New documentary offers glimpse into the life of B.C. tree planters

For a few months every year, thousands of people will head into B.C's most remote areas to plant trees. But unless you've tried the job yourself, you likely don't have a clear sense of what goes into it. The industry, culture, and labour of the tree planter is the subject of a new documentary called One Million Trees.
It can be watched online at CBC Gem.

[@bushman2512]

Tree planters are in excellent physical condition. Worked alongside them as a forest tech. Great people. Tough as nails.

[@bb-kc9be]

Same. Worked alongside them as a landscaper and contractor. Hard as nails.

[@thricecrazy33]

Nowadays I work with a forest tech doing layouts. 20 year career as a planter, well over 1 million trees. Its a swan song helping with the layouts. forest techs are important.

[@RVTRAILER]

Not all Superheros wear capes 👏 🙌

[@MatteBlacke]

I didi it for 4 seasons in BC. It’s a tough job but can be fun and satisfying (as well as physically and mentally challenging). If you choose to to do it, it’s just like any demanding task: keep your goal in mind , strive ti do your best but also try not to let it take an undue toll on your health.

[@ViiRaLPubstompingClan]

How much u earn?

[@fenixsc15]

Hi Shane, interested here. Is your personal health an issue, like catching colds primarily or something related or more of a mental task? Please answer and thank you

[@ericshun3331]

@@fenixsc15 all of the above

[@richardbodine7256]

I planted trees for 15 or so seasons mostly in Louisiana and East Texas did a few seasons up in Minnesota and Wisconsin quit counting after two million trees that was in the 80s 63 have had back surgery and both hips recently replaced. It'll wear you out but it was a fun time

[@user-uw3ch4uf3f]

Keep working hard on your good deed !

[@tanakakokilovad1594]

Planting trees🌱 🍃🌿🌳🌲. Save many many life on earth🌱 🌎🌱🌏🌱🌍🌱🌿🍃🌲🌳🍃🌿🌱🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌱🌎🌱🌍🌱🌏🌱🍃🌿🌳🌲

[@Scottieguru]

If you get cold tree planting it means you are not moving enough.

[@TheLlidD]

Give me Beach Shorts and Rain and Hail Any day - 3000+ never lets you catch a chill!

[@mathieulapointe7147]

makes me so nostalgic! and sad I never reached more than 300k before getting retired :(

[@amitsangwan6187]

Nice Work!

[@TheAlexSmith17]

Thank you so much for planting trees we desperately need. Remember when Trudeau promised to plant like a billion trees across Canada?? He's yet to plant one!

[@antoinebergeron4083]

They dont even plant 1 billion per year…

[@TheAlexSmith17]

@@antoinebergeron4083 when did I say in a year?? All he's done is had trees torn down not added more since he's been acting prime minister

[@warrensteel9954]

I should hope the trees planted in cut blocks don't count towards Trudeau's promise as the logging companies are already required to have those trees replanted.

[@narendranadreddychintalapu2916]

Good job

[@diosmr1645]

El ha estado en los ESTADOS UNIDOS DIOS LO BENDIGA

[@MrTickingtime]

Damnit Cohaegan.... GIVE THESE PEEPLE AIR!!

[@bradkiss8576]

Im going for my 1,000,000 this year!

[@user-gk6ej1ko7q]

I planted 3 million over a period of over 2 decades, and if I wasn't old and gimped I would still be out on the hill.

[@spaceberries8707]

Layout 🙌

[@Shanonmcnab576]

Tree planting is easy. I enjoyed it. You have to be an outdoorsy type preferably the hunting type, surveying type or Seismic type that’s used to being in all types of terrain and weather. If you can go on an Elk hunt or Mountain Sheep hunt you are good to go. It’s what you make out of it. If you think the job sucks balls then you’ll be miserable. Imo nothing sucks more balls than a Service rig.

[@sukhenmondal282]

How can we get tree planting job in canada as an Indian ???

[@blank.9301]

Ecosia

[@slipperyslope3912]

Tree's plant themselves. I'd like to see and 5yr and 10yr comparison of a man-tree planted section, vs one left to nature.

[@powellwilliams4758]

34 seconds vet vs green horn, cant wait till I can get back out there. Dream it till you cream it.

[@jansenyong4307]

Drones will help😅😅😅

[@kienwenchang7108]

Maple Trees on Public Land. Maple Water For Free.