WHITE PINE AWARD MEETING
Next award meeting - TBA Fall 2026
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
