#ItTakesAForest to grow innovative solutions.

Foresters are trained to identify important habitat features, like stick nests, cavities, and mast trees.

Forest management planning ensures critical areas are maintained.

Sustainable forest management supports habitat diversity.

Canada is home to 36% of the world’s certified forests.

Sustainable forest management practices emulate natural disturbances, such as windstorms, pests, and wildfire.

Monitoring and reporting ensure accountability in Ontario’s forest management.

Canadian forests and their sustainable management ensure a steady supply of essential products, such as surgical masks and gowns, disinfectant wipes, and toilet paper.

For every tree harvested in Ontario, multiple new trees take root.

a 10-year Forest Management Plan takes 2.5 years to develop.

Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act ensures all forest values are considered during forestry planning and operations.

Canadian forest products help supply essential products & personal protective equipment.

Sustainable forestry balances the economy and the environment.

50% of an 80-year-old tree is made up of carbon.

Forest products are a sustainable alternative to non-renewable materials.

1 out of every 100 Ontarians is employed by the forest sector.

Gather round, swashbucklers! In this activity, we are going to make ye ol’ treasure maps, from pulp to paper to plunder!

In this picture-perfect art project, we’ll create wooden frames from scavenged supplies.

In this game, you’ll comb through your house for forest products, allowing you to get a better idea of some of the different ways this renewable resource benefits your day-to-day life.

Sustainably managed forests and forest products lock up carbon.

Wood is our greenest building material.

Exposed wood in the workplace improves productivity and concentration.

Wood is a natural insulator.

Building with wood is quick and quiet.

Wood uses less energy to manufacture than alternative building materials.

Every year, Ontario grows enough wood to build over 500,000 homes.

It takes 18 days for Ontario to grow enough wood to fill Toronto’s largest sports stadium.

Ontario is home to over 85 billion trees.

Ontario is home to over 85 billion trees.

There are 85 billion trees in Ontario.

Fighting Climate Change with Forests and Wood Factsheet

Less than 0.5% of Ontario Forests are harvested each year.

Sustainable forestry helps wildlife thrive.

Wood products help fight climate change.