About Trees In Trust

Which woodlands you can choose from

How your woodland is protected

Where is my piece of woodland?

How to use this website

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Here is what a few people have said about Trees In Trust:

"I just thought that (my friend) didn’t need more things and this would be a great idea. She was excited and immediately went on line to look at it. It was exactly what I had hoped it would be for her"
J Magrath, Charlottetown, PEI

"Thank you for the certificate. No problem downloading, and got a very nice print-out to laminate and send to my Daughter for posterity"
B Heslip, Prince George, BC

"I spent $30 on a piece of woodland for my son's birthday. Once he saw where it was on a map, he was really intrigued"
F MacEachern, Charlottetown, PEI

"280 square feet of woodland has been dedicated to my Dad. There are a lot of people cutting down our trees, so I think that if we preserve as much as we can, it's a good idea"
D Cardinal, Cornwall, PEI

About Trees In Trust       top

Trees In Trust was set up so that you can quickly and easily secure a piece of woodland as a gift, as a memorial or to reduce your carbon footprint.  You don't own the woodland, rather it is held in your name forever by a not-for-profit charitable land trust which protects the woodland in perpetuity.  Trees In Trust works closely with these land trusts and is used by them to raise funds to secure and preserve woodland for the benefit of wildlife, for the environment and for future generations.

The three things that make Trees In Trust unique are the speed and convenience of purchasing your woodland dedication on-line, the availability of woodland in a number of locations and the way in which your individual piece of woodland is mapped using a GIS (Geographic Information System).  By bringing in donations from many different sources - gift purchases, memorials, businesses - we are able to make a real difference to the amount of woodland that is protected forever.

Currently, all Trees In Trust land is located in Canada and is owned and managed either by the Island Nature Trust in Prince Edward Island, by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick in New Brunswick or by Ontario Nature in Ontario.  We are negotiating with other provinces with the eventual aim of being able to offer woodland in a number of locations in each Province.

Our mission is "to enable land trusts to preserve and restore as much native forest as possible by allowing large numbers of people the opportunity to secure small pieces of woodland."  We aim to have protected 3,000 acres of threatened woodland by our tenth year of operation - and hope to far exceed this target.

The land trust that you decided to support receives 100% of your donation.  5% of your donation is used to cover the cost of processing your payment such as credit card and PayPal fees.  Where the land trust holds a mortgage on your woodland, some or all of your donation is used to pay down that debt.  Where the land trust already owns the land, your donation is used by the land trust to purchase more endangered woodland of equal or greater area.  Some of your donation is used to manage and maintain your woodland.  Trees In Trust complies with the Association of Fundraising Professionals guidelines on ethical fundraising.

We cut costs by avoiding printed material and handling all of our business on the web.  It is only by not mailing out glossy brochures and certificates that we can maintain this low overhead.  We really appreciate your support.

Trees In Trust is working towards compliance with ISO 14064 Part 3 - the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions. This international standard has been adopted by the Government of Canada.

Trees In Trust is a member of the David Suzuki Foundation and the Canadian Environmental Network.

Trees In Trust is a trading name of 6625681 Canada Inc.

Provincial registration of Trees In Trust as a trading name can be found at www.gov.pe.ca/royalgazette/pdf/20060930.pdf.  Note that the first entry is the dissolution of the sole proprietorship and the second is the registration of the trading name, owned by 6625681 Canada Inc.

Federal registration of 6625681 Canada Inc. can be found at http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/sc_mrksv/corpdir/dataOnline/corpns_re?company_select=6625681

Contact information for the charitable land trusts can be found as follows:
Prince Edward Island - The Island Nature Trust www.islandnaturetrust.ca 
New Brunswick - The Nature Trust of New Brunswick  www.naturetrust.nb.ca
Ontario - Ontario Nature www.ontarionature.org

To pay by cheque:

Mail a cheque to the address below, along with your e-mail address and the location of the woodland you wish to dedicate.  We'll e-mail you your plot number(s) and password(s).  A personal cheque is fine.  Please make cheques payable to 'Trees In Trust'.

Mailing Address:

Trees In Trust
3966 Hopedale Road
Hunter River
PEI  C0A 1N0
Canada

This has all been made possible with support from:

Press releases:
1st June 2007.  GREEN GIVING - PEI LEADS THE WAY

Which woodlands you can choose from       top

There are currently three woodlands from which to choose.  You can see the details of each woodland by clicking the links below. 

When you hit a 'Buy one now' button, you will be able to select the woodland of your choice.

Selkirk Road Woodland, near Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Long Island Woodland, near Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Caughey-Taylor Preserve, near St.Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada

Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Reserve, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada

Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve, south of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve, York Region, Ontario, Canada

How your woodland is protected      top

Trees In Trust woodland is managed by a number of charitable land trusts.  These land trusts are run by committed, local, environmentally forward-thinking individuals.   All land trusts that manage Trees In Trust woodland are not-for-profit charities that exist primarily to secure and protect environmentally important forested areas and other endangered land.  Currently, all Trees In Trust land is owned and managed by the Island Nature Trust , the Nature Trust of New Brunswick and Ontario Nature.

By securing of a plot of woodland, the future of that plot is assured.  The plot is held in perpetuity in the name of the donor, or in memorial of a departed friend or relative.  For one acre dedications, a business will have its name listed on the Trees In Trust website and on the respective land trust website, complete with a link to the business' own website.

Once a piece of woodland has been secured, the land is protected by the strongest possible laws available, with the aim of protecting that woodland forever.  The name of the individual or business to whom that woodland is dedicated will be associated with that woodland forever.

Different levels of protection are given by different legislations.  The highest possible protection is always given to your woodland.

The Natural Areas Protection Act (1988) (and amendments) protects Trees In Trust land in Prince Edward Island, Canada.  The full text of the act can be found at http://www.gov.pe.ca/law/statutes/pdf/n-02.pdf.  In summary, the act designates the land as an ecological reserve.  The protection is attached to the deed and is binding on subsequent owners.  Cutting, destroying or removing any vegetation from a designated natural area is not permitted without proper authorization.

In other provinces the woodland is protected by right of ownership.

Where is my piece of woodland?        top

To view or print a map of your woodland:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password.
Click on the link 'Display on a Map'
Wait until the map appears.
Use the Print Button  to print the map.

To find the co-ordinates of your woodland:

The Longitude and Latitude of the corners of your woodland are shown on the 'Details of your Woodland' page:
Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
You will find the coordinates listed at the bottom of the page.

To visit your woodland:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password.
Click on the link 'Photos, Information and Directions'

How to use this website      top

To purchase a woodland dedication:

To pay on-line, follow the instructions below.  To pay by cheque, click here for instructions.

Hit the 'Buy one now' button for the size of woodland you require.
On the page that then appears, press 'Continue with order' to pay on-line.
On the next page, write down or print your plot numbers and passwords.
Press 'Proceed to checkout'.
Enter your credit card or PayPal details and complete the purchase.
Update the details of your new woodland plots (see below).

To update your details of your woodland:

If you have already purchased a woodland plot and wish to add your name and address to it:
Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
Enter the your personal details, to be linked to this piece of woodland.
Press 'Save the changes'.

To print a dedication certificate:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
If you haven't yet done it, update your details (see above).
Click on the link 'Print a Dedication Certificate'
Choose a type of border, you can try as many as you like.
Follow the instructions for printing your certificate.

To print a memorial certificate:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
If you haven't yet done it, update your details (see above).
Click on the link 'Print a Memorial Certificate'
Choose a type of border, you can try as many as you like.
Follow the instructions for printing your certificate.

To see photos, info and directions to your woodland:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
Click on the link 'Photos, Information and Directions'

To view and print a map of your woodland:

Hit the 'Login' button on the menu.
Enter your Plot Number and Password and press 'Continue'.
Click on the link 'Display your piece of woodland on a Map'
Note - the mapping software uses JavaScript, so if you are having problems here is some information to show you how to enable JavaScript.

Want to see what you get? View a sample  sixth of an acre woodland.

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