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Boreal Forests

Canada’s vast boreal forest stretches in a broad belt from the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the east to the Yukon Territory in the west. The boreal region is home to five of Canada’s Model Forests, and is of tremendous ecological and economic importance to the country. Many of Canada’s Aboriginal communities are located here, and hundreds of thousands of people are employed in the natural resource sectors that operate within this forest region. The boreal forest also provides: wetlands that are crucial to North American waterfowl; intact forests that are the summer breeding grounds for migratory songbirds; and habitat for migratory mammals like caribou. To find out more about the research projects and other activities occurring within Canada’s boreal region, please visit the links featured below.

August 14, 2007 - Strengthening Circumboreal Links: Swedish and Russian Model Forest Delegations Visit Canada

As part of a Circumboreal Initiative linking model forests throughout the boreal forest region, a series of exchanges and study tours has been supported by the International Model Forest Network Secretariat. Through cooperation with the Canadian Model Forest Network, delegations of Swedish and Russian model forest initiatives were able to visit model forests in Canada....

October 2, 2006 - Canadian Model Forest Network commits to increased collaboration on the boreal

The Canadian Model Forest Network (CMFN) announced its commitment to work more closely with national stakeholders in addressing the challenges facing the global boreal forest.

April 7, 2006 - Immediate Impacts of Timber Harvesting on Riparian Spruce Forests at White Gull Creek, Saskatchewan

The current project is based on the premise that, while rejuvenation of riparian forests may be desirable, there are special conservation concerns that must be addressed in riparian areas. In the research context, there are two questions that need...

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