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WHITE PINE AWARD MEETING

Next award meeting - TBA Fall 2026

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​​Watch the Knothole for further details.

Congratulations to the Drysdale Family

2025 White Pine Award Winner

​Doug Drysdale Jr, his son Andrew, and sister Donna were the proud recipients of the 2025 White Pine Award.

The Drysdales are the 45th recipients of this award which is bestowed annually to a person or group which displays remarkable care and promotion of a healthy forest.
Interestingly, Reg Drysdale, grandfather of Doug Drysdale Jr. was the second recipient of this award back in 1982.

Since 1945 the Drysdale family has operated Christmas tree farms throughout Simcoe County. They were the first to introduce the concept of ‘cut your own’ and the trend caught on rapidly. Andrew is the fourth generation to operate this well known enterprise, which has grown to include a retail shop, wedding venue and nursery for landscape trees.

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Request for Nomination

If you'd like to nominate yourself or another member to receive the

2026 White Pine award, just complete the brief nomination form

(CLICK HERE to download the form).

The completed form should be submitted to Doug Frost at doug@forksinthetrail.com before October 2026 (Date TBA).

We'd love to hear how our members are improving or

managing their woodlots.

White Pine Award of Merit

For outstanding contribution to Woodland Management and Promotion

2025 - The Drysdale Family

2024 - Mark Scharf

2023 - Sandy Agnew

2022 - David & Juliana Hawke

2021 - Adam Parker

2020 - John Crawford

2019 - Gerry Beauchamp

2018 - Neil Craig

2017 - Ken Jewett

2016 - Terry Walton

2015 - Chris Ellsmere

2014 - Nancy + Dave Rowell

2013 - Peter DeVillers

2012 - Bruce Keeling

2011 - Ted + Anita Beaton

2010 - Douglas Matthews

2009 - Matthew Valk

2008 - Jack O'Hara

2007 - Jim Laking

2006 - David DeVillers

2005 - Ken Ewens

2004 - Allan McNabb

2003 - Don Archer

2002 - Wally McNeice

2001 - Charles Esson

2000 - J.R.M. (Mac) Williams

1999 - Wyman Jacques

1998 - Randy Crawford

1997 - Earl Dertinger

1996 - Robert (Bob) Ritchie

1995 - James D. Coats

1994 - Vivan Bell

1993 - Dr. Desmond C. Little

1992 - Laverne Dodds

1991 - John (Jack) Greaves

1990 - Donna + John McQuay

1989 - Max Craig + Family

1988 - Max Wagg

1987 - John Caston

1986 - Aage Lolk

1985 - Ken McCutcheon

1984 - G. Barrett Muir

1983 - Harold Parker

1982 - H.R. Drysdale

1981 - Wib Laking

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