What does Forest Management mean?
Forest Management is an important process in keeping Ontario’s forests healthy and productive. All elements in the forests ecosystem depend on each other: If one of these elements is damaged, then all are at risk. It is through proper Forest Management that we protect the forest ecosystem and ensure the sustainability for our future forests while also maintaining economic benefits. We determine which areas of the forest to protect, which areas we will harvest, and how we will renew our forests for the future. The health and growth of the forest is promoted by thinning, pruning and the selective cutting of diseased, bent, stunted, ice damaged and deformed trees.
