Maps: LWCC Focal Areas
The LWCC is particularly interested in six focal areas in the counties of Peterborough,Northumberland, Durham, and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Please click on the links below for more detailed maps of each of the 6 focal areas:
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Brackenridge Woods
Fleetwood Creek Forest
Ganaraska Forest
Long Sault Forest
Pigeon River Woods
Stewart's Woods
If you would like paper copies of any of these maps please contact us at:
Email: lwcc (at) peterboroughnature.org
Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext. 7670
Fax: (705) 748-1250
LWCC Resources
Large Woodland Natural Heritage Landowner Guide
Downloadable PDF coming soon!
Conserving Large Woodlands... Essential to Healthy Communities
The Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative hosted a conference on Thursday, January 31, 2008. Presentations from the event are now available for download!
- Gray Merriam: Large Woodlands... Revisiting the Land Ethic (1MB)
- Gina Varrin: The Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative (3MB)
- Norm Wagenaar: Caring for the Moraine Project (1MB)
- Ed Hanna: Sustaining Ecological Goods and Services from Large Woodlands (3MB)
- Sandra Malcic: Identifying and Protecting Significant Woodlands in an Urbanizing Landscape (4MB)
- Dave Reid and Bryan Gilvesy: Alternative Land Use Servies in Norfolk County (5MB)
- Scott Davis: Forest Certification as a tool for Community Forests and Private Owned Woodlots in Southern Ontario (9MB)
LWCC Newsletters
Fact Sheets
- Forest Health Tips
- Tree Planting Tips
- Dog Strangling Vine
- Garlic Mustard
- Norway Maple
- Buckthorn Control
Invasive Species
First Landowner Survey
Download a copy of the results of the 2006 Landowner Survey. If you are a woodlot owner in South Central Ontario you are also encouraged to complete our follow-up survey.
LWCC in the News
- Examiner article on large woodland ecology written by Drew Monkman.
- OWA article about Butternut Canker by Barb Boysen.
- Ontario Stewardship Newsletter about the Large Woodlands and Healthy Woodlots.
- Nestbox installation at Windy Ridge CA made the front page of the Lindsay Post!
Recommended Resources from Other Agencies
Butternut tree
Photo by B. Boysen
New Butternut Canker Pamphlet Available
Please contact Barb Boysen of the Forest Gene Conservation Association if you would like to receive a copy of the new colour pamphlet.
Landowner Services Directory
The Landowner Services Directory is published by Ontario Stewardship and provides contact details for government agencies, conservation authorities, financial assitance programs, treeplanting resources, forest consultants, conservation organizations, and much more!
Forestry Extension Notes
The Landowner Resource Centre and Ministry of Natural Resources have published extension notes on several forestry topics. The following may be of particular interest to those with properties adjacent to large woodlands include:
- Conserving the Forest Interior: A Threatened Wildlife Habitat
- Do You Have a Healthy Woodlot?
- Forest Conservation By-Laws in Ontario
- Old-Growth Forests of Southern Ontario
- Planning for Tree Planting
- Promoting a Healthy Forest through Tree Marking
A Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas
A Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas will help you learn more about your property and create a plan to care for the habitats and wildlife on your land.
A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber
A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber was published as a collaborative effort of the Ontario Woodlot Association, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Stewardship Councils of Northumberland, Peterborough, Victoria and Durham Counties.
A Landowner's Guide to Careful Logging
A Landowner's Guide to Careful Logging was published as a collaborative effort of the Ontario Woodlot Association.
A Visual Guide to Detecting Emerald Ash Borer Damage
The emerald ash borer was first noticed in Ontario in the Windsor area in 2002. Since then it has continued to spread east, and reached Toronto in 2007. Landowners can help by keeping an eye out for the insect on their own property and reporting beetle sightings or beetle damaged trees to to the Emerald Ash Borer Hotline at 1-866-463-6017. A Visual Guide to Detecting Emerald Ash Borer Damage is available as a pdf on the Canadian Forest Service website.
