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Save The Prairie Shelterbelt  Program

Save The Prairie Shelterbelt Program

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 2 months ago
As a result of the latest Federal budget, the federal government has decided to discontinue providing tree seedlings to rural landowners in western Canada, and will end its involvement in the Prairie Shelterbelt Program. They plan to end the program completely by December 31, 2013. This means that between 4 to 6 million trees per year will not be planted in western Canada! This also means that the 110 year old Program will be shut down for ever!!!!! Let your voice be heard.

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June 14, 2012

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May 3, 2012

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Leeanne Hurlburt
12 years ago Featured

This program helped to provide over 10,000 seedlings to the Resort Village of Mistusinne on Lake Diefenbaker. This prairie village will miss the program.

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Wendy Krupnik
12 years ago Featured

This program was such a benefit to landowners. Plant trees offsets greenhouse gases and with all the damage being done to our lands from pulling resources out of the ground, you would think the Government would hang on to a program that has proven to be successful. Such a shame this was stopped. I am only sorry we didn't learn sooner of this program being shut down.

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Joe Krupnik
12 years ago Featured

The program has been working very well. Especially at this time with the present concerns of greenhouse gasses we should be planting as many trees as possible, not cancelling programs that have proved themselves very efficient and productive over the years

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Lori Weidenhammer
12 years ago Featured

It would be incredibly shortsighted to end this program and disastrous to the ecology of the prairies.

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Sarah Lowe
14 years ago Featured

The wind erosion on these fields is going to get so much worse without those shelterbelts. Real shame.

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Dave Robinson
14 years ago Featured

My grandfather planted rows of trees from this program back in the 60s and they are still standing today. It makes no sense to cut this now. Just another bad decision from Ottawa.

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Bassam Imam
2 years ago

GOD-willing, the prairies and the living creatures therein will be saved.

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Arthur Jones
12 years ago

Is sad to see we have such short sited politicians..

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