TIMBER BRANCH 



Responsibilities of Timber Branch 



1. Timber sales and Licences, measuring of timber cut, preparation of accounts 

 for collection of stumpage charges, compiling of statistics. 



2. Production of planting stock at tree nurseries. This includes acquisition, treat- 

 ment, storage, distributing seed, the establishment of seed production plots, and 

 the distribution of nursery stock for planting. 



3. Management on a sustained yield basis of the Forests of the Province, the 

 preparation of the forest inventory and its continuous up-dating. 

 Preparation and analysis of operating and management plans covering Crown 

 and Company management units. Directing cutting methods to promote natural 

 regeneration and release cutting for stand improvement. 



4. Supervision of reforestation on Crown land by tree planting and direct seeding 

 and other means. 



5. Extension Forestry which assists organizations and individuals interested in 

 reforestation, woodlot management and conservation. 



6. Management and reforestation of demonstration forests. County and Municipal 

 forests. Conservation Authority forests under agreement for management. 



7. Planning and supervision of the construction of forests access roads to open 

 up wood producing areas. 



8. Licensing of sawmills, pulp and paper mills. 



9. Registration and hcensing of scalers. 



REFORESTATION SECTION 



During the current fiscal year, 43,922,685 units of nursery stock were fur- 

 nished from 1 1 nurseries operated through the Reforestation Section. This is an 

 increase of 154,769 over the number furnished during the previous fiscal year. 



Tree seed was collected, processed, and sown and nursery operations continued 

 to develop the output of nursery stock from the nurseries to approximately 

 60,000,000 units per annum in accordance with estabhshed targets. 



The acreage of forest areas being managed for Counties, Townships, and 

 Conservation Authorities under agreements entered into between the Minister 

 and such corporations increased by 10,604.857 acres to a total of 178,127.057 

 acres. 



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