Tree Seedlings Now Available Free of Charge For Community Groups

Jul 19, 2022

The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is providing tree seedlings free of charge to community groups, youth groups and service organizations throughout the province this summer to support tree planting projects and events.

Tree planting events present a great opportunity to encourage public participation in forest related activities, raise awareness about the value of the province’s forest resources and help reduce the impacts associated with climate change.

The department donates approximately 100,000 tree seedlings annually to community-based organizations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Seedlings consist of high quality Black Spruce, White Spruce and Larch produced at the Provincial Tree Nursery located at the Center of Agriculture and Forestry Development in Wooddale.

In addition, the department will be donating seedlings to the Nunatsiavut Government, Innu Nation, NunatuKavut Community Council and the Canadian Junior Rangers program to support tree planting initiatives throughout Labrador.

Source : GOV.NL.CA

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.