{"id":19232,"date":"2014-09-24T01:24:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T01:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19232"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:50:50","slug":"from-screen-time-to-tree-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/from-screen-time-to-tree-time\/","title":{"rendered":"From Screen Time to Tree Time- Tree Canada and SFI make learning about trees and nature fun with a new visual booklet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ottawa, ON<\/strong> \u2013 Connecting young Canadians with nature is a challenge in today\u2019s world of\u00a0smartphones, video games, and other hi-tech gadgets. In honour of National Tree Day, Tree Canada\u00a0and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI) are making connecting with nature easier and more\u00a0appealing with a new visual educational booklet for youth and adults across Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s increasingly urbanized world, it can be difficult for children and adults to be in touch with\u00a0the outdoors and to learn about nature,\u201d said Michael Rosen, President of Tree Canada. \u201cCanada\u2019s\u00a0Arboreal Emblems booklet is the perfect way to promote the importance of Canada\u2019s provincial trees\u00a0while raising people\u2019s awareness of what they offer to our lives. Trees make our lives happier and\u00a0more beautiful, screen wind and noise, reduce energy demand, and give us forest products. Without\u00a0trees, we would be in a world of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Educating youth and raising awareness about Canada\u2019s forests is an important focus for Tree Canada\u00a0and SFI. The partnership between SFI and Tree Canada is designed to encourage communities to\u00a0work together to build awareness and ensure the health of Canada\u2019s future forests for generations to\u00a0come.<\/p>\n

This partnership is possible thanks to SFI\u2019s Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program,\u00a0which has awarded Tree Canada with a grant to support the fourth edition of Canada\u2019s Arboreal\u00a0Emblems. This booklet provides readers with a description of each provincial and territorial tree and\u00a0outlines how each tree can be identified in the forest, where it can be planted and how it can be\u00a0utilized.. Three thousand copies of the booklet have been printed on SFI paper and are being\u00a0distributed to schools and stewardship partners across Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no better time than now to reconnect kids with our forests and grow a better place for all of\u00a0us to live. This booklet will help strengthen connections between healthy forests, healthy kids and the\u00a0sustainable communities we want to live in,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc.<\/p>\n

In 2010, SFI made an initial investment of $400,000 to create the Conservation and Community\u00a0Partnerships Grant Program. That investment is fostering partnerships and supporting conservation\u00a0research to help the forests of the future thrive across North America.<\/p>\n

For more information about the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program, visit\u00a0forests.org\/grantprogram.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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