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 FORESTRY FACTS
- The total area of the Park is 7,607 km2 including water. Less than 60% of that total area is available for forest harvesting. Forest management activities are a permitted use only in the recreation/utilization zone. These activities are not allowed in wilderness areas, nature reserves, historical, natural environment or development zones or reserves for shorelines, portages, trails, etc.
- Harvesting activities take place on about 1.5% of the forested area of the Park in a given year.
- The level of harvesting is based on what is sustainable over the long term. The wood supply available to industry is a function of sustainable forestry practices and is not influenced by industrial demand. Forest management plans are revised every five years and supply levels adjusted to reflect changes in the forest.
- Almost 95% of harvesting is selection or uniform shelterwood systems. These partial cutting systems maintain forest cover on the land base at all times. Approximately 5% of harvesting is a form of clearcutting in small patches. Refer to Forest Management section for more information.
- Based on the
2005-2006 harvest level of 622,400 m3, the Algonquin Park
forest contributed $179.2 million* to the Ontario
economy in terms of value added (based on 1997
activity levels)
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* Estimated from an
"Assessment of the Status and Future Opportunities of Ontario's Solid
Wood Value - Added Sector, Living Legacy Trust, 2001" |
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