2 years after devastating derecho, reforestation program takes root
Two years after a destructive derecho tore across eastern Ontario, one of the hardest-hit areas is taking the next step toward revitalizing its forests: planting new trees to replace the ones destroyed in the storm.
![2 years after devastating derecho, reforestation program takes root](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6565754.1661799910!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pinhey-forest-destroyed-red-pines-derecho-damage-aug-29-2022.jpg)
![Snapped and uprooted trees in Pinhey Forest on Aug. 29, 2022, more than three months after the devastating derecho windstorm on May 21, 2022. Destroyed trees.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6565754.1661799910!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pinhey-forest-destroyed-red-pines-derecho-damage-aug-29-2022.jpg)
Two years after a destructive derecho tore across eastern Ontario, one of the hardest-hit areas is taking the next step toward revitalizing its forests: planting new trees to replace the ones destroyed in the storm.