Saskatoon has a secret forest named after someone who lived in the city who had a global environmental impact.

The non-profit group Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas is presenting a documentary online to highlight this forest and the man behind it.

Spokesperson Julia Adamson says Richard St. Barbe Baker homesteaded in the Saskatoon area and went to the University of Saskatchewan, but after World War I, he travelled the world inspiring people to plant trees.

People who knew St. Barbe Baker from Switzerland, Australia, Scotland, Hawaii, New York and from Canada will tell their stories about how they were inspired.

The documentary will also talk about the afforestation area and the importance of trees as a nature-based solution for climate change.

If you want to check out the secret forest, it’s the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area near Chappel Marsh off of Valley Road.

Click on the link with this story online to register for the free video presentation online. It’s Saturday at 1pm.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-legacy-of-saskatoons-secret-forest-tickets-184304960097

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