CENTRAL SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 



During the fiscal year, the Section received a total of 759 

 tons of supplies and equipment and shipped a total of 283 

 tons, excluding mail. Shipments were made by express, 

 freight, transport and mail, and by internal supply to 

 Department offices. 



Thirty types of licences were distributed to District 

 Offices and approximately 3,600 licence issuers on 16,325 

 invoices. The 2,084,300 licences included hunting, angling, 

 bait fish, roll net, dip net, frog, guide, trapping, trap-line, 

 and dog. A total of 1 ,121 ,490 Provincial Park Permits were 

 distributed. 



CONSERVATION INFORMATION 



News Service. A weekly newsletter of several pages carried 

 Department news and regulations to all general news outlets 

 and all outdoor writers in Ontario. The mailing list of 3,667 

 included special interest groups. The French translation had 

 a weekly circulation of 181. News of more than normal 

 urgency was supplied directly to important news outlets. 



Editorial Service. Information or prepared statements 

 were supplied on request to outside agencies. Editorial 

 work was performed on publications and other releases 

 emanating from other Branches. Display advertisements 

 were prepared occasionally to enlist public support of 

 Department programs. 



Radio Service. Production was begun on Ontario Out- 

 doors, an effective radio series that was distributed to 50 

 radio stations in the Province. The program featured tech- 

 nical and professional personnel in brief talks. 



Television Service. Production was begun on motion 

 picture film. The Section assisted with staff and equipment 

 on 1 6mm colour film produced for live and cable television 

 in the Thunder Bay and Sudbury areas. 



Photo Service. The photograph library loaned 7,000 

 prints and 2,000 colour transparencies to writers and pub- 

 lishers. Section photographers took photographs on assign- 

 ment and supplied prints from the darkroom. 



Information Service. The Section returned 37,800 

 answers by mail to persons who had requested information. 

 Requests were frequently answered by telephone. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS 



The following list of Department publications, released 

 during the year, does not include scientific or technical 

 items or leaflets distributed in parks. 

 The Beaver in Ontario 

 The Moose in Ontario 

 The Ruffed Grouse in Ontario 

 Ontario Snakes (revised) (50^) 

 Ontario Mammals (50^) 

 Leaflets on Nine Mammals 

 Wildlife Management Areas in Ontario, 1971 

 Data on Hunting Accidents in Ontario, 1971 

 Hunter Safety Instructors' Manual 

 Hunter's Handbook, Part I (revised) (50^) 

 Hunter's Handbook, Part II (revised) (75^) 

 Fish Farming 

 Stream Improvement 

 Mercury in Fish 

 Sibbalds of Eildon Hall {504) 

 Rural Lands and Landowners of Southern Ontario 

 Private Land Forestry Service 

 Common Pests of Evergreen Trees In Ontario 

 Directory of Primary Wood-Using Industries in Ontario, 

 1971 



The Forest Resources of Ontario (revised) (75^) 



The Farm Windbreak (revised) 



Growing Christmas Trees in Ontario (revised) 



The Ontario Tree Seed Plant (revised) 



St. Williams Forest Station (revised) 



Midhurst Forest Station (revised) 



Summary of the Ontario Hunting Regulafions, 1971 



Provisional Summary of Big Game Hunting Seasons in 



Ontario, 1972 

 Summary of Regulations Which Apply to Trapping and Fur 



Dealing, 1971-2 

 Summary of the Ontario Fishing Regulations, 1972 

 The Game and Fish Act and The Endangered Species Act 

 The Loggers' Safety Act 

 The Forest Fires Prevention Act 

 Publications, 1972 

 The Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 



1971 

 Statistics, 1972 



Your Forests (periodical, 1971-2) 

 Ontario Fish and Wildlife Review (periodical, 1971-2) 



CONSERVATION EDUCATION 



VISUAL EDUCATION 



During the past year, the Section loaned approximately 

 1 ,200 films to field offices. Additional films and projection 

 equipment were loaned to Provincial Parks. 



During the year, the following films were added to head 

 office and field office film libraries. 

 Arctic Borderiands in Winter Rise and Fall of the 

 Be Woods Wise Great Lakes 



Creatures of the Forest Seeds to Trees 



Edible Plants in Winter Shelter Construction in 



Falls Can Cripple Winter 



Flames in the Forest Shore and Water Birds 



Go North Snakes of Ontario 



Lost Hunter Sounds of Nature 



Play Safe With Snowmobiles This Vibrant Land 



Wings of the Wild 



Illustrated Lectures were given on many aspects of the 

 Ministry's work to fish and game associations, service clubs, 

 church groups, youth organizations, and schools. 



EXHIBITS 



The Section supplied display material to District Offices for 

 use in approximately 70 exhibits and was responsible for 

 the major exhibits listed below. 



Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto: educational dis- 

 play of 20 varieties of game fish; display of 25 species of 

 mammals and birds with information on habits and 

 habitats; display in miniature of nursery practice from tree 

 seed to shipping stock; display of wood products with map 

 showing locations of wood industries and their effect on 

 the economy; a 30-foot animated display with sound of 

 forest fire devastation including fire causes; a display of 

 leather work, bead work and wood carving by two members 

 of the Iroquois Six Nations Reserve; information and pub- 

 lication desk; and the annual poster contest for school 

 children. 



Central Canada Exhibition, Ottawa: display of fish and 

 wildlife; map of offices offering forestry assistance to 

 landowners; and illuminated boat safety cartoons. 



Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay: displays similar to 

 Central Canada Exhibition. 



London Western Fair: an exhibit of education in con- 

 servation including fish, wildlife, forest management, forest 

 protection, and hunting and boating safety. 



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