As the leaves change colours and the temperature gets cooler, Westwind staff are out in the field doing assessments on planted trees. Just like children’s checkups, we measure and look at the trees a few times in the first five years to see whether they are healthy and how they are growing. This allows Westwind […]
Learn about cavity trees and wildlife by checking out this neat article in the Parry Sound North Star written by our forester intern, Margaret Scott. https://www.parrysound.com/community-story/7428403-the-importance-of-cavity-trees-for-wildlife/
Barry Davidson from Westwind and Michael Henry from the Parry Sound District MNRF hosted a Local Citizens Committee tour on Friday, June 23, 2017. The LCC, along with some members of the planning team, learned about beech bark disease, cottagers’ perspectives, and conifer conversion projects. The first stop was the site of a beech regeneration […]
“Forests Ontario is pleased to offer students a new way to engage with the Ontario Envirothon program through our online Presentation Challenge!” Check out this link to get involved: Presentation Challenge
The Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF/IFC) is coordinating the ‘150 Days of Forests’ Photo Campaign, a national initiative to instill a sense of pride in Canadian forests. Submit a high quality photo of yourself in the forest with a short quote of 50 words or less describing what forests mean to you or simply […]
Westwind Forest Stewardship’s redesigned website has a blog! Our posts will keep you up to date on local events, forestry operations in the French-Severn Forest, wildlife sightings, and much more. If there is a topic that interests you, feel free to browse our blog by category. You can do this by clicking one of the categories […]
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