ISSUE 121 - Winter 2025 - The Ontario Woodlander Quarterly

Oct 3, 2026

ISSUE 121 of The Ontario Woodlander (Winter 2025) presents practical and community-focused woodland content, combining feature highlights, member stories, scientific summaries, and business perspectives. The issue includes articles on forest-loss impacts on biodiversity, woodlot ownership insights, international model forest forum proceedings, species conservation, carbon and wind-event research, and featured local initiatives. It also offers lifestyle and skills sections plus editor and production credits.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages80

Reading Time2 h 3 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Better Than You Found It: a Summary of Barb and Eric Boysen’s Keynote Presentation

Woodlot Owners Panel: A Summary of Talks by Jamie Fortune, Glenda Jones, Tom Adamchick and Jean Saint-Pierre

Decreasing the Effects of Forest Loss on Biodiversity: a Summary of Dr. Lenore Fahrig’s Presentation, Carleton University

Small Forest Owners in Europe: Insights from the Mediterranean Model Forest Network

Woodlot Living

Woodland Science & Skill

Woodland Business

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FAQs

What main sections are included in this Winter 2025 issue?

The issue is organized into sections such as Woodland Living, Woodland Science & Skill, and Woodland Business, along with feature content listed under the Contents section.

Which conservation and forest-related topics are covered?

It includes coverage on decreasing the effects of forest loss on biodiversity, every species counts in the woodland ecosystem, and research themes such as carbon stocks, sequestration rates, and catastrophic wind events.

What international event content appears in this issue?

The issue features proceedings from the IMFN Global Forum 2025, including related conference reporting and a cover photo describing delegates at the forum.

Oct 3, 2026

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