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 na- 

 tural regeneration and release cutting for stand improvement. 



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

 ing and other means. 



5. Extension Forestry w'hich assists organizations and individuals interested in 

 reforestation. Woodlot management and conservation. 



6. Management and reforestation of demonstration forests, County and Muni- 

 cipal forests, Conservation Authority forests under agreement for management. 



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

 up wood producing areas. 



8. Licensing of sawmills, pulp and paper mills. 



9. Registration and licensing of scalers. 



REFORESTATION SECTION 



During the current fiscal year, a total of 43,194,863 units of nursery stock 

 was furnished from 1 1 nurseries operated through the Reforestation Section. 

 This is 6,638,549 units less than the number furnished during the previous fiscal 

 year. The decrease was expected because much of the stock under production 

 that would have been available this year developed unusually well and was used 

 during the previous fiscal year. Also, our production of Scotch Pine stock was 

 reduced appropriately in anticipation of a reduction in demand from Christmas 

 Tree farmers for stock of this species. 



Tree seed was collected, processed, and sown and nursery operations con- 

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

 60,000,000 units per annum in accordance with established 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 8,866 acres during the year to a total of 

 156,163.115 acres. 



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