Tree and Forests Festival coming to MRC Pontiac tomorrow

Tree and Forests Festival coming to MRC Pontiac tomorrow

The annual tree day celebration will return to MRC Pontiac this Friday (May 27) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents can stop by and choose from a wide selection of saplings free of charge.

MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand explained that in addition to the MRC office, trees would also be distributed in various municipal offices: Alleyn-et-Cawood, Clarendon, Otter Lake, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Sheenboro, Rapides-des-Joachims. He said they received roughly 6,000 trees, with eight different species available: yellow birch, sugar maple, red oak, burr oak, black cherry, white spruce, white pine and red pine.

Durand added that there would also be a barbeque lunch, with the proceeds going to local food bank Bouffe Pontiac.

The full interview with Durand is available here.