Building on a decade of experience in working with local people involved in forest management planning and a 6 month pilot project in 2000, Northwatch has re-launched the Forest Project, aimed at building skills and experience in forest management planning across northeastern Ontario. The project will work with local citizens committee members and others interested in forest conservation and forest management planning.
Northwatch's Forest Project is focused on forest management planning in general, but, in particular, on supporting public involvement in the planning process. The Project will work with members of local citizens committees (established to provide advice to district managers in the Ministry of Natural Resources), and with members of the general public who participate in forest management planning, or would like to do so.
The Project's goals are to increase levels of public participation in forest management planning and decisions, to support members of local citizens committees by providing access to information and expert advice, and to develop a network among forest management planning participants across northeastern Ontario through which planning participants can share experiences with each other. Ultimately, the goal is good forest management. A three person project team will sit in on local citizen committee meetings, help members access information and expert advice related to the planning process, offer local workshops on forest issues and the forest management planning process, and support the development of a network among interested LCC members.
For more information contact the Forest Project Team by calling 1-877-553-0481 or 705 497 0373 or visting the Project web site at www.northeastforest.net, emailing forests@onlink.net, or contacting Forest Project team members:
Brennain Lloyd, email
at brennain.nw@onlink.net
(North Bay, Sudbury and
Timiskaming Districts)
Algoma
postion currently vacant, contact Northwatch office
(Sault Ste. Marie, Chapleau
and Wawa Districts)
Jennifer Simard, email
at jennifer.nw@onlink.net
(Cochrane, Timmins an
Hearst Districts)