Summary: 



1 Government of Canada 



23 Conservation Authorities 



24 Counties 

 11 Townships 



4,371.31 



5,465.52 



72.00 



3,632.00 



75,981.93 



118,858.71 



3,229.24 



59 TOTALS: 



9,908.83 



201,701.88 



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 to restrict and regulate the destruction of trees 

 by cutting, burning or other means. 



Such by-laws have been passed by the following to regulate the cutting of 

 important species to certain diameter limits, and indicate the concern felt by those 

 municipalities for the management of privately owned woodlands. 



Counties: 



Private Land Forestry Unit 



Five additional farm foresters were appointed in Southern Ontario in 1965-66 

 bringing the total to nine. They assess the needs in private land forestry and devise 

 programs designed to satisfy those needs. 



In all districts, forestry advice and service were provided to individual forest 

 owners and organizations to improve forestry on private lands. 



SUMMARY OF FORESTRY SERVICE PROVIDED TO OWNERS 

 AND ORGANIZATIONS 1965-66 



A. Number of enquiries received 6387 



B. Number of enquiries answered by mail and phone 3954 



C. Number of field inspections made 2433 



(a) for tree planting purposes 960 



(b) for woodland management purposes 780 



(c) for miscellaneous purposes 693 



D. Number of management programs prepared 382 



E. Number of acres for which management programs were prepared 17,927 



F. Volume of timber marked 



(a) Sawlogs 4265 Mfbm 



(b) Pulpwood 3687 cds. 



G. Number of forestry clubs serviced 47 



H. Hours spent on forestry instruction 



(a) University of Guelph 26 



(b) Kemptville Agricultural School 34 



(c) Western Ontario Agricultural School 12 



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