Climate Change and Environment
Agroforestry
The purpose of the Agroforestry BMP is to promote the establishment of shelterbelts and block tree plantings and management of woodlots that provide:
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Reduced soil erosion
- Improved water conservation efforts
- Energy conservation (e.g. heating costs for home, barn, shop, etc.)
- Improved wildlife habitat
- Increased crop yields
- Thermal protection for livestock
- Reduced surface runoff and enhanced water quality
Intake Information
This program is currently not open for intakes.
Eligible Applicants
- Community Pastures
- Indigenous primary producers and communities, including First Nations and Metis
- Primary producers outside of Watershed District boundaries.
*Please note that primary producers within Watershed District boundaries should contact their local Watershed District about available programming in their area.
Eligible Activies
- Establishment and maintenance of shelterbelts or tree buffers for farmyard, livestock facilities and fields
- Planting of trees/shrubs on marginal or high-risk cropland
- Silvopasture
Project Timeline
Projects will have eighteen months to be completed.
Cost Share Funding
Eligible applicants can be reimbursed for up to 75 per cent of total approved eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 per project.
