Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Rewilding Program
Coming soon!
Phase 1 of this project has been fully funded, but Phase 2 will be open for funding soon.
Learn how you can fund this forest
Restoring What Was Lost
Wildfires, decades of herbicide spraying along roads running through reserve lands, and the cumulative pressures of land disturbance have stripped Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation of berry patches, traditional medicines, and the trees that once canopied family homes. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Rewilding Program is Project Forest’s long-term commitment to restoring what was lost; ecologically, culturally, and spiritually.
Plant Your Legacy
Partnering on this project brings meaningful growth to Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and plants your legacy in soil and seedlings.
seedlings planted in 2026
hectares
Tree Types:
Total- Balsam Poplar 5,400
- Black Spruce 540
- Canadian Buffaloberry 720
- Lodgepole Pine 2,880
- Paper Birch 1,620
- Pussy Willow 1,080
- Red Osier Dogwood 720
- Saskatoon Berry 540
- Spruce Cross 1,980
- Tamarack Larch 1,980
- Trembling Aspen 2,160
- White Spruce 7,020
Total seedlings
26,640
Culturally Significant Species
The species chosen for this program are not only ecologically appropriate, they are culturally significant. Saskatoon, buffaloberry, and gooseberry bring residents back to a time when children could fill buckets with berries across the townsite. Fruit trees planted at the school give youth the experience of growing food and caring for land. Trees placed in the yards of wildfire survivors offer shade, solace, and a living symbol of recovery. Every seedling in this program carries a story.
