Tree Planting Project at Fishing Cove, Cape Breton Highlands (2023)

This past Fall (2023), Replant.ca Environmental tackled a small environmental restoration project in Cape Breton, near Fishing Cove.

This project took place close to the Cabot Trail, on the northwest side of Cape Breton (just slightly south of Pleasant Bay).  There are a couple of gravel pits in this area which have been used as a source for aggregates for road construction and repair.  One of these pits has been completely decommissioned, and the other has been partly decommissioned.  Our goal was to plant trees in the parts of the pits which are no longer being used to supply construction material.

 

Here's a graphic (courtesy of Google Earth) showing the location of the borrow pits:

These two borrow pits fall within the confines of Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  We also did a separate project within the Park (on North Mountain) which was a much larger project.

The weather was very cold and rainy when we were completing this project, but that didn't dampen the spirits of the planting team.

Here are a few photos of the seedlings and of the team in action at Fishing Cove:

 

 

 

   

You can see many more photos of our tree planting work on this site by visiting our public Planting Photos folder on Dropbox.  Go into the 2023 sub-folder, then go into the "Fishing Cove" sub-folder.

We'd like to thank Anne-Claude and her staff for their hospitality and support while we were on site, and to the project sponsor One Tree Planted for providing the financial resources that helped make this project happen.

Jonathan "Scooter" Clark

www.replant-environmental.ca

Replant.ca Environmental is a Canadian company that plants trees for carbon capture and builds community forests.  We also plant trees in national, provincial, and municipal public parks to mitigate damage from wildfires, storms, insects, and forest diseases.  We operate thanks to numerous small contributions from the general public, in addition to larger project sponsorships from businesses, corporations, and NGO's around the world.  If you'd like to learn how to show your support, visit our donations page.  Even if you aren't able to make a contribution, we very much appreciate when people are able to share our posts or our website link on social media, to help spread the word about the work that we're doing!

To learn more about the various species that we plant, visit the conifers page or the deciduous (hardwoods) page on our website.  Thanks so much for your interest!