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LOGGING TO PROTECT RED PINE GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
A salvage logging operation in the Larose Forest has become a social media target but forestry officials say it is necessary to protect the red pines in the community forest. “We are having issues here and at other sites,” said Steven Hunter, a forester for the 6OJUFE$PVOUJFTPG1SFTDPUUBOE3VTTFMMT QMBOOJOHBOEGPSFTUSZEFQBSUNFOU 6$13 i"OEXFSFOPUUIFPOMZPOFTJO0OUBSJP having to deal with this.” The problem, Hunter said, is that Armil- laria root rot and heterobasidium annosum, two diseases that affect the roots of red pines and some other coniferous species, have begun to make their presence felt in the grounds of the community forest. Indications are the diseases became established at
least a decade ago, but their impact on the Larose Forest profile is starting to become apparent now. “It was fairly advanced,” Hunter said, regarding one site where salvage logging is taking place. “We were starting to see some USFF NPSCJEJUZu If the diseased trees are not removed, the two root rot diseases can spread through underground contact to neighbouring red pines and may also infect other conifer spe- DJFT5IF6$13JTVTJOHUIFTBNFTBMWBHF logging plan that is now in effect in Simcoe County, which also has a root rot problem in its woodlands. Social media critic Sponsors of the Sauvons la Forêt Larose/ Save Our Larose Forest Facebook page have criticized the salvage logging operation, clai- NJOHUIBUUIF6$13IJSFEBDPOUSBDUPSGPS clearcutting work that would have damaged a deer wintering area. The group is demanding a public meeting on the salvage logging operation. “We have got 11,000 hectares of forest here, and we will protect deer habitat where we can,” Hunter said, regarding the social media allegation. “With sites in better condi- tions, we have other options we can follow.” Hunter also noted that tree planting of logged sites will take place, if necessary, to assist with the natural regeneration process. Besides red pine, any replanting work will also include red and white maple seedlings. 3FQMBOUFEBSFBTCFDPNFIBCJUBUGPSPUIFS plants and animals, as the area returns to a forested state. The Larose Forest straddles the boundary CFUXFFO$MBSFODF3PDLMBOETSVSBMBSFBBOE 5IF/BUJPO.VOJDJQBMJUZ$MBSFODF3PDLMBOE .BZPS(VZ%FTKBSEJOTOPUFE EVSJOHUIF February 19 session of city council, that addressing the problem of red pine root rot in the community forest is a key economic and environmental issue. i3FEQJOFJTUIFNPOFZNBLFSGPSUIF Larose Forest,” he said during an interview, BEEJOH UIBU SFWFOVF GSPN 6$13 MPHHJOH operations in the community forest help fund purchases of neighbouring lands, which become available for sale. Those lands then become new extensions of the Larose Forest. Une coupe de bois destinée à la sauvegarde de la forêt Larose est devenue la cible de critiques sur la page Facebook Sauvons la Forêt Larose/Save Our Larose Forest. On affirme que l’exploitation forestière menace les sites d’hivernage des cerfs dans la forêt. Les Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell gèrent la forêt communautaire, et les responsables du département d’Urbanisme et de foresterie affirment que la coupe est nécessaire pour empêcher la propagation de la pourriture des racines de pins rouges, qui constituent en grande partie du profil des conifères de la forêt. —photo fournie
Bruce Trowsse (centre) is the Catch the Ace winner for Week 24 of the Russell Kin Club fundraising lottery program. Trowsse drew the Queen of Diamonds, which earned him a cheque for $3492 from KinClub representative Bill McInnis. —supplied photo
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