TIMBER BRANCH 



The main objective of the Timber Branch is to provide 

 through sound forest management the highest possible 

 yields of Crown forests consistent with the economic re- 

 quirements of forest industry and the general welfare of the 

 Province's citizens. The Branch is divided into three sec- 

 tions — Reforestation, Silviculture and Timber. 

 The following is a brief review of Timber Branch activities 

 in the past fiscal year. 



iREFORESTATION 



TREE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 



In the year under review, sufficient seed was sown at the 10 

 forest tree nurseries for the production of 62,933,000 units 

 of planting stock. 



NURSERY STOCK PRODUCTION TARGET BY NURSERIES 



District Nursery Production Target 



Kemptville Kemptville 10,920,000 



Kenora Dryden 3,934,000 



Lake Erie St. Williams 4,966,000 



Lake Simcoe Midhurst 10,177,000 



Lindsay Orono 7,425,000 



Port Arthur Fort William 10,721,000 



Swastika Swastika 9,710,000 



Chapleau Chapleau 2,000,000 



3ogama Gogama 1,100,000 



SaultSte. Marie Thessalon 1,980,000 



Total 62,933,000 



SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION OF NURSERY STOCK 

 FOR PERIOD APRIL 1, 1966 TO MARCH 31, 1967 



Purpose Trees 



Furnished in respect of private lands 9,542,325 



Furnished for educational or scientific purposes 130,894 



Furnished for use of Ontario 41,839,242 



Miscellany 200,000 



Total 51,712^1 



TREES FURNISHED IN THE PERIOD 



APRIL 1, 1966 TO MARCH 31, 1967 



For 

 For Private Land Use of Ontario* 



District Trees Trees 



Chapleau H 3,687,495 



Cochrane 3,000 2,458,600 



Fort Frances 166,350 901,700 



Geraldton _ 3,795,060 



Gogama _ 3,672,225 



Kapuskasing _ 3,368,785 



Kemptville 1,195,900 1,756,756 



Kenora 98,700 1,318,325 



Lake Erie 938,650 432,073 



Lake Huron 1,780,350 928,010 



Lake Simcoe 2,308,100 444,762 



Lindsay 779,175 1,130,182 



North Bay 2,000 1,619,570 



Parry Sound 440,650 803,864 



Pembroke 444,025 1,305,940 



Port Arthur 521,150 2,444,282 



Sault Ste. Marie 168,025 3,562,625 



Sioux Lookout — 741,850 



Sudbury 258,075 2,627,415 



Swastika 7,350 3,073,116 



Tweed 430,825 1,377,775 



White River — 304,000 



Unclassified — 84,832 



Total 9,542,325 41,839,242 



*lncludes nursery stock furnished to Department of Highways, 

 for laboratory tests, etc. 



AGREEMENT FOREST ADMINISTRATION 



A total of $120,954.72 in grants to assist with the acquisition 

 of lands was paid during the year. Canada contributed to 

 Ontario $40,645.26 of the foregoing amount under agreement 

 made between Canada and Ontario pursuant to their respec- 

 tive Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Acts. 

 PRIVATE LAND FORESTRY 



Under The Woodlands Improvement Act 1966, 33 manage- 

 ment areas were designated in southern Ontario. Another 10 

 were scheduled to receive benefits under the program 

 effective January 1, 1967. 



Forestry work programs were prepared for 164 new Wood- 

 lands Improvement Act agreements in the Management 

 Areas scheduled to receive assistance in 1967. 

 In all districts, forestry advice and service were provided 

 individual forest owners and organizations. 



SILVICULTURE 



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. 



