Students and Schools
are Making a Big Green Impact
Student leaders turn fundraisers into forests.
Use Canada’s Forest Trust’s innovative Smart Forest™ Fundraising platform to raise funds for your school, charity, or project while leaving a lasting, positive impact on our planet.
Apply Online & Set Your Goals
Fundraise With Seedlings
Engage Your Community
Track Your Funds Raised
Watch Your Forests Grow
Find a School Smart Forest
Smart Forests are being planted and protected across Canada with the contributions of School Stewards. Explore the participating schools and their forests.
Participating Schools
Find and contribute to active Smart Forest Fundraisers
Smart Forest Projects
CFT’s First School Smart Forest Project Announced
Canada’s Forest Trust (CFT) is pleased to reveal the first of many Smart Forest locations. Found in the endangered Acadian forest region of New Brunswick, Canada, 95 acres of previously devastated land will be brought back to health with the support of Smart Forest Stewards across Canada.
Read the full blog post here
Student Opportunities and Leadership
Schools that have active Smart Forest Fundraisers gain exclusive access to additional education programming and student leadership opportunities to further support youth engagement in positive climate action and community service.
About the Leadership Program
Student Forest Ambassadors
Grow your skills as a leader and a changemaker in your school.
- Leadership role for 2-3 students per school
- Lead a team of student forest stewards.
- Earn volunteer hours towards graduation requirements.
- Eligible to apply for paid summer internships, jobs, and scholarships.
- Access environmental education and engagement resources.
- Act as the key point of contact for your campaigns.
- Liaise with school administration and councils.
- Boost your resume with leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
- Join a national network of like-minded environmentalists.
“I am hoping to apply my knowledge of climate change to an opportunity that could change the world and its future as we know it.” – Arwin, 2022-2023 Student Forest Ambassador
Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions or for accessibility considerations.
Win Scholarships and Awards
Check out our latest opportunities here:
CFT Launches the $250,000 student scholarship program
Scholarship Challenge 1: Why a Forest and Not a Tree?
Education, Resources & Events
Educational workshops and resources are included with any School Smart Forest Fundraiser. Participation is optional but encouraged!
About the Education Program
Workshops
In partnership with Project Learning Tree, Canada’s Forest Trust offers free education modules to support student learning outcomes relating to forests and climate.
- Climate resilience
- Urban Forests
- Sequestration of diverse tree species
- Climate impacts on urban trees
- Comparing trees in our backyards to forests
- Climate Action for Forests
- Climate and sustainability advocacy
- Combating apathy and climate grief
- Green jobs, forest careers, & guest speakers
- Forest related post-secondary courses
To access the full library of resources and recordings, please contact
Sample Resources
Learn about the benefits of joining the School Smart Forest program.
Learn about the School Smart Forest program from Founder & CEO, Gary Zed.
An easy, step by step overview of how to fundraise by growing forests.
Past Events
Career Chats & Networking 101
16 February, 2023
8:50
Forests for Climate Action
24 March, 2023
16:21
Green Careers
08 February, 2023
9:30
Urban Forests
09 November, 2022
34:00
Forest Smudging Ceremony
02 June, 2022
1:38
Launch Webinar
09 September, 2021
46:59
To access the full library of workshop and event recordings, please contact [email protected]
