January 31, 2008 Large Woodlands Conservation Cooperative Gina Varrin Coordinator

January 31, 2008

Large WoodlandsConservation Cooperative

Gina Varrin

Coordinator

A Collaborative Program

Peterborough Field Naturalists Stewardship Councils Conservation Authorities Forest Gene Conservation Association Kawartha Heritage Conservancy Trent University Alongside other Initiatives

3 Year Outreach Program

Working with local landowners Workshops Demonstration projects Information products Funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation

Large Woodland Features

Forest interior habitat Aquatic features – small wetlands;

springs/seeps; vernal pools; streams Large woody debris Standing dead trees and cavity trees A diversity of trees species; Fruit and nut producing trees Stick nests and den trees

Tree Species Diversity

Pioneer species– poplar, cherries, white birch, white cedar, hawthorn, more recently Scots pine, buckthorn

Followed by those species more tolerant of shade – pines, spruces, ashes, basswood, oaks

Upland hardwood – hard maple, American beech, ironwood, hemlock, balsam fir

Our Concerns

Forest fragmentation Diminishing interior habitat, Forest health –invasive species and climate change Decreasing bio-diversity Lack of management, e.g. poor logging practices Threats to our natural heritage – headwater streams and

wetlands, old growth, super canopy white pine, diversity of tree species

Photo: Copeland S Robinson

Conserving Interior

Get help from local organizations Work with your neighbours Practice good forestry when harvesting Connect woodlots using blocks not lines

Urban Forest Speaker Series

Peterborough Green-up Co-sponsors LWCC, KHC, PFN Wednesday Feb 6, March 5, April 2 Peterborough Public Library

Contact Information

lwcc@trentu.ca (705) 748-1011 ext. 7670