Educational Opportunity

The world-renowned Art of Mentoring program is coming to Canada for the first time. Learn to inspire incredible educational experiences based on the cycles of nature and to take steps towards increasing your own awareness and appreciation of the world. Talks will be occuring across south and central Ontario in March. Click here for more information.

61st Annual OFA Conference

On February 5th 2010 the OFA held its 61st Annual Conference at the Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston. The Conference was a great success, thanks to all the incredible presenters. The conference would not have been such a success if it wasn't for our supporters, exhibitors, and all attendees. Conference proceedings will be posted on the website soon. If you attended the conference, please let us know what you thought of it, how it could be improved and suggestions for next year.

Conference Sponsors:

Gold              TransCanada            Conservation Ontario

Silver             Trees Ontario           Ontario Stewardship             York Region

Bronze           Ontario Urban Forest Council                 OMAFRA

A big thanks also goes out to all the auction donors and bidders, as well as everyone who donated to take part in the fundraisers. All of the money raised will go toward the OFA Education and Awareness programs including the Ontario Envirothon, Focus on Forests and Forest Careers Awareness.

Have you thought about becoming a member? By being a member you are helping to support an organization that believes in the long-term health of Ontario's forests. Our strong member support helps us to advocate for Ontario's forests through avenues such as the OFA Annual Conference. Thank you to all members for their support, and if you are interested in becoming a member click here!

The 61st Annual Conference and AGM

Join the Ontario Forestry Association in an exploration of Ecological Goods and Services in Ontario. The 2010 OFA conference will help you understand how this topic relates to privately owned forests and how private forest landowners in Ontario have a key role to play. It will be an informative day-long session designed to encourage discussion and give tips and tools to manage your forests. Learn from an impressive list of conference speakers, experts and fellow OFA members.

See the summary program here

Registration Information click here

Friday, February 5th 2010

Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston, ON

Conference Registration

Members: $60.00

Non-members: $75.00

Students: $20.00

Tree Bee 2009

Congratulations goes out to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School for winning the 2009 Tree Bee Competition, with a near perfect score! This year's event was a great success with over 85 students participating from across the GTA. A special appearance by the Canadian Peregrine Foundation was a great addition to the event. Thanks goes out to all teachers, schools, and families for attending the event. A special thanks goes out to St. Dominic Savio Catholic School for hosting the event, Larry Noonan, and numerous wonderful volunteers that made the event a success.

Results:

1st      St. Elizabeth Seton

2nd     Holy Spirit

3rd      St. Elizabeth Seton and St. Dominic Savio

4th      St. Elizabeth Seton and Our Lady of the Bay