Federal money provided to return unproductive farmland back to forest in Alberta

Unproductive Alberta farmland to be converted back to forest

The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state as part of the 2 Billion Trees program.

Federal money provided to return unproductive farmland back to forest in Alberta

PRIDDIS - The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state.

Unused Alberta farmland to be converted to forested land – Heartland News

The federal government has stated that it will allocate over $100 million to return unproductive Alberta farmland to forest. This plan comes as part of the 2 Billion Trees program, with the goal of capturing carbon from the atmosphere and reducing greenhouse gasses. Some of the land that will be repurposed has been deforested for over a century, with very little productive crop being grown on that land over that time. 12 million trees will be pl…

Federal money provided to return unproductive farmland back to forest in Alberta - The Turtle Island News

By Bill Graveland The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state. Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to Canada’s natural resources minister, says the cash is part of the $3.2 billion “2 Billion Trees program” and the reforestation will help capture carbon and reduce greenhouse gases. The goal is to support provinces, territories and third-party organizations in …