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That香蕉视频直播檚 what Cameron Jones said about the change in his home area of Kelowna Mountain Park in the last few years.
Jones is one of the co-founders of Flash Forest. The company香蕉视频直播檚 CEO Bryce Jones also hails from Kelowna, in the upper Mission, and co-founder Angelique Ahlstrom is from Nelson.
The three started a reforestation company last year. They modify industrial drones and mount an autonomously-controlled firing device that shoots and lodges the seed pods into the soil.
Cameron said the pods are designed so the seeds have what they need for the first nine months. This helps the seeds to germinate and take root quickly.
So far, the company has planted eight tree species in southern Ontario.
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He added they香蕉视频直播檙e now doing tests on some of the most harvested and the most common tree species in Canada, including two Brazilian tree species.
The trio said the point of Flash Forest is to revolutionize tree planting.
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Flash Forest is now looking to partner with other companies and agencies to run pilot tests so they can bring their reforestation efforts to the rest of the country. Bryce said they香蕉视频直播檝e picked up international interest, but they want to start at home first.
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Currently, they香蕉视频直播檙e fundraising to be able to buy more drones for planting and mapping soil conditions, and a pod automation machine so they can produce more pods.
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