Eccentric forester planted millions of trees before dying of COVID-19

Jerry Krouzel planted trees for most of his life. He wasn’t finished. 

The 79-year-old was working on a tree planting job just two weeks before family say COVID-19 felled the tall, formidable forester.

Krouzel’s daughters believe he was infected May 2 or May 3 on a tree planting crew headed to a site near Burns Lake, B.C.

He died May 18 in his basement suite in Quesnel after refusing medical treatment for COVID-19. 

9 infected, 1 dead in outbreak

The veteran tree planter had sent