May 2, 2019

The Tree Planter’s Survival Guide

  Tree planting is notorious as one of the most difficult summer jobs you can do, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. […]
October 29, 2018

The Vinyl Cafe CD’s for Christmas

I was just at Costco and saw a Christmas CD gift set that includes the Stuart McLean Tree Planting Story! This is such a nice story […]
February 15, 2017

Stuart McLean on Tree Planting

Stuart McLean passed away today, he was the host of The Vinyl Café on CBC. Here is a wonderful story that he presented about tree planting. Tree Planting […]
May 3, 2016

Worlds Toughest Jobs – Documentary

January 18, 2012

Video > So You Want To Go Treeplanting?

This may be the funniest video ever!  Maddy Fletcher a treeplanter/author/amateur photograher submitted this video she made “illustrating the truth of the distinctly Canadian rite-of-passage”.
June 11, 2008

Tree Planting Advice – From Dad to Son

Hello Scott, My name is Bob Ploss and I’m an old treeplanter. I started in 1970 with BCFS crews in Nelson where we planted with hodads, […]
February 15, 2007

Treeplanting: Rooted Lives

I’ve recently completed a documentary film about treeplanting called Rooted Lives. It was shot over two years on northern Vancouver Island, the south-eastern interior of B.C. […]