Ontario Power Generation
Reforestation
Since the spring of 2000 OPG has planted 2.5 million native trees on more than 1000 hectares. This initiative is a major contribution to OPG's Biodiversity Management Program and Greenhouse Gas Management Strategy.
The reforestation of ecologically strategic locations will provide habitat for threatened species that are especially at risk because of the loss and fragmentation of habitat. Plantings are targeted to expand key forested areas and connect woodland patches. Buffer plantings along riparian habitats have the added bonus of improving water quality. In 2007, OPG will be planting more than 320,000
trees through its various partners, bringing our total
plantings well above 2.8 million trees. This
cumulative effort could potentially trap and offset about
1,600,000 tonnes of CO2 over the lifetime of those trees,
helping to mitigate global warming.
Click here to review the selection criteria for OPG's reforestation program.
The Value of our Woodlands
Woodlands in Southern Ontario play a critical role in making our environment livable. They are the dominant historic ecosystem of the region and harbour much of the region's biological diversity, ranging in scale from genetic material to species and communities. This diversity across a landscape ensures the maintenance of ecosystem processes such as nutrient and energy cycling which are essential to the survival of all organisms. Woodlands are also sites for education, recreation, tourism, biological research and aesthetic pleasure.
Environmental Policy
Download our environmental policy statement.
Program Criteria
Click below to review the selection criteria for OPG's reforestation program.
SD Report
Our 2006 Sustainable Development Report is now available for download.