Thunder Bay Trip: People, Forests and Communities in NW Ontario - May 14-16, 2008
DAY 1: May 14th, 2007
- Visit Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park Visitors Centre
- Welcome
- Bill Baker - Thunder Bay District Manager, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- George Thompson - Blandin Foundation Board Chair
- Managing a Crown Resource
- Bill Thorton - Assistant Deputy Minister of Forest Division, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource
- Northern Ontario Forestry Community Demographics of Northwest Ontario
- Patrick Corbett - Forest Industry Liaison, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- State of the industry and plans/projections for future growth/survival
- Andy Lemmetty - Forest Sector Competitiveness Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Resources, Infrastructure and Utilization in Northern Ontario
- Kevin Ride - Industry Relations - Measurement and Tenure Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Wrap up
- Bill Towill - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- George Thompson - Blandin Foundation
DAY 2: May 15th, 2007
- Capturing Learning Form
- Forest Renewal Process in Ontario
- Bill Towill - Northwest Science and Information Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Jim Marshall's reaction to the presentation.
- Thunder Bay Spacing Trial: How to Increase Value of Our Forests - Rotating stations
- Station 1. Forest inventory, productivity and tools for managing our forests
- Hugh Devon - Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Erin Benton - NW Science and Information, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Station 2. Stand tending: various levels of silviculture intensity, pre-commercial and commercial thinning
- Colin Bowling & Bill Towill - Northwest Science and Information, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Station 3. Non-traditional/non-timber forest products
- Dan Corbett - Northwest Science and Information, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Presentation Takaways
- Station 4. Climate and carbon: the forests’ role and management implications
- Steve Colombo - Ontario Forest Research Institute
- Presentation Takaways
See what four different tour participants discuss what they learned during the rotating stations.
- Opportunities and challenges to biomass harvesting in Canada: an operational perspective
- Mark Ryans - Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, FPInnovations
- Hogarth Plantation - This is a red pine plantation, about ½ burned last May. Subsequently there was a total biomass harvest on portion of it, using complete organic removal. The site was chipped and sent to the Abitibi-Bowater mill 2.5 miles away. Click below for a brief panoramic scan of the site:
- Bio-energy Initiatives
- Kevin Ride - Industry Relations, Measurement and Tenure Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Bio-Fibre Policy
- Jason Koivisto - Forest Bio-economy Coordinator, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Presentation Abstract
- Kevin Ride Bio-fiber PowerPoint Slides
- Spruce River Road - Provides an illustrative overlook of area managed by Abitibi Bowater paper mill, located in Thunder Bay
- Ontario’s Forest Management Policy Framework
- Joe Churcher - Policy Section Coordinator, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Presentation Abstract
- Effectiveness Monitoring: Assessing the Success of Forest Management Guidelines for Conserving Biodiversity
- Rob Rempel - Center for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research
- Presentation Abstract
- Terry Fox Lookout
DAY 3: May 16th, 2007
- Tour Lakehead University Wood Technology, and the need for a value added products strategy in Ontario
- Dr. Mathew Leitch - Lakehead University (in partnership with Thermo Wood)
- Dr. Reino Pulkki, Dean of Forestry and Forest Environment, Lakehead University
