British Columbia's forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in the province this year.
It says 13 different native tree species were chosen in its effort to preserve ecosystems and prioritize characteristics including resilience to climate change.
The province says the reforestation efforts were focused on fire-damaged areas.
It says that work was in addition to the work undertaken by forest tenure holders as part of their legal requirements to regenerate harvested areas.
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says in a news release that 2024 has been "a banner year" for tree planting.
2024 was a banner year for tree planting in BC, including celebrating 10 billion trees planted since 1930.
— Ravi Parmar (@rparmar_BC) December 23, 2024
Our government’s commitment to sustainable forests has seen us lead 🇨🇦 by planting more than two billion trees since 2017. pic.twitter.com/maHJn84LV7
He says the government's "commitment for sustainable forests" has made it a Canadian leader in planting and allowed for more than 2 billion trees to be seeded since 2017.
The ministry says B.C. Timber Sales, which is responsible for managing vast areas of forested public land, has also supported local jobs, having issued about 40 tree-planting contracts to small business operators in the province each year.
