Forests and Wildlife
Canada's most important natural resource is its forests which provide timber, pulpwood, wildlife habitat and a wealth of recreational opportunities. But the forests are not limitless and all Canadians must share a renewed commitment to their wise use and management.
Within the conservation movement, sustainable forestry means forest practices that ensure that the structure, function and composition of the forest are maintained in perpetuity. It also entails the equitable distribution of forest resource benefits, and the opportunity for the public to be involved in a meaningful way. After all, the forests of Ontario are ours—88% of forested land is Crown land, held for the people of Ontario in trust by the provincial government.
You can read our 2002 publication on the State of Ontario’s forests online at:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/programs/biodiversity/forests/state-of-the-forests/index.html
If you are interested in joining the volunteer Forests Team please contact chair Emma Cane, at (emmac<at>sierraclub.ca).
Give back: plant a tree!
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Fri, 2012-04-27 13:14
Sierra Club Peel Group annual Earth Day tree planting in Mississauga!... Read more »
Important Environmental Law Amendments in the Ontario 2012 budget bill
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Fri, 2012-04-20 13:50Illuminating article from the Iler Campbell blog on bad environmental provisions buried in the Ontario Government budget. Read on...
April 17th, 2012 by Laura Bowman... Read more »
White-nose syndrome attributed to death of over 5 million bats in northeast
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 2012-01-31 15:15by Alys Granados... Read more »
Permit for Keystone XL denied by Obama administration
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 2012-01-25 15:23by Alys Granados... Read more »
Wither Ontario’s Endangered Species?
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 2012-01-13 14:08Wither Ontario’s Endangered Species?
By Paula Boutis online via the Iler Campbell blogs
On January 10, 2011, the Environmental Commissioner’s released his special report “Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario.” The Commissioner’s Press release is aptly titled “Ontario Government Missing in Action to Halt the Loss of Biodiversity.”... Read more »
International Forest Film Festival - Nov30@ UofT
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Thu, 2011-11-24 13:48
Environmental groups disappointed with Canada’s Recovery Strategy for Boreal Woodland Caribou
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Thu, 2011-11-24 13:31Environment Canada is accepting public comments until February 22, 2012, before finalizing the Recovery Strategy.
By: Alys Granados
... Read more »
Planet in Focus 2011
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Fri, 2011-09-23 11:32
Planet in Focus
October 12 - 16 on various screens around Toronto
"Canada’s top environmental film and video festival is a place to stoke debate or simply be awed by the beauty of nature.” ~ Up! Magazine
Sierra Club is proud to announce we are again co-sponsoring Planet in Focus showings of the movies below:
Saturday, October 15 | 2:00 PM | Royal Ontario Museum
The Gold of Others (L’Or des autres)
Canadian Premiere
Director in attendance... Read more »
BC Forestry undergoing changes
Submitted by Andrew Holownych on Tue, 2011-08-09 10:32The logging industry in BC is undergoing a resurgence with demand from China creating increased exports from Canada.
To read more about this issue, click here.
A recent report, B.C. Forests in Crisis – A Community Call for Reform details some of these changes that may lead to vast amounts of decimated forests, closure of mills, and losses of thousands of jobs.
World sacred forests mapped out
Submitted by Andrew Holownych on Tue, 2011-08-09 10:14
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford are working on a world map which shows all the land owned or revered by various world religions. This "holy map" will display all the sacred sites from Jerusalem's Western Wall, to Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
Just as interesting, the map will also show the great forests held sacred by various religions. Within these protected lands dwell a wide variety of life and high numbers of threatened species.The sacred land mapped out by the Oxford researchers is not necessarily owned by a certain religious community, but rather contains sacred connotations.
They estimate that about fifteen percent of all land on Earth is "sacred land", and eight percent of all land is owned by a religious community. Much of the land held sacred is forest.... Read more »
Students have fun while plotting the future of our forests
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Thu, 2011-06-16 13:58
The theme of this year's World Environment Day (WED) was forests.
From InsideToronto.com article by Danielle Milley, June 8, 2011
(photo from www.canadatourism.com)
While movers and shakers from the environmental and political spheres had their moment Monday morning, the rest of the United Nations World Environment Day North American event at Evergreen Brick Works was about the future leaders.
Fifty students from North Kipling Junior Middle School took part in a special interactive workshop with American astronaut Mae Jemison called Forests Matter to Youth, Too. ... Read more »
Stop the Mega Quarry in Melancthon Township or Life Will Suffer
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 2011-05-20 09:23
By Danny Beaton,
Turtle Clan Mohawk
I am honored to be asked by the farmers of Melancthon/Mulmur Townships to join them in their struggle to protect their water and farmland from the proposed Mega Quarry by the Highland Company privately backed by Boston multi billion dollar hedge fund. As a native/indigenous man of the Turtle Clan Mohawk Nation I have had a chance to listen to many community citizens of Dufferin County to learn of the concerns to the threat to farmland and clean water supply. ... Read more »
2011 is the International Year of Forests: how are YOU getting involved?
Submitted by Emma Cane on Mon, 2011-04-04 12:10
By Emma Cane
Photo: Min. of Natural Resources
The United Nations has declared 2011 as “International Year of Forests” in hopes of raising global awareness of sustainable forest management, conservation and the living legacy to be passed on to future generations. But what does that mean to us?... Read more »
Demand a Proper EA for Toronto Island Airport Tunnel Project
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Mon, 2010-12-20 18:54
Please sign the petition by going to: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/demand-a-proper-ea-for-toronto-island-airport-tunnel-project/
Target: Canadian Federal Government and Toronto Port Authority... Read more »
Sanctuary newsletter - summer 2009
2009-08-30
No Going Home: victim of toxic contamination in Cambridge ON describes the effect on her life, ON building codes need updating for sustainable materials, protecting the Rouge via National Park status, can Sierra help Canada become the next green "economic tiger"?, ON takes a nuclear time-out, and more...
Sanctuary newsletter - winter 2009
2009-01-30
Reconnecting with the wild: Sierra Club outings as inspiration, economic crisis and the environment: how it's being handled in US & Canada, review of "futurescenerios.org" discussion of technology and peak oil, Peel annual meeting review, Pickering Airport call to action, and more...
Sanctuary - fall 2008
2008-10-30
Sustainably heating your home, Do you know how valuable Canada's boreal forest is?, Duffins Creek outing report, latest on Niagara region activities, better fundraising and cooperation for Sierra Club's future, and more...
Sanctuary newsletter - summer 2006
2006-08-30
Promoting urban forests, ‘how to’s’ of natural clay and cattail building materials, McGuinty goes nuclear, the coal phase-out now a psyche-out, and more
Sanctuary - fall 2005
2005-10-30
Campaign snapshots: Pickering Airport battles, Human River Art Party at Garrison Creek, more on ethical investments via Money Tree, this COP must stop global warming (Conference of the Parties), and more
Sanctuary - summer 2004
2004-08-30
A book-lover comes face-to-face with pulp(wood) fiction, citizens find Ministry of Environment process unfair, The Money Tree advice column, unsustainable waste management in the GTA, and more
