Check out this video of the Forests for Kids tree planting event which took place at the Pine Glen Public School last Tuesday. The Chair of our Board, Louise Montague, helped teach students about forests, forestry, and planting trees along with Forests Ontario and Algonquin Forest Authority.
Dianne Saxe, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, visited Parry Sound and the French-Severn forest last Wednesday. In the morning, Westwind Forest Manager, Barry Davidson (far right) attended a breakfast hosted by the Georgian Bay Biospshere Reserve in honor of the visit from Dianne Saxe (far left). Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller (second from right) along with Parry […]
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc. and the Parry Sound Local Citizens’ Committee (LCC) invite you to an information centre. This information centre is being held as part of the detailed planning of operations for the ten-year period of the 2019-2029 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the French-Severn […]
Today, our forester intern, Margaret Scott, was at Northern Wilderness Outfitters teaching a grade 12 class about forestry and tree identification. The group learned about silviculture systems, tree marking, protecting wildlife habitat, forest management planning, and possible career paths in forestry. The presentation was followed by a tree identification walk where the class identified over 10 species […]
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 […]
Westwind celebrated a special day a couple months ago. It was 20 years ago (March 27, 2017) that we received our letters patent as a corporation. Westwind is proud of the milestones – from being the first large public forest Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified in Canada to the more recent recognition of the special form of […]
Westwind attended the Almaguin Highlands Career/Trade Fair on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Almaguin Highlands Secondary School. The fair aimed to provide information on careers and trades that are available locally. Tom Bryson and Margaret Scott spoke to students about various careers in forestry and the relevant post-secondary training and skills. It was great to talk […]
“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
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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