Editing Tree planting (section)

===Canada===
Most tree planting in [[Canada]] is carried out by private reforestation companies.<ref name=AlterNet>{{cite news|title=The Dark Side of Reforestation Programs: Planting 7,000 Trees a Day in Brutal Conditions|url=https://www.alternet.org/2011/12/the_dark_side_of_reforestation_programs_planting_7000_trees_a_day_in_brutal_conditions/|access-date=June 8, 2021|newspaper=AterNet|date=December 18, 2011|author=Brittany Shoot|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608114913/https://www.alternet.org/2011/12/the_dark_side_of_reforestation_programs_planting_7000_trees_a_day_in_brutal_conditions/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}} Tree-planting is typically [[piece work]] and tree prices can vary widely depending on the difficulty of the terrain and on the winning contract's bid price. As a result, there is a saying among planters: "There is no bad land, only bad contracts." 4 months of hard work can yield enough to live on for an entire year, but conditions are harsh.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}

Tree planting crews often do not permanently reside in the areas where they work, thus much planting is based out of [[motel]]s or bush camps. Bush camp accommodations usually consist of a mess tent, cook shack, dry goods tent, [[first aid tent]], freshly dug [[outhouse]]s, and a shower tent or trailer. Planters are responsible for bringing either a tent or car to sleep in. A camp also contains camp cooks and support staff.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}

The average British Columbian planter plants 1,600 trees per day,<ref name="BC" /> but it is not uncommon for experienced planters to plant up to 4,000 trees per day while working in the interior.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}These numbers are higher in central and eastern Canada, where the terrain is generally faster, however the price per tree is slightly lower as a result. Average daily totals of 2,500 are common, with experienced planters planting upwards of 5,000 trees a day. Numbers as high as 7,500 a day have been recorded.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}} 

Quite often, tree planting contractors will deduct some of the cost associated with the operation of the contract directly from the tree planter's daily earned wages. These imposed fees typically vary from $10 to $30 per day, and are referred to as "camp costs".<ref>[http://www.themanitoban.com/2005-2006/0118/1918.pain.pleasure.plant.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120043716/http://www.themanitoban.com/2005-2006/0118/1918.pain.pleasure.plant.php|date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date=October 2024}}

Once inflation is factored in, real tree planter earnings have declined for many years in Canada. This has adversely affected the sector's ability to attract and retain workers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Betts |first=John |title=2007 Planting Season: More Planters—Less Experience |work=Current Affairs |publisher=Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association |date=2007-07-30 |url=http://www.wsca.ca/index.php?Page=225.0&Key=667 |access-date=2010-11-12 |archive-date=2011-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523233145/http://www.wsca.ca/index.php?Page=225.0&Key=667 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

Based on statistics for British Columbia, the average tree planter: lifts a cumulative weight of over {{Convert|1000|kg|lb}}, bends more than 200 times per hour, drives the shovel into the ground more than 200 times per hour and travels over {{Convert|16|km|mi}} with a heavy load, every day of the entire season. The reforestation industry has an average annual injury rate of approximately 22 claims per 100 workers, per year. It is often difficult and sometimes dangerous.<ref name="BC">{{cite web |title=Preventing Tree Planting Injuries |work=Work Safe BC |publisher=Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia |year=2006 |url=http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/treeplanting.pdf |access-date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227072039/http://worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/treeplanting.pdf |archive-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date=October 2024}}

[[File:Traditional tree protectors in the Schwarzwald.jpg|thumb|upright|Traditional [[tree protector]]s in the [[Black Forest]], Germany]]