After enduring one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in recent memory, Manitoba isn’t backing down. Instead, it’s planting 3 million trees — a bold, green comeback against the scars left by the 2021 blaze.
In the charred lands around Devils Lake, hope is quite literally taking root. This massive reforestation project isn’t just about replacing what was lost — it’s a loud, clear message: We won’t let climate change win.
Each seedling is a small act of defiance. Together, they’re a forest in the making — one that could help cool the planet, restore biodiversity, and inspire global action.
Manitoba’s comeback isn’t just local. It’s a symbol of what’s possible when people decide to heal what’s been broken.
The wildfires burned. Manitoba planted back. Stronger. Greener. Smarter.
Blue-Green Planet Project, a tree-planting company that focuses on sustainability, has been working in partnership with forest services provider Nisokapawino Forestry Management to restore a part of Manitoba’s canopy by planting 20 million trees by 2030.
“We’re not really doing this for our generation,” said Moose, who is from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northwestern Manitoba and was among 87 tree planters reforesting the area in May.
“My grandkids will be able to come and see these trees, and they’ll be able to run through these forests.…That’s going to be their childhood.”
source: www.cbc.ca
Tree planters sowed three million seedlings this spring to restore a forest in Manitoba’s Interlake that was ravaged by a 2021 wildfire. (Submitted by Nike Rave for cbn.ca)
