On the prairie shelterbelt program, my understanding, again from some notes I've made here, is that it's been in effect since 1901. It has been producing and distributing tree seedlings for planting on agricultural land in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Peace River, B.C. It has provided over 650 million seedlings to more than 700,000 farmers since its inception and still sends out more than three million trees a year.
You might be surprised, but the reason this struck me is that I planted trees—it feels like a hundred years ago—when I was young. That reforestation is so important across the country because of the soil erosion and the damage that can be done.
Do you have more information on that than what I've been able to glean?