Table 10 



SUMMARY OF THE FORESTRY ADVISORY AND 

 ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROVIDED TO PRIVATE 

 LANDOWNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS — 1966-1967 



A. Number of inquiries received 



B. Number of field inspections made 



(a) for reforestation purposes 1,208 



(b) for woodland management 

 purposes 855 



(c) for miscellaneous purposes 

 e.g. insects, shade trees, 



Christmas tree culture 640 



C. Number of Management programs pre- 

 pared for privately owned management 

 areas 



(a) advisory service programs 373 



(b) Woodlands Improvement Act 

 programs 181 



D. Total acreage of private forest land for 

 which management programs were pre- 

 pared 



(a) acreage contained in advisory 

 programs 18,273 



(b) acreage under Woodlands 

 Improvement Act programs 8,868 



E. Total acreage of forest land treated during 

 the year under The Woodlands Improve- 

 ment Act 



(a) reforestation of idle land j 211 



(b) woodlands improved , 39 



F. Total volume of timber marked under the 

 advisory service program 



(a) saw timber 4,749 



(b) pulpwood 821 



(c) other round timber 719,972 



G. Number of forestry youth clubs serviced 



9,000 

 2,703 



544 



27,141 acres 



250 acres 



MFBM 

 cords 

 cu. ft. 

 63 



(a) 4-H Forestry clubs 27 



(b) 4-H Conservation clubs 2 



(c) other Clubs, etc. 34 

 H. Hours spent on forestry instruction 



(a) University of Guelph 26 



(b) Kemptville Agricultural School 45 



(c) Western Ontario Agricultural 



School 6 



Additional Contributions to Private Land Forestry: 



1. Leadership training of farm boys and girls, involving one 

 week of forestry instruction to approximately 60 selected 

 young people from all of Ontario. 



2. Conducted tours at St. Williams, Orono, Midhurst and 

 Kemptville Forest Tree Nurseries and the Ontario Forest 

 Seed Plant at Angus. Approximately 6,500 school children 

 were given such toufs. Conducted field tours, field days 

 and meetings held by the districts totalled 245. 



3. Co-operated in preparing and manning exhibits at the 

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

 Royal Winter Fair, and the International Ploughing 

 Match. 



4. Continued the direction of Ontario's Centennial Tree 

 Planting Program with the school children. Participating 

 in the program were 41,806 students from 1,610 classes 

 representing 792 schools, who in total planted 404,825 

 trees on 380 separate projects. 



5. Co-operated in producing the public relations film 

 "Forests for the Future", and an instructional film on 

 nursery practice entitled "Seeds to Trees". 



6. Conducted mail survey of Christmas tree growers in 

 Ontario. Published report entitled: "Some aspects of the 

 Christmas Tree Industry in Ontario". 



7. Co-operated with the Ontario Department of Agriculture 

 in Province-wide meetings culminating in the formation 

 of Regional groups and the Ontario Maple Syrup Pro- 

 ducers' Association. 



SILVICULTURE SECTION 



Forest Resources Inventory 



During the year under review, air photography was com- 

 pleted on 22,412 square miles in northwestern Ontario and 

 2,830 square miles in southern Ontario. 

 Inventory field work was carried out on 7,683 square miles 

 in the Sault Ste. Marie, Fort Frances and Kenora Districts. 

 Forest stand maps and tabulated inventory data, such as 

 area classification, detailed stand description, volume and 

 area summaries by age-classes, were completed on 13,201 

 square miles. 



The multiplex plotting machine was used to determine con- 

 tour and form lines on three Provincial Parks covering an 

 area of 11,470 acres. 



The photo processing unit produced 115,809 contact prints. 

 2,518 mosaics, 2,573 enlargements. 419 diapositives, 710 

 copy negatives, and 1.395 cronaflex reproductions. 

 The following table shows the gross value of production 

 from the photo processing unit in recent years: 



Table 11 



Silvicultural Operations 



Table 12 



SUMMARY OF SILVICULTURAL OPERATIONS ON 

 CROWN LANDS AND AGREEMENT FORESTS FOR 

 FORESTRY PURPOSES IN 1966-1967 

 Regeneration Program 

 Planted: 

 Nursery Trees 55,010 acres 



Tubed Seedlings 16,909 acres 



Direct-Seeded 8,923 acres 



Natural Regeneration Treatments 20,296 acres 



Sub-Total 101,138 acres 



Tending Program 

 Various Treatments 51,954 acres 



Total 153,092 acres 



