Ontario Forests

"All of us who are concerned about theconservation of our forests - environmental activists, forest industry representatives,scientists, Aboriginal peoples, professional foresters, policy makers, students, in fact,the full spectrum of citizens from every walk of life - can be grateful that Ken Armsonhas taken advantage of his lifetime career to set this history down for those who comeafter." - Monte Hummel, President of the World Wildlife Fund, Canada, from the Preface. Sixty-four percent of Ontario's 106.8 million hectares is covered inforest. yet the average resident who spends only limited time in the forest -hiking, skiing, camping, cottaging or on the occasional northern getaway - is still muchof a mystery. In Ontario Forests, veteran forester Ken Armson draws on over50 years experience to describe this living blanket which has shaped much of the provinceand stands to dictate a great deal of its future. Ontario Forestsis an authoritative account of Ontario's forest regions and theirhistory. Complete with maps, charts and full-colour photography, each forest regionis located and detailed. The various tree species which make each region unique arealso highlighted, and their origins of glaciation, physiographic and geological change,climactic and soil variation analyzed. Professor Armson also describes the impact ofhumans, from aboriginal use through lumbering to the rise of reforestation andconservation.Currie, Ian is the author of 'Ontario Forests' with ISBN 9781550416268 and ISBN 155041626X.