OPG and Trees Ontario are proud to support Goderich Trees as they work to replace lost trees and greenery following the F3 tornado that hit Goderich on Aug. 21, 2011.

You never miss a tree until it is gone. Goderich Trees’ goal is to assist private property owners with replacing trees and greenery with donated resources. Future interests also include helping people to restore their gardens by being the conduit to different horticultural societies that can assist.

To learn more about Goderich Trees, visit goderichtrees.wordpress.com or join the conversation on Facebook at facebook.com/goderichtrees.

November 9, 2011 – Join Santa on Sunday, Nov. 13, as he hands out native White Spruce seed kits at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., courtesy of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Trees Ontario.

The kits encourage Ontarians to grow trees to help reduce carbon dioxide, enhance existing forests and provide new habitats for forest wildlife.

WHAT: Santa goes green with OPG/Trees Ontario White Spruce seed kits

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 13 from 1 – 5 p.m. while supplies last

WHERE: Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Ricoh Coliseum at Exhibition Place.

Trees Ontario, working with its partners, is the largest not-for-profit tree planting partnership in North America. Trees Ontario aims to restore the province’s tree planting capacity throughout Ontario on private lands, by providing funding and planning support for its tree planting partners, including: local Conservation Authorities, Ontario Stewardship Councils, municipal governments and community volunteer groups. To learn more, visit treesontario.ca.

OPG Biodiversity is a series of province-wide conservation-focused, family-friendly action and education initiatives sponsored by OPG and its partners. Its goal is to get Ontarians involved in protecting and conserving biodiversity in our urban parklands and forest ecosystems. OPG Biodiversity builds on OPG’s commitment to conserving, sustaining and protecting nature and fighting climate change. For further information about OPG Biodiversity, visit opgbiodiversity.ca.

For more information about our presence at the Royal, please read our press release. To learn more about Trees Ontario, visit treesontario.ca. To learn more about the OPG/Trees Ontario Seed Kit program, visit seedkit.opgbiodiversity.ca.

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Media Desk, Ontario Power Generation
1.877.592.4008
media@opg.com

Debbie Silva, Trees Ontario

1.877.646.1193 ext. 237

dsilva@treesontario.ca

The seed kit – an initiative of OPG Biodiversity – encourages young Ontarians and their families to get involved in protecting and conserving biodiversity in forest ecosystems and urban parklands. Visitors to the Trees Ontario/OPG booth will be given a tree seed kit with instructions, including online registration and where they can record and track the progress of their tree.

Forestry experts will be on hand to discuss tree planting tips and techniques, and to assess eligibility for tree planting subsidy and tax incentive programs.

Free native tree seed kits will be available*:

• At the Trees Ontario/OPG booth (Hall C#8711) on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the show (November 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13). Trees Ontario tree planters may be out on the show floor distributing seed kits during other days as well.
• On Sunday, November 13, handed out by Santa Claus and his helpers

* Tree seed kits will be available during specified show dates and locations noted above while supplies last.

Trees Ontario, working with its partners, is the largest not-for-profit tree planting partnership in North America. Trees Ontario aims to restore the province’s tree planting capacity throughout Ontario on private lands, by providing funding and planning support for its tree planting partners, including: local Conservation Authorities, Ontario Stewardship Councils, municipal governments and community volunteer groups. To learn more, visit treesontario.ca.

OPG Biodiversity is a series of province-wide conservation-focused, family-friendly action and education initiatives sponsored by OPG and its partners. Its goal is to get Ontarians involved in protecting and conserving biodiversity in our urban parklands and forest ecosystems. As part of its commitment to biodiversity, OPG and its partners have planted more than close to 5 million trees and shrubs since 2000. For more information, visit opgbiodiversity.ca.

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. For more information, please visit: royalfair.org/.

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Media Desk, Ontario Power Generation
1.877.592.4008
media@opg.com
Follows us @ontariopowergen

Debbie Silva
Communications and Events Coordinator, Trees Ontario
1.877.646.1193 ext. 237
dsilva@treesontario.ca

Now, Earth Rangers and OPG have teamed up on a project that goes beyond habitat protection and includes science research and conservation strategies. Building on OPG’s commitment and efforts to save the spotted turtle, this collaborative project will educate children and inspire them to come together in support of protecting the spotted turtle and their habitats across Ontario.

For more information, watch this video on the spotted turtle project.