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FOREST HEALTH MEETING
Forest Health Meeting
Each year in late spring, we hold a Forest Health meeting featuring a speaker on topics such as forest management, biodiversity or invasive species.
Next Meeting Date - June 2026
Further details to be provided
Past Presentations
Ice Storm Rejuvenation
At our June 2025 meeting we had two speakers: Wes Reynolds of Wes' Tree Service, and Eleanor Reed of Forests Canada.
Both explained challenges put forth by the disastrous effects of the Spring 2025 ice storm, and how to rejuvenate these affected areas.
Forest Health and Syrup Production
In June 2024, our speaker was John Williams, Executive Director of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association.
John presented ideas to improve the overall health of your woodlot in order to maximize sap production while sustaining the strength and vigour of your maple trees.
Link to recording of John's presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGUT3hsPfOQ
John's presentation slides are posted at this link. Click here
LIDAR & Private Woodlands Inventory
At our 2023 AGM, Ben Gwilliam, a Private Lands Inventory Analyst with the OWA, discussed the Private Lands Inventory Project which uses LIDAR technology. The mapping results should provide us with detailed information on our lands and forests to better assist with management.
Here is a link to his slides. Click here.
Forest Damage/ Causes & Management
On June 25, 2022, we heard from Nathalie Heyblom RPF, a Forest Advisor with Forests Ontario. She provided an overview of the health of Ontario's forests and some of the causes of damage, both natural (wind storms) and invasive species.
Here is a link to her presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXjPyzrkgBQ
Beech Bark Disease Presentation
The guest speaker at our May 2019 Forest Health meeting was Svetlana Zeran RPF, Planning Forester with the Bancroft Minden Forest Company. Her main presentation was on Beech Bark disease and its repercussions to our forests. She also had time to present the threat to Hemlock trees from the Woolly Adelgid.
The presentation slides can be accessed from the following document links:
Resources - Forest Management & Tree Planting
Click the links below for useful forest management resources:
Incentives, grants, and tree planting help is available. Check links below for local information.
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
RESOURCES
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