Canadas Forests Lumber Clean air habitat Food Hiking Paper recreation Task Brainstorm different uses for forests Sowhy are trees important to Canada Economic Social Environmental ID: 387169
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Forestry
Canada’s Forests
Lumber
Clean air
habitat
Food
Hiking
Paper
recreation
Task: Brainstorm different uses for forestsSlide2
So….why are trees important to Canada?
Economic
SocialEnvironmental
Task: Drag and drop brainstorm ideasSlide3
Where does forestry occur in Canada?
Quebec
OntarioNew Brunswick
British ColumbiaSlide4
Clear-cutting
Shelterwood
Cutting
Selective cutting
Methods of Harvesting ForestsSlide5
Loggers remove every tree and leave a barren landscape.
When replanted, the new forest grows uniformly in species and size
Methods of Harvesting Forests
Clear CuttingSlide6
Involves clear-cutting only part of an old growth forest
Small groups of seed bearing trees are left so the area will regenerate.
Shelterwood
method is often used in forests that have grown and aged evenly
Methods of Harvesting Forests
Shelterwood
CuttingSlide7
Only mature trees of the desired size, type or quality
Selective Cutting
Methods of Harvesting ForestsSlide8
Selective or Clear-cutting?Slide9
Selective or Clear-cutting?Slide10
Selective or Clear-cutting?Slide11
Forestry
(cutting down trees) Advantage DisadvantageSlide12
Why are trees important in Canada?
PROFITPEOPLE
PLANETSlide13
PROFIT
ForestSectorRevenues: $57.1 Billion500 times more than Justin
Bieber’s net worth3000 times Lebron James’ salarySlide14
$ Billions (CAD)
- In Eastern Canada, pulp and paper product manufacturing is most common
- In Western Canada, wood product manufacturing is most commonSource: FPACSlide15
Source: FPACSlide16
Source: FPACSlide17
PEOPLE
http://www.fpac.ca/index.php/en/page/economic-backbone - Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia have the greatest numbers of forest workers.
- The Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and British Columbia are the most forest-dependent regions, with a large share of their economy based on the sectorSlide18
Too few trees are replanted?
= Soil erosion
PLANET
Forestry
IssuesSlide19
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Forestry IssuesSlide20
Aerial Spraying
Forest Fires
Forestry IssuesSlide21
Forestry Issues
Destruction of Wildlife HabitatSlide22
Summary:
Economy
Social
EnvironmentPositiveImpact
NegativeImpact
SomethingInteresting
(PROFIT)
(PEOPLE)
(PLANET)
TASK: Complete the table using information from 3 sources:Source 1: TextbookSource 2: Forest Products Association of Canada http://www.fpac.ca/index.php/en/page/economic-backbone
Source 3: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3489
CGC 1P1 - Resources and Industries Slide23
Economy
Social
EnvironmentPositiveImpact
NegativeImpact
SomethingInteresting
(PROFIT)
(PEOPLE)
(PLANET)
CGC 1P1 - Resources and Industries