. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. \ •^c r I c oc £ '. Canadian Forestry Journal, A^ril, ip20. 169 Canada's Job in Handling Forests b\) Dr. C. D. Howe Acting Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto A Keen and Accurate View oj a Pressing National Problem The land area of Canada is approxi mately million square miles. Our iirst point to consider is what pro- portion of this enormous extent of country is covered with trees and what proportion of the tree covered area is today actually bearing saw logs or pulpwood. By referring to the map, we firs
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. \ •^c r I c oc £ '. Canadian Forestry Journal, A^ril, ip20. 169 Canada's Job in Handling Forests b\) Dr. C. D. Howe Acting Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto A Keen and Accurate View oj a Pressing National Problem The land area of Canada is approxi mately million square miles. Our iirst point to consider is what pro- portion of this enormous extent of country is covered with trees and what proportion of the tree covered area is today actually bearing saw logs or pulpwood. By referring to the map, we first notice the area in the far north designated as Barren Lands. This area includes at least one half million square miles, a region in which the climatic conditions are too inhospitable for trees, and often even for the more lowly plants. South of the Barren Lands there is a very sparsely wooded transconti- nental belt containing about 700,000 square miles. This is the "Little Stick region," with real trees only along the water courses. It will never materially contribute to our suj^ply of saw logs or pulpwood, although the scattered local patches of forest will always be valuable to explorers. fur traders, and we hope some day to the mining interests which may develop there. This is the region also that we hope some day may be cover- ed with flowinp- herds of reindeer. Let me say in passing t,hat no one is more interested in the proposal to raise reindeer in this region than the for- ester. The fundamental conception of his profession is that every acre of land should be producing some- thing of value, and only the crop to which it is best adapted. A forester docs not wish any area to be covered with trees, if it will give a l)etter financial return to its owner in some other cro]:). There is no antagonism between the forester and the farmer. The forester lK\gins where the farmer leaves ofif. The slogan of the forester is: Make the loafing acre Please note t
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