Coming soon!

Phase 1 of  this project has been fully funded, but Phase 2, scheduled for planting in 2027,  will be open for funding soon. 

“We’ve lost a lot of our medicines and a lot of our plants and a lot of the trees that we are so used to having. In 20 years from now, our great-grandchildren will be able to pick again. It’s going to be bigger than just trees — that’s giving our life back.”

 — Councillor Rosalyn Goodswimmer, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation

Wildfires, decades of herbicide spraying along roads running through reserve lands, and the cumulative pressures of land disturbance have stripped Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation of berry patches, traditional medicines, and the trees that once canopied family homes. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Rewilding Program is Project Forest’s long-term commitment to restoring what was lost; ecologically, culturally, and spiritually.

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Plant Your Legacy

Partnering on this project brings meaningful growth to Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and plants your legacy in soil and seedlings.

Reach Out

10.2

hectares

26,640

seedlings
Type of trees planted:

Trembling Aspen 2,160
Tamarack Larch 1,980
Saskatoon Berry 540
Canadian Buffaloberry 720
Red Osier Dogwood 720
White Spruce 7,020
Balsam Poplar 5,400
Lodgepole Pine 2,880
Black Spruce 540
Paper Birch 1,620
Pussy Willow 1,080
Spruce Cross 1,980

The project will be a total of 10.2 ha and will include 760 m of culturally important shrubs. The species chosen for this program are not only ecologically appropriate, they are culturally significant. Saskatoon, buffalo berry, and gooseberry bring residents back to a time when children could fill buckets with berries across the townsite. Fruit trees planted at the school give youth the experience of growing food and caring for land. Trees placed in the yards of wildfire survivors offer shade, solace, and a living symbol of recovery. Every seedling in this program carries a story.
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Our rewilding work is only possible through the generous support of our partners.

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