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Giant Hogweed Information Sheet - Invasive Species - posted July 30, 2010

2009 OPFA Annual Report - posted April 7, 2010

2010 Office of the Fairness Commisioner Report  - posted February 23, 2010

Vulnerability of Canada's Tree  Species to Climate Change - posted January 19, 2010

Fuelwood, the Environment and the 21st Century by Ontario Woodlot Association August 2009  - posted November 6, 2009

Landowner Guide to Careful Logging (5.21Mb) - posted March 28, 2009

Managing Tree Seed in an Uncertain Climate:  Conference Summay - posted January 22, 2009

Achieving Good Forestry Practice When Harvesting in Southern Ontario Woodlands - posted September 30, 2008

Sustainable Forest Managment Network Newsletter - CIF/SFMM E-Lecture Series - Posted September 30, 2008

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) - Past journal issues back to 1975 - Posted September 30, 2008

A new publication "Commonwealth Forests”, produced by the Commonwealth Forestry Association.  For those interested in international forestry, this paper copy review of the state of Forestry in 53 Commonwealth Countries can be ordered for £10 at website.  - posted May 16, 2008

Southern Ontario Jurisdiction with Forest Conservation By-Laws Map - posted May 6, 2008

Symposium OIFQ 2008 - Diversifying Forest Tenure Systems: Beyond Perceptions, March 26th – 27th, 2008 Speaker Notes - posted May 6, 2008

2007 Ontario Professional Foresters Association Annual Report - posted April 5, 2008

2007 Ontario Professional Foresters Association Annual General Business Meeting Minutes - DRAFT - posted April 5, 2008

Forest Shrub Fights Cancer - and May Help Northern Ontario Farmers - posted March 31, 2008

How Forest Management Can Help Slow Climate Change - posted March 31, 2008

The Effects of Forestland Parcelization and Ownership Transfer on Nonindustrial Private Forestland Forest Stocking in New York  - posted Feb 11, 2008

 

BC Public Interest Discussion Paper

A Book on the Traditional Medicinal and Other Uses of the Trees and Shrubs of Atlantic Canada by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet First Nations:  by Blouin, G. 2002.

How well do ecosystem-based planning units represent different components of biodiversity?
MacNally, R., et.al. 2002.    Ecol. Appl. 12 (3):900-912.

Remarkable Trees of the World: by Pakenham, Thomas. 2002.

Forest ecosystems: threats, sustainable use and biodiversity conservation. 
by Thiollay, J.M. 2002.  Biodiversity Conservation 11 (6):943-946.

An Eclectic Guide to Trees - East of the Rockies: by Glen Blouin
- Partly an identification guide, this book examines history of particular species and their value for habitat; use by humans and discusses the properties of wood.  The Boston Mills Press

75 Years of Research in the Woods
Petawawa Forest Experiment Station - Petawawa National Forestry Institute 1918-1993.   

$29.25 (plus $6.00 GST, shipping and handling) General Store Publishing House at 1-800-465-6072 

Feric Engineering Research Institute Canada

(FERIC) Technical Notes

  • Use of a portable capstan winch & associated hand tools in manual thinning (4 pages)

  • Guide for managers of commercial thinning project (22 pages)

  • Operational trials of three tools for pruning (4 pages)

  • Technical review of various small-scale equipment suitable for partial cutting (12 pages)

Note: Available free to Ontario Woodlot Association members at: 1-888-791-1103

Common Pests of Trees in Ontario publication now available on the internet  (from S&W Report Dec/01)

A True Picture, Taking Inventory of Your Woodlot (on-line version)   Hardcopy also available for $10, phone (613) 258-8241 or order on-line at: http://www2.clicshop.com/Stores/modelforest/c46820p187610.2.html

Canadian Model Forest Network & Bulletins

1-800-387-5304

E-mail:  info@lronline.com

 

Native Plant Resource Guide
MNR Information Centre at 1-800-667-1940
$5.00 each, incl. postage and handling 

A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber (Electronic version)
For more information call 1-888-791-1103.

Ontario Property Assessment Review Process  

Guide to Wildlife Management in New England
or can be obtained by calling (607)255-7654

Introduction to Sustainable Forestry Certification
EOMF Information report #49  

Cost $10 plus $3 for shipping; Eastern Ontario Model Forest (613) 258-82412

email: modelforest@eomf.on.ca

Silvicultural Guide to Managing Southern Ontario Forests
Natural Resource Centre (1-800-667-1940)$27.50 (plus S&H) 

PDF version available on Ontario Woodlot Association website

Strategic Plan for Managing Invasive Plants in Southern Ontario
Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Ontario 

Handbook for Black Ash Preservation, Reforestation and Regeneration: L. Benedict & R. David

Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Dept. of Environment
Cost $10 plus $3 for shipping; Available from Eastern Ontario Model Forest   
(613) 258-82412 or 
E-mail:  modelforest@eomf.on.ca

Biotic Forest Communities of Ontario - Third Edition 
by Norman Duncan Martin & Norma M. Martin. 
Commonwealth Research, Suite 1107, 2 South Front Street, Belleville, ON  K8N 5K7 

The Cutting Edge (revised 4th Edition)
Available from the Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace. $15.00 (705) 474-7233 

Trees of Ontario 
An identification guide for Ontario Trees.  by Linda Kershaw.
Available at:  for $21.95 Chapter Book Stores and Forest Shop (613) 233-4283 

Regenerating the Canadian Forest - Principles and Practice for Ontario
A comprehensive synthesis about the principles and practice of forest regeneration, with special reference to the province of Ontario.
Edited by Robert G. Wagner & Stephen J. Colombo Price $65 US/CAN

Ontario Forests - A Historical Perspective
By K. A. Armson 
Obtainable through commercial booksellers or order from the OFA  1-800-387-0790

The Great Northern Kingdom - Live in the Boreal Forest
By Wayne Lynch  Price $29.95 US  #39.95 CAN
Animals and plants of this mighty forest are examined as the seasons involved. 

Identification Guide to Trees of Canada
By Jean Lauriault  Price  $12.95 US/CAN

Trees in Canada By John Laird Farrar  

Book  $45 CAN  CD-ROM    $54.95 CAN

Capital Woodlands, A Field and Armchair Guide to Ottawa's Urban Woodlands and Wooded Areas
 by Seaton Findlay; Available in bookstores at approx $25 (ISBN 1 894131 15-0)

Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs (2nd Edition)  1991 W.T.Johnson & H.H.Lyon
Available from Chapters bookstores or ordered from the Forest Shop (613) 233-4283

Central and Eastern Ontario - Healthy Forests, Healthy Business - Forest Economic Study Released for Central & Eastern Ontario
Contact:  Ottawa Valley Economic Development Office (613) 735-0091

Enhancing Wildlife Habitats - A Practical Guide to Forest Landowners
Report NRAES-64  can be obtained by calling (607)255-7654

Bilingual Dictionary of Forestry - Dictionnaire de la foresterie
by/par Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec, Les Presses de l'Univèrsité Laval 2000


Interesting Info On The Internet

ForestScience.info
Comprehensive coverage of the world's scientific literature in forestry and related disciplines dating back to 1939. 

Landowner Resource Centre Product Line - Many Publications Available

Champion Trees

Completing a Non-Timber Forest Crop Inventory

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Timber Committee Forecasts

The Illusion of Preservation - A Global Environmental Argument for the Local Production of Natural Resources


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