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Welcome to the Zanzibar Holdings Ltd website

“Our business is about trees, our success is about people”

Zanzibar is a company of 350 people who plant trees and tend the forests of British Columbia Canada. We have been in business for over 40 years and have planted more than 500 million trees

Wetland Moose Habitat Restoration

January 25, 2022 by Wesley Brookes

The 2017 and 2018 wildfires ravaged hundreds of thousands of hectares of forests throughout British Columbia’s Cariboo Region. What many people do not consider is that the area burned included many other types of ecosystems besides coniferous forests, each with their own unique assemblages of plant and animal species.

Moose in a wetland, British Columbia (Photo by Thomas Drasdauskis)

In 2020, Zanzibar Holdings Ltd. initiated a collaborative project between the South Dakelh Nation Alliance (SDNA) and Forest Enhancement Society of BC’s Forest Carbon Initiative Program.  The project was intended to identify management opportunities for culturally significant non-timber values within wildfire affected areas near Quesnel, B.C. 

The values included within the report included ethnobotanical species, wildlife, fish, birds, as well as the unique ecosystems that support them. The resulting report provided guidance and management recommendations for the restoration of riparian ecosystems, such as wetlands and areas near the periphery of lakes and streams.  Because they’re wetter, these ecosystems are extremely diverse with many culturally valuable berry and medicinal plants and provide important habitat for a wide array of wildlife.

These ecosystems are particularly important for moose, which depend on them and the trees and plant communities they support  to provide water, food, and cover from natural predators. The deciduous and conifer trees that grow in these ecosystems provide cover and moose eat the leaves, stems, buds, and bark. During the winter, fallen trembling aspen and black cottonwood leaves provide their principal diet.

Working under the recommendations and guidance from the SDNA report, Zanzibar planted 10,000 black cottonwood trees in the fall of 2021 within an area identified in the report.  The trees have been planted using special shelters and a 100% natural and organic herbivore repellent. Protection will be critical to the successful establishment of the trees  for the first couple of years while they are especially vulnerable to moose and other animals.  We will also be monitoring the establishment of the trees for the next 2 years.

More holistic silviculture prescriptions that integrate traditional First Nations cultural values, such as ecosystem diversity and wildlife habitat, result in healthier ecosystems and a more biodiverse and resilient natural landscape. It is our hope that these trees are only the first step along the path to restoring the diverse ecosystems impacted by the fires of 2017 and 2018.

Tree planters raise money for B.C. food banks

March 16, 2021 by Nicole Harrison

  • planters taking a break wearing masks

2020 was a successful year for the tree planting industry in B.C., or as CBC called it, its “healthiest year ever”.  As an industry there were zero COVID-19 transmissions. This was also the first year where tree planters banded together across companies to donate money to local food banks in the towns that housed them. These funds were donated to assist families and individuals dealing with financial uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively in 2020, Zanzibar’s staff (tree planters, supervisors, and the owners) donated $14,500 total, which was divided by 12 communities. Donations came from staff donating a portion of their earnings.

With another season starting on the coast and the interior field season on the horizon. Zanzibar will be adopting the food bank B.C. fundraiser as an annual contribution to support the communities where crews stay. Zanzibar looks forward to another healthy planting season, and thanks all the staff that helped pull off one of the most challenging season to date, all while giving back to local communities.

Fall Planting in the Cariboo-Chilcotin: A response to a warming climate

February 10, 2021 by Wesley Brookes

Forest Ecologist Wesley Brookes installing a HOBO climate station.

The dry Douglas-fir forests of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in British Columbia are difficult to reforest following severe disturbances.  The recent warming trends due to climate change have exacerbated this by exposing spring planted seedlings to more extreme summer temperatures and drought. 

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Direct Seeding with Drones for Forest Fire Restoration

February 8, 2021 by Nicole Harrison

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Cariboo wildfire

In the fall of 2020, Zanzibar Holdings partnered with OneTreePlanted and DroneSeed for a pilot project to test out using small biodegradable seed pucks for reforestation. These pucks were placed in areas impacted by the 2017 wildfires in the Chilcotin forest region. See OTPs featured blog post for further details on this exciting new method of reforestation, and project details.

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Zanzibar Holdings Ltd
#204 1801 Welch St.
North Vancouver B.C. Canada
V7P 1B7

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