Each September, Maritime Electric employees volunteer to plant trees at Island schools, parks and communities as part of our Trees for Life program. The program began in 2019 and since then, employees have worked together to plant hundreds of trees across the Island.
If you are interested in having trees donated and planted at your school or in your community, please complete the application form below. If you have any questions about the application form, please reach out to us Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. via phone at 1-800-670-1012 or email at treesforlife@maritimeelectric.com.
You may also download and complete a paper application form: Trees for Life Application Form 2025 [PDF - 172 kB]. Please submit PDF applications via email to treesforlife@maritimeelectric.com.
Applications are due March 28, 2025.
What to Expect on Planting Day
On the day of planting, a few Maritime Electric employees will arrive in the morning to begin setting up. We bring everything we need with us, however we do require applicants supply access to a water source outside through an exterior hose for watering the trees.
Mid-morning, the trees will be delivered by the nursery and mulch will arrive in a large vegetation management truck. Around lunch time, approximately 30 Maritime Electric volunteers will arrive at the planting site. We start with a quick tree planting orientation to ensure the trees have the best chance at establishing in their new home. Once we finish planting the trees, we will tidy up and leave the property as it was when we arrived.
Please note we will have a photographer with us taking photos of the event
Things to Consider Before Applying
Before applying, please consider if you can answer 'yes' to the following questions:
- Are you able to care for the trees for at least the first two weeks after planting to ensure they can successfully establish in their new home?
- Are you able to provide access to a water source outdoors through an exterior hose for watering the trees post-planting?
- Do you have room for at least 150 trees to be planted at the property? The trees need to be planted away from both overhead and underground power lines, and away from service entrances and buildings.
- Are you okay with Maritime Electric bringing a photographer to the site and using photos from the event for our website, social media, and other materials?
Tree Species
We will plant native tree species, which are purchased from an Island tree nursery. Species will depend on availability at the nursery, however we will try to select those that would be most suitable for the environmental conditions and features of your property. Typically we are able to plant a mixture of from white spruce, white birch, red oak, red maple, and sugar maple.
