Port Stanley students plant 200 trees [Video]

The first grove has been created for the home of a new Carolinian Forest on the berm in Port Stanley, Ont.

“This year is Port Stanley’s 200th anniversary, so it’s 200 Trees For 200 years,” said Nancy Moore, chair of the 200 Trees for 200 Years project. “This is phase one of hopefully another phase to come. We’ll be putting in more trees, so this will be our mini forest that will be here for generations.”

The Port Stanley Village Association (PSVA) partnered with the ECO (Environmental Collaborative Opportunities) class at Kettle Creek Public School (KCPS) to preserve the Lake Erie waterfront green space.

“In 2017 we had an idea that maybe we could build a forest, and it was a big idea and a big dream,” said Jayna Basson, the ECO teacher at KCPS. “Talking to the kids today, they can’t believe that it actually happened.”

Monday morning, a …