Shareable: Forestry & Beavers
Sustainable forest management improves beaver habitat.
Shareable: Forestry & Bats
Sustainable forest management conserves bat habitat.
Shareable: Forestry & Moose
Sustainable forest management protects moose habitat.
Shareable: Sustainable forestry maintains nesting sites
Sustainable forest management maintains & enhances special habitat features, such as nesting sites. #ItTakesAForest
Shareable: Give the Environment a Present
Give the environment a present this holiday, build with wood!
Shareable: Forest-based Holiday Gifts
Choose locally-made, environmentally-friendly gifts this season.
Shareable: Sustainable Forestry Maintains Habitat Features
Sustainable forest management maintains & enhances groundwater recharge areas, as they maintain flow rates through brook trout spawning sites.
Shareable: Innovation in Forestry
#ItTakesAForest to grow innovative solutions.
Shareable: Forestry & Important Habitat Features
Foresters are trained to identify important habitat features, like stick nests, cavities, and mast trees.
Shareable: Forestry & Critical Environment Areas
Forest management planning ensures critical areas are maintained.
Shareable: Forestry & Habitat Diversity
Sustainable forest management supports habitat diversity.
Shareable: Canada Leads the World in Forest Certification
Canada is home to 36% of the world’s certified forests.
Shareable: Forestry Emulates Natural Disturbances
Sustainable forest management practices emulate natural disturbances, such as windstorms, pests, and wildfire.
Shareable: Forestry Activities Include Monitoring & Reporting
Monitoring and reporting ensure accountability in Ontario’s forest management.
Shareable: COVID-19: Essential Products from an Essential Sector
Canadian forests and their sustainable management ensure a steady supply of essential products, such as surgical masks and gowns, disinfectant wipes, and toilet paper.
Shareable: Renewal of Forested Areas is Required by Law
For every tree harvested in Ontario, multiple new trees take root.
Shareable: Forest Management Plans
a 10-year Forest Management Plan takes 2.5 years to develop.
Shareable: Strict Regulations Govern Ontario’s Forestry Activities
Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act ensures all forest values are considered during forestry planning and operations.
Shareable: COVID-19: Canadian Solutions to a Global Crisis
Canadian forest products help supply essential products & personal protective equipment.
Shareable: Forestry balances economy & environment
Sustainable forestry balances the economy and the environment.
Shareable: Carbon sequestration
50% of an 80-year-old tree is made up of carbon.
Shareable: Sustainable alternative
Forest products are a sustainable alternative to non-renewable materials.
Shareable: Forest sector employment
1 out of every 100 Ontarians is employed by the forest sector.
: X Marks the Spot
Gather round, swashbucklers! In this activity, we are going to make ye ol’ treasure maps, from pulp to paper to plunder!
: Foraged Frames
In this picture-perfect art project, we’ll create wooden frames from scavenged supplies.
: Find-A-Forest-Product
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.
Shareable: Forests lock up carbon
Sustainably managed forests and forest products lock up carbon.
Shareable: Wood the Better Builder: It’s Green!
Wood is our greenest building material.
Shareable: Wood the Better Builder: Productivity
Exposed wood in the workplace improves productivity and concentration.
Shareable: Wood the Better Builder: Natural Insulator
Wood is a natural insulator.
Shareable: Wood the Better Builder: Quick & Quiet
Building with wood is quick and quiet.
Shareable: Wood the Better Builder: Energy Efficient
Wood uses less energy to manufacture than alternative building materials.
Shareable: Ontario Homes
Every year, Ontario grows enough wood to build over 500,000 homes.
Shareable: Stadium
It takes 18 days for Ontario to grow enough wood to fill Toronto’s largest sports stadium.
Shareable: Earth Day Fact
Ontario is home to over 85 billion trees.
Shareable: Earth Day Fact
Ontario is home to over 85 billion trees.
Shareable: Earth Day Fact
There are 85 billion trees in Ontario.
Factsheet: Fighting Climate Change
Fighting Climate Change with Forests and Wood Factsheet
Video: Jennifer Rong
It takes a forest to bring ideas to life.
Shareable: Ontario Forests
Less than 0.5% of Ontario Forests are harvested each year.
Video: Jennifer Rong (Trailer)
It takes a forest to bring ideas to life.
Video: Virgina de Carle (Trailer)
It takes a forest to sustain life.
Video: Virgina de Carle
It takes a forest to sustain life.
Postcard: Wildlife
Sustainable forestry helps wildlife thrive.
Postcard: Wood Products
Wood products help fight climate change.