FORESTRY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 



1. Conducted tours for school groups and others at the 

 forest tree nurseries and the Ontario Tree Seed Plant at 

 Angus. Approximately 8,600 school children participated 

 therein. 



2. An instructional tour for landowners with agreements 

 under the Woodlands Improvement Act. Over 100 at- 

 tended and the tours are to be continued in ensuing years. 



3. Co-operation in the preparation and manning of exhibits 

 at the Toronto C.N.E., the Ottawa C.C.E.A., the London 

 Fair and the Royal Winter Fair. Districts prepared and 

 manned over 50 exhibits at local fairs and exhibitions. 



4. Co-operation with the Ontario Department of Agriculture 

 and Food in providing guidance to the Ontario Maple 

 Syrup Producers' Association. 



5. Co-operation in the revision of publications required to 

 interest and instruct landowners in essentials of private 

 land forestry. 



THE WOODLANDS IMPROVEMENT ACT 



Under The Woodlands Improvement Act, 1966, landowners 

 may enter into agreement with the Minister for improve- 

 ment of their lands through tree planting and rehabilitation 

 of existing woodlands. Department staff plant trees and 

 carry out stand improvement in accordance with mutually 

 agreed upon plans at no cost to the owner. The owner pays 

 for the nursery stock and agrees to protect his woodland. 



The total number of agreements in effect as of March 31, 

 1970, was 1,388, comprising a total area of 89,526 acres. 



TREE DISTRIBUTION 



To meet the increasing demand for planting slock, sufficient 

 seed IS sown at ten forest tree nurseries lor the production 

 of 100,000,000 trees by 1972. 



White Pine 8,200,000 



Red Pine 15,200,000 



lack Pine 12,567,000 



Scotch Pine 2,060,000 



White Spruce 34,450,000 



Black Spruce 22,500,000 



Other Species 5,023,000 



TOTAL 100,000,000 



AGREEMENT FORESTS 



Section 2 of The Forestry Act authorizes the Minister to enter 

 into agreements with the owners of lands suitable for for- 

 estry purposes for the management of such lands, and to 

 make grants to any conservation authority or to any muni- 

 cipality to encourage and assist it in the acquisition of lands 

 that are to be managed under such an agreement. 



A total of $117,264.86 to assist with the acquisition of 

 6,289.17 acres of land was paid during the year. Canada 

 will contribute $40,532.18 of the foregoing amount to On- 

 tario under an agreement made between Canada and On- 

 tario pursuant to their respective A. R. D. Acts. 



TREES CONSERVATION 



Under authority of The Trees Act, and with the approval of 

 the Minister of Lands and Forests, counties or municipalities 

 in territorial districts may pass by-laws with respect to pri- 

 vate lands to restrict and regulate the destruction of trees by 

 cutting, burning or other means. Such by-laws have been 

 passed by the following municipalities: 



Counties: Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Elgin, Grey, Haldimand, 

 Halton, Hastings, Huron, Lambton, Leeds and Grenville, 

 Lincoln, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northumberland and Durham, 

 Oxford, Peel, Perth, Renfrew, Waterloo, Welland, Welling- 

 ton, and Wentworth. 



Townships: Brunei and Hudson. 



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