Climate Change and Environment
Agroforestry
1To promote the establishment of shelterbelts, block tree plantings and silvopasture 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
The deadline for applications is April 4, 2023.
Eligible Applicants:
Watershed Districts
Eligible Activities
- 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
- Avoided conversion and maintenance of natural features on critical and/or at-risk agricultural landscapes such as woodlots
Project Timeline
Projects will have eighteen months to be completed.
Cost Share Funding
Watershed districts can be reimbursed for up to 100 per cent of total approved eligible costs.
- There is a $100,000 maximum funding cap per application worksheet.
- There is a $300,000 funding cap per watershed per year.
