Archive for March, 2009

New Publication: Invasive Species – Management Options for the Ontario Landowner

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

invasive-species-coverBy Mark Richardson & Peter Neave

This guide includes the most current info on invasive plants, pests, and diseases that threaten the health of forests, lands, waters, and livestock. Developed in partnership with the Ontario Woodlot Association & the Invasive Alien Species Partnership Program (GoC), this is part of the EOMF’s “Caring for Your Land” workshop series – which is an ongoing collaborative efforts involving the EOMF, Ontario Stewardship and Conservation Ontario.

Cllick here to view or download your copy free of charge from EOMF.

New Publication: Enhancing Species at Risk Habitat in Your Eastern Ontario Woodlot

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

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By Marie-France Noel, EOMF

This booklet is intended as a tool to assist landowners in enhancing species at risk habitat. It begins with a discussion of what constitutes a species at risk, why species are ‘at risk’, and how you, as a landowner, can play a central role in ensuring the survival of species at risk. Woodland habitats used by species at risk are then reviewed in some detail. The lion’s share of the booklet is devoted to a discussion of the practical ways in which you can enhance species at risk habitat in your woodlot. Legislative considerations are reviewed in brief.

Click here to download this booklet from EOMF free of charge

A Special Tribute to Brian Barkley

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

brian-pic2By Elizabeth Holmes
Deeply proud of his roots in rural eastern Ontario, Brian’s love for the forest and its people is unmistakable. He has contributed an enormous wealth of knowledge to the field of forestry and to communities worldwide, and has done so with an intensity and devotion non-pareil. (more…)

Brian Barkley, GM of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest Announces his Retirement.

Thursday, March 5th, 2009
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Brian Barkley

The Board of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest, with extreme reluctance, announces the retirement of Brian Barkley our General Manager effective April 1, 2009.

He was the founding and only General Manager of the EOMF following a career in forestry with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in eastern Ontario that laid the (more…)