Project Forest
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada 路 Nonprofit 路 National 路 since 2020
Alberta nonprofit rewilding unused land into forests with First Nations and corporate partners, one million seedlings
About
Project Forest is a Sherwood Park, Alberta nonprofit founded in 2020 that 'rewilds' non-productive agricultural and other unused land into native forests, funded by corporate Community Investment Partners and planted on land offered by First Nations, conservation groups, municipalities, universities and private landowners. Its projects include the Siksika Nation Community Shelterbelt Program (a five-year plan for one million seedlings), Doig River and Swan River First Nation rewilding, the Alberta Motor Association Centennial Forests, Golden Ranches, Nutrien Forest and the University of Alberta Research Forest, with annual stocking surveys published for every site. It planted its one-millionth tree at Blackfoot Crossing on Siksika Nation in May 2026 and reports 958,295 seedlings on 416.6 hectares from 2020 through 2025, with sites in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec.
What they run
Converts unused land offered by Land Partners (First Nations, conservation groups, municipalities, universities, private landowners) into species-rich native forests funded by corporate partners, with multi-year maintenance and monitoring; 16 forests planted through 2025.
Five-year collaboration with Siksika Nation to plant one million seedlings as shelterbelts around homes, communities and agricultural land on the reserve, funded in part by Natural Resources Canada's 2 Billion Trees program, EPCOR, ATB and others.
Hands-on planting days at project sites for Silver, Gold and Platinum funding partners.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 馃尵 Agroforestry | 136,000 | 2026 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restoredto date | 2025 | 417 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2025 Annual Report, p.6 '2020-2025 Cumulative Review': '416.6 hectares rewilded' |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 364,740 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2024 Annual Report, p.8 '2024 Year in Review': '364,740 seedlings planted', '119.4 hectares rewilded', 4 new forests (excludes the full University of Alberta seedling numbers, planting completed in 2025) |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 187,320 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2025 Annual Report, p.8 '2025 Year in Review': '187,320 seedlings planted', '4 forests planted', '75 hectares rewilded', '14 species planted' |
| Trees plantedto date | 2025 | 958,295 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2025 Annual Report, p.6-7 '2020-2025 Cumulative Review': '958,295 seedlings planted', '16 forests planted', '416.6 hectares rewilded', '38 species planted' |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 1,000,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceOne Million Trees page: Project Forest 'officially planted it's Millionth Tree', celebrated at Siksika Nation on May 22 (2026); recorded as a cumulative trees-planted milestone (Project Forest counts seedlings planted, including shrubs) |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 136,000 | Siksika Nation Community Shelterbelt Program | Self-reported | sourceOne Million Trees page: 'we have planted the first 136,000 of 1 million seedlings' in the Siksika Nation Community Shelterbelt Program (accessed Nov 2026) |
How they report
What earned it
- 10/20 Publishes annual tree figures: 2 years of annual figures on record (5 points each, up to 4 years)
- 15/15 Figures are recent: Latest annual figure is for 2025
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 6 of 6 figures link to a source
- 0/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: No financial figure recorded
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 10/10 Breaks figures down by program: Figures attached to named programs
- 0/5 Reports volunteers or events: No volunteer figures or events
- Latest annual figure
- 187,320 trees in 2025 (-49% on the year before)
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