Quinte Woodlot Conference

Susan Moore | Sep 24, 2025

Tending Our Woodlands: The Rewards of Action

After 5 years, this celebrated conference is back with a new look. Don’t miss the Quinte Woodland Conference, Tending Our Woodlands: The Rewards of Action on October 2, 2025 in Belleville.

The Quinte Woodlot Association has revived the former Trenton Woodlot Conference, continuing its 30-year legacy in our community. This one-day event welcomes rural landowners, foresters, farmers, conservationists and naturalists from all over Eastern Ontario.

The program blends practical advice with science-based insights. In addition to the keynote, presentations will include: Wildfire Protection, Plantation Cooperatives, Biochar as Soil Amendment, and a panel on Succession Planning with a conservation planner, a farm preservation specialist, an accountant and a lawyer. An optional field trip will provide a tour of Potter’s Creek Conservation Area featuring biodiversity and tree identification with a conservation forester.

The keynote speaker, Ethan Tapper, is a forester and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. He is a front runner in forestry and ecosystem stewardship, winning multiple awards for his work. His message of responsibility, relationship and hope reaches millions through his social media, writing and speaking engagements across North America. Tapper lives and works on his 175-acre working forest in Vermont.

Admission to the day-long conference is $40 for Ontario Woodlot Association members and $45 for non-members. This fee includes a hot delicious lunch with locally sourced food. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to an Outdoor Education Fund operated by Quinte Conservation.

Organizations and businesses who wish to sponsor the conference and/or exhibit their displays and wares: please contact Marianne (below) asap.

The Quinte Woodland Conference takes place on Thursday, October 2 from 8 am to 3:30 pm at the spacious venue, Maranatha Church at 100 College Street West in Belleville. All are welcome.

Register here (ontariowoodlot.com and select ‘Events’) or for more information: contact Marianne at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.