Private Woodlot/Forest Landowners: This is for you!

Do you have unmanaged hardwood lots or pine/spruce plantations?

Would you like to improve your forest’s health by increasing biodiversity, enhancing wildlife habitat, and promoting carbon storage?

Are you having issues with invasive species like Dog Strangling Vine or European Buckthorn?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be interested in joining the Huronia Community Forest Owners Cooperative. The purpose of the Cooperative is to bring landowners together to apply best forest management practices that include carefully planned partial harvests (thinnings). There are many benefits including creating economies of scale where costs can be kept lower for all participating landowners. There may also be a potential revenue from what is initially harvested; however, the short-term goal is to control invasive species and allow native trees to become naturally established.

Over time through future thinnings, forest owners will realize additional economic value, and this can include a final removal of potentially valuable hydro and telephone poles, while at the same time establishing a healthy and diverse hardwood forest.

The Huronia Community Forest Owners Cooperative can help landowners to realize both economic benefit and improve the ecological state of their properties, simply by practicing good forest management.

Click below to start the conversation about improving your woodlot today!