Ontario resident planted over 4,500 trees in a day (4 photos + 1 video)
In a video that has garnered millions of views, Leslie Dart walks across the scorched landscape of Saskatchewan. The girl vigorously plunges into the ground shovel, makes a hole, throws a seedling, digs it in, and repeats these actions over and over. By the end of that day, Dart had planted 4,545 seedlings. Behind in the past three summers, she has planted 372,290 trees across Canada. 
Dart, 29, said the job requires a lot of work. physical and mental efforts, but at the same time brings satisfaction. The video of a resident of Canada has collected more than 8.7 million views. 
After graduating from Durham College, Leslie works in aerospace industry, as well as planting trees. Her record - 5415 seedlings in 17 hours of work in a heat of 34°C.
According to Leslie, the work has its pros and cons, which largely dependent on the weather. "The day may start with sunny weather, and in a few minutes it will rain, torrential downpour, hail or snow. You never know what to expect,” says the girl. “There were days when the sowing campaign took place in conditions of intense heat, it stood for several days temperature from 37 to 40°C, and it was very hard."
The work is not without serious risks. Last colleague Leslie was attacked by a grizzly bear in the northeast British Columbia. Fortunately, the 21-year-old girl is alive, now her condition is stable. Dart has never encountered a grizzly, but has other bears, as well as moose and other wild animals. 
More than 200 million plants are planted annually in British Columbia. seedlings. More than 12,000 square kilometers burned in the province this year forests, and this season is likely to be a record one.
Jonathan Clark, President and CEO of the organization Replant.ca Environmental, dedicated to reforestation and environmental protection in Canada, says that planting trees in British Columbia is of great importance because the province there are stricter rules for reforestation. "On the east coast of Canada there are no rules for planting trees, but there and natural renewal is successfully taking place, nature itself is coping," explains Clark. There are no miracles like this in British Columbia. so people need help. 
Planters are usually paid 13 to 27 cents per tree in depending on the area. The highest salary that Dart received, was 44 cents per tree in northern British Columbia. Job heavy, but it is popular with students. There are those who are not drops the case. For example, Kenny Chaplin from Saskatchewan is landing trees for 35 years. He works as an assistant director and moonlights teacher in Regina, but it was tree planting that "changed his soul" and allowed me to quickly move up the career ladder. He set a record Guinness, planted in 2001 in the vicinity of the city of Prince Albert 15170 trees in one day. On average, he planted one seedling every 4.5 seconds for 19 grueling hours.
