As we have all expected being around nature makes us healthier! Exposure to green spaces has long been documented as being beneficial to our health. These health benefits include decreased restlessness, fatigue and improved mental health. Although here in Canada we are free from the high costs of privatized healthcare, our neighbours to the south incur major costs through their […]
Thank you to Friends of Mer Bleue!
We would like to thank Friends of Mer Bleue for your early help with our mission. With your generous support we were able to established our Afforestation Master Plan that guides our organization to place a large importance into maintaining and caring for trees after they’ve been planted until they reach maturity, this ensures a high survival rate.
Thank you South Nation Conservation and Councillor Catherine Kitts, Merci!
Thank you to Councillor Catherine Kitts and South Nation Conservation for their Community Environmental Grant funding! Councillor Kitts also showed her support for Forêt Capitale Forest at our Hog’s Back Planting event back in the Fall. We can’t wait to continue working together in 2022 on some great new projects. Thank you South Nation Conservation and Councillor Kitts! Merci à […]
Short and Sweet: Why Urban Forests?
Although trees may not look like money-making machines, the benefits and services that they provide to us make them an extremely valuable, and measurable resource! Ecosystems and trees provide us with three different kinds of service values: social, economic, and environmental benefits. When we consider all of these, it’s no wonder why we need to protect and enhance our urban […]
FCF Recognized by SOUL Greener Greenspace Program!
Exciting news here at FCF! We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been recognized as part of The Society for Organic Urban Land Care (SOUL)’s Greener Greenspace program! SOUL is a Canadian organization that cares deeply about responsible land stewardship and started this program to share and inspire ecologically-focused land care across the country. SOUL gave us a huge thumbs-up […]