Guelphs Old Growth Forest Project

An interesting initiative has begun just outside of a relatively small city just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A 500 year project whose main concern is to restore an area of forest to what it may have been like if left untouched for 500 years. The old growth forest project in an initiative of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, the Guelph International Resource Centre and the Ontario Farmland Trust.

There was a time when southern Ontario was covered in dense forest. Giant Maple trees and Oak trees would have mingled with Cedar trees creating a massive blanket of vegetation across the land as far as the eye could see. Unfortunately, what exisits today is a meager 1 percent of that ancient forest. A massive clearcut across the province is what replaces that once endless and enchanted forest.

The Old Growth Forest project has a plan to bring the magic of those ancient forests back to us. And for the citizens of Guelph, that means an Old Growth Forest right on their doorstep. The Ignatius Jesuit Centre is just north of Guelph. This is the home of the Plant An Old Growth Forest Project.

Visit The Old Growth Forest Project website for more information and to learn how you too can become involved in this amazing initiative!