Focus on Forests is a FREE online teaching tool that provides hands-on activities and support materials to assist teachers of all grade levels. The lesson plans are well organized and designed to be easily adapted to any teaching environment or grade level. The program began as a successful 1980's initiative by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) and the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN). The Ontario Forestry Association (OFA) was an original program partner and the organization assumed responsibility for the delivery and development of Focus on Forests in the mid 1990's. 

In 2007 the program was put online. With the expansion to an online product, lesson plans are now available free of charge and without the previous workshop requirement. The goal of the new website is to provide easy access to lesson plans and to grow a network of subscribers to support continuous expansion of themes and topics for new activities. The objective of Focus on Forests is to provide students with the opportunity to observe and understand trees and forests in the world around them.

In 2009, Majesta sponsored a new partnership between the Ontario Forestry Association and Tree Canada to take Focus on Forests across the country. Mailings were sent to over 11,000 schools across the country to highlight the valuable resources and the importance of forests. Majesta is a New Brunswick-based paper company commited to planting three trees for each harvested to make its Majesta products, and to involving Canadian youth in forest education and in the planting and maintenance of thousands of trees across Canada. These commitments help to make Majesta the "Treesponsible™ Choice". 

                                visit www.focusonforests.ca