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Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative

Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative. Gina Varrin Coordinator. A Collaborative Program. Peterborough Field Naturalists Stewardship Councils Conservation Authorities Forest Gene Conservation Association Kawartha Heritage Conservancy Trent University Alongside other Initiatives.

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Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative

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  1. Large WoodlandsConservation Cooperative Gina Varrin Coordinator

  2. A Collaborative Program • Peterborough Field Naturalists • Stewardship Councils • Conservation Authorities • Forest Gene Conservation Association • Kawartha Heritage Conservancy • Trent University • Alongside other Initiatives

  3. 3 Year Outreach Program • Working with local landowners • Workshops • Demonstration projects • Information products • Funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation

  4. Large Woodland Features • Forest interior habitat • Aquatic features – small wetlands; springs/seeps; vernal pools; streams • Large woody debris • Standing dead trees and cavity trees • A diversity of trees species; • Fruit and nut producing trees • Stick nests and den trees

  5. Tree Species Diversity • Pioneer species– poplar, cherries, white birch, white cedar, hawthorn, more recently Scots pine, buckthorn • Followed by those species more tolerant of shade – pines, spruces, ashes, basswood, oaks • Upland hardwood – hard maple, American beech, ironwood, hemlock, balsam fir

  6. Our Concerns • Forest fragmentation • Diminishing interior habitat, • Forest health –invasive species and climate change • Decreasing bio-diversity • Lack of management, e.g. poor logging practices • Threats to our natural heritage – headwater streams and wetlands, old growth, super canopy white pine, diversity of tree species

  7. Photo: Copeland S Robinson

  8. Conserving Interior • Get help from local organizations • Work with your neighbours • Practice good forestry when harvesting • Connect woodlots using blocks not lines

  9. Urban Forest Speaker Series • Peterborough Green-up • Co-sponsors LWCC, KHC, PFN • Wednesday Feb 6, March 5, April 2 • Peterborough Public Library

  10. Contact Information • lwcc@trentu.ca • (705) 748-1011 ext. 7670

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