-begins-in-shelburne-countyfollowing-2023-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/reforestation-begins-in-shelburne-countyfollowing-2023-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Reforestation begins in Shelburne Countyfollowing 2023 wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Article contentThe program is not able to fund streetscaping or landscaping projects as the price would increase from $2 trees to $2,200 trees.Article content\u201cSo unfortunately, those areas, we aren\u2019t able to cover. There\u2019s a few other programs that are sort of starting to get out and running that will help support that, the municipal community side of it,\u201d said Lloyd.Article contentShe said they don\u2019t plant on non-forested wetlands or areas where there are major species that aren\u2019t forested species.Article contentArticle contentPROCESSArticle contentArticle content\u201cIt\u2019s quite quick, it only takes about five minutes to fill out. It\u2019s a little bit of information on sort of what your land looks like, your name, your contact info, where you\u2019re located, super easy to fill out, and then one of our project team will reach out and set up a quick meeting to chat a little bit more about your goals, what kind of trees you want planted, what\u2019s been done on your land,\u201d Lloyd said.Article content\u201cAnd we accept these applications all throughout the year. So anytime it comes in, you can expect to hear from us within a couple weeks, usually sooner, and sort of start getting the ball rolling, and then once the expression of interest is in and we\u2019ve spoken to you a little bit, we usually expect it to take about a year, sometimes a little bit more, depending on the cycle of the season, just because of how involved it is to create a planting plan, do the site visits, and then we have to order the trees from the nursery, about a year to a year and a half, in advance, at the numbers that we\u2019re planting at.\u201dArticle contentArticle content Madison Lloyd, project lead for the Thriving Forests program, outlines program details such as eligibility and the application process during an information session at the McKay Memorial Library in Shelburne on July 21. Photo by Kathy Johnson \/Tri-County VanguardArticle contentThen project specialists visit the sites to assess details like the size, density, conditions, and soil.Article content\u201cWe also have a couple of drones. If people are interested in having, or OK with having their land, covered by the drone, it\u2019s able to give us a better idea of the trees that are there, and what the land looks like,\u201d Lloyd said. \u201cIf the site is deemed eligible, we\u2019ll work together to create a planting plan and a goal for the project, share it with the proponent. And then we have a brief participation waiver that we ask people to sign, and that basically just says that you are ready to be the steward of the trees and take care of them.\u201dArticle contentThe Clean Foundation works with local nursery providers in Nova Scotia, Lloyd added.Article content\u201cWe\u2019re currently planning for spring of 2027 for new projects coming in.\u201dArticle contentQualified projects will be fully funded to receive trees and planting. Nova Scotia\u2019s Thriving Forests plants a mix of tree species native to the province\u2019s Wabanaki-Acadian and boreal forests.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentPLANTINGArticle contentWhen it comes to the actual tree planting, Laura Schmidt, co-owner of Bushwhackers Forestry, said planters can plant several thousand trees a day.Article content\u201cOnce the planters reach the replanting site they have tree bags and a little spade. They basically go around and grab a tree, put the tree in the ground,\u201d Schmidt explained. \u201cAnd down here, in certain areas, too, it\u2019s important to make sure they\u2019re nice and tight. So, we try to get those roots fully in the ground.\u201dArticle content Laura and Trevor Schmidt, owners of Bushwhackers Forestry, talk about the tree replanting they have done so far in Shelburne County as part of the Thriving Forests program during an information session at the McKay Memorial Library in Shelburne on July 21. Photo by Kathy Johnson \/Tri-County VanguardArticle contentThe company uses two ATVs to move the seedlings. It is currently cutting access trails.Article content\u201cSo just basically just clearing the path so an ATV can get through with the trees. It\u2019s a little bit of work when you have a big site, quite a bit of work.\u201dArticle contentIn the area they are working now, there\u2019s a lot of blown down burnt trees going every which way.Article content\u201cSo that\u2019s what we\u2019re kind of working with for now to be into those sites,\u201d said Schmidt. \u201cThe big one is getting, I think, the trees into the sites, and that\u2019s tricky as you guys know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article contentThe program is not able to fund streetscaping or landscaping projects as the price would increase from $2 trees to $2,200 trees.Article content\u201cSo unfortunately, those areas, we aren\u2019t able to cover. 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