Tree Canada, along with volunteers and residents of Hammonds Plains, N.S., planted 550 trees in the burn scars of the Highland Park neighborhood to restore biodiversity and bring hope to the community devastated by wildfires.
Tree Canada’s plan for the four-acre plot of land that surrounds the Timberlane trail, includes following the FireSmart Program -- a national initiative aimed at mitigating the vulnerability of homes to wildfires.Tree Canada brought together volunteers and residents of Hammonds Plains, N.S., on Friday to plant 550 trees in the burn scars of the Highland Park neighbourhood, in an effort to replenish land devastated by this year’s wildfire.
“There’s some areas where a neighbour will look out their house and see burnt trees that haven’t been cut down,” she said. “I think it’s just great to come here and do something positive,” said Elroy Yee, a Nova Scotia Power employee. “Let people know that we’re still thinking about them and try to rebuild.”Trans Canada Trail partners with Peace by Chocolate to help local trails damaged by flooding and fire
“And as you come in, it will be the pine and the spruce, with the idea being that if there was a fire, the rate of spread would be less in the hardwood, near the edge.”Carter says this thoughtful planting aims to decrease the speed at which wildfires travel, while increasing the time communities have to respond.
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