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City of Greater Sudbury Regreening Program

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311@greatersudbury.ca705-671-2489

Sudbury's Acid-Scarred Hills Limed and Replanted: 3,500 Hectares, 10 Million Trees

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In Ontario's nickel country, crews spread limestone by hand and by air on blackened, acid-scarred rock, and since 1978 have planted more than 10 million trees on it.

3,500hectaresBarren land limed and grassed since 1978 (program page says more than 3,500)
10MtreesTrees planted since 1978 (program page says more than 10 million)
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