Trees Ontario Foundation

Assistance for landowners interested in planting trees

The Trees Ontario Foundation (TOF) is a non-profit foundation established in 1994. The goal of Trees Ontario Foundation is to increase tree planting on Ontario's private land from a current level of approximately 2.5 million trees to 10 million trees per year. As the central coordinating agency that is revitalizing private land tree planting, TOF's core business includes:

• optimizing the collection and storage of tree seed to meet long-term stock demand
• distributing seed to growers who supply seedlings for private land tree planting
• assisting local agencies increase their tree planting programs and coordinating technical training and information transfer to all organizations involved with tree planting
• promoting the importance of tree planting and providing landowners with advice and contact information for local tree planting services
• soliciting sponsorship and investigating sources of long-term, sustainable funding for tree planting
• administering sponsorship dollars to reduce landowner's tree planting costs

TOF has built strong partnerships with agencies that currently support and deliver tree planting programs and we are encouraging new delivery agents in areas that currently have limited tree planting services. Local agencies such as conservation authorities, stewardship councils, the Ministry of Natural Resources, consultants, nurseries, and other non-government organizations are essential to provide the expertise and experience necessary to deliver comprehensive and successful tree planting programs to landowners.