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ing over 1,100. Known causes in descend- 

 ing order arc campers, logging operations, 

 brush burning, lightning, railway construc- 

 tion and incendiarism. 



Following the precedent so satisfactorily 

 established nearly two years ago. tl-.- for- 

 est ranger course for returned soldier? 

 has been continued at the University of 

 British Columbia, under the auspices of 

 the Vocational Board, in co-operation with 

 the Dominion Forestry Branch and the 

 British Columbia Forest Branch. This 

 course has rendered a valuable service not 

 only to the returned soldiers, but also to 

 the forestry organizations which have en?.- 

 ploj-ed the men. 



There is the most urgent need for the 

 establishment of a full-fledged forestry 

 department at the University of British 

 Columbia. Such action is under consid- 

 eration by the provincial and university 

 authorities, and it is greatly to be hoped 

 tliat the necessary funds can be made 

 available. When it is considered th^t the 

 forest revenue to the provincial treasurj^ 

 is now well over $2,700,000, it seems per- 

 fectly logical that the necessarj^ small 

 fraction of this amount should '■- divert- 

 ed to forestry education, in the interest of 

 the future. 



ONTARIO FOREST RESOURCES. 



The survey of the forest resources of 

 Ontario was commenced last spring under 

 the supervision of R. D. Craig. On the 

 return of Major G. H. Edgecombe and 

 Mr. A. V. Gilbert from overseas, their 

 services were secured to assist in this 

 work. This project is receiving the ac- 

 tive co-operation of the Provincial Gov- 

 ernment and all the records and cruises 

 in the Department of Lands and Forests 

 have been placed at our disposal. The 

 Crown timber agents and other officials 

 of the departm-ent have been instructed 

 to furnish the Commission with the in- 

 formation which they have gained through 

 long experience in the different regions. 

 The timber owners are being asked tc 

 supply estimates of the amount of timber 

 On their holdings and those so far ap- 

 proached have shown a most commend- 

 alile willingness to assist in this work. 

 v.hich is recognized as being of vital im- 

 portance to the lumber and pulp indus- 

 tries. The general recognition of an im- 

 pending shortage of timber has caused a 

 demand for more definite knowledge of 

 existing and prospective supplies. 



It is proposed in making the report on 

 the forest resources of Ontario to divide 

 the province into six main re.gions, the 

 southern portion, which is chiefly agri- 



cultural, the Ottawa river drainage area, 

 the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron drain- 

 age area, the Lake Superior drainage area 

 the Lake of the Woods region and the 

 Hudson Bay drainage area. Most of the 

 work done this year has been in the Ot- 

 tawa river and Lake Huron regions 



In addition to collecting detailed re- 

 ports from the lumbermen, provincial of- 

 ficials and others, the foresters engaged 

 on this work spend considerable time in 

 travelling through the various areas, in 

 order to become familiar with local con- 

 ditions so that the data collected may be ' 

 intelligently compiled. This, of course, 

 would be impossible if purely mechanical 

 methods were used. The problems of 

 forest regeneration and utilization are be- 

 ing studied with the object of detern^ining 

 if possible the best means of maintaining 

 the productiveness of the forests. 



This project has been endorsed by the 

 Canadian Lumbermeu's Association and 

 by the Woodlands Section of the Canadian 

 Pulp and Paper Association, through for- 

 mal resolutions adopted at the recent an- 

 nual meetings of these representative or- 

 ganizations. 



FOREST RESEARCH. 



The forest research work of the Coin- 

 mission, under the i.nmediate direction of 

 Dr. C. D. Howe, has been continued and 

 extended. It has received the endorsement 

 of both the Canadian Lumbermens Asso- 

 ciation and the Woodlands Section of the 

 Lanadian Pulp and Paper Association. 



iMeld parties have made investigations 

 upon the limits of the Laurentide and 

 Kiordon Lompanies, in Uuebec, in continu- 

 ation of co-operation previousl}' estab- 

 lished with these companies. ihese pro- 

 jects involve prur-arily the establishment 

 and continued study of permanent sample 

 plots and growth study plots, m additioi. 

 10 regeneration surveys. 



in co-operation with the Abitibi Com- 

 pany, a party spent the tieid season upon 

 iheir limits in Ontario, in regeneration 

 ana growth study work, the party chief 

 remaining nve weeks longer, during tlic 

 autumn and earl}' winter to assisi liic 

 company s loresiry department in the col- 

 lection 01 turtlier data, showing tn- rate 

 of growth ot spruce and balsam m thai 

 portion ot the .-vbitibi district. ihe re- 

 generatio 1 studies are being conducted m 

 order to determine the extent to which 

 the various species are being reproduced 

 naturally i nd the conditions which are 

 favorable ti> the reproduction of the more 

 valuable spt cies, particularly spruce. 



