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Tiny Forest Project

Foret Capitale Forests and Rural Woodlands are creating a Tiny Forest at the Client Services centre on Roger Stevens Drive!

Volunteers will be planting 600 native trees, shrubs, and perennials within a 200m² site, transforming the space into a dense, diverse mini forest designed to support local biodiversity and long-term ecological resilience.

If you would like to help us plant native tree and shrubs on June 26 please fill out the form in the link below. If you are interested in seeing the process, you are welcome to stop by between 5:30pm and 7:30pm and watch!

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Ottawa City Council unanimously approved our
Living Snow Fence Pilot Project and Rural Woodlands is in the news!

Click on the links below to learn more:

Ottawa Citizen article

CBC News article

CBC Interview with Councillor David Brown

RVCA LSF Project Info

Rural Woodlands is a volunteer group dedicated to preserving healthy woodlands in a diverse landscape with woodlots, wetlands, hedgerows and natural open areas.

About

We work with other organizations and the City of Ottawa to raise public awareness and take action to protect our priceless rural woodland heritage.

Problem

Ottawa’s rural forests and hedgerows are being removed at an unsustainable and escalating rate.

Healthy rural forests are vital for cities!

Solutions

Forests and hedgerows are natural climate solutions.

Compensating farmers and other landowners for maintaining forests on their property is good public policy.

The case for hedgerows and a living snow fences program

Check out the Rural Woodlands Article published in the February 2024 issue of Peace and Environment (PEN) News, which makes the case for hedgerows as living snow fences!

Click here to read the PEN article

Woodlots

Landowners with woodlands often face the problem of trees that are damaged by wind, ice, and other natural causes. It is thought that climate change has led to an increase in extreme weather events. There is usually no insurance coverage or other assistance in these cases, which is one more reason why we should be thankful for people that look after forested land.

Rural Landscape

The rural landscape includes a mixture of agricultural use, forests, wetlands, residential areas and industrial sites. These should all be managed together to ensure that future generations may enjoy the benefits of this variety, and to ensure that no key aspects are lost.