Public consultation for the 2010-2020 Forest Management Plan's Phase 1 (the first 5 years of the new 10 year period and the preferred areas for the second 5-year term) is available for public inspection and comment for the 30 day period from March 16 - April 15, 2009.

I refer you to the AFA website, where various documents are available ...
http://www.algonquinforestry.on.ca/summary.htm

Included are ...

The Summary of Long Term Management Direction for the 2010-2020 Forest Management Plan

* Appendix 1 - Forest Management Plan Tables 1-13

* Appendix 2 - Preferred and Optional Harvest Areas Summary Map

* Appendix 3 - Alternative Primary Road Corridors

Barry Bridgeford
http://www.AlgonquinAdventures.com
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Most of the new roads seem to be right beside canoe routes.




Jeff

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If you are referring to the maps near the bottom of Appendix 3 Jeffrey, you are right. These new routes don't jive with me at all. Closer to the LAKES, Look at the Three Mile Lake one. Jeez...Three Mile Lake is a pain in the arse to get to, no matter which way you go, then once you get there, it sure would be nice not to have to listen to trucks. My god what are these people thinking? I had thought we asked for increased setbacks from canoe routes. not DECREASED!
Look how close they come to McCarthy creek too. A Marsh. Let's just carve up the whole park, no regard for marsh or lake ecosystems or canoe routes.



Mark Rubino
Mark's Algonquin Park Sampler - Blog
Mark's Algonquin Park Sampler

http://www.ABRweb.ca .. Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists - Caring for Algonquin's Backcountry

Let's move this discussion over to the ABR forum. I think that's a more appropriate venue for ABR members to discuss it in depth. OK?

Barry Bridgeford
http://www.AlgonquinAdventures.com
http://www.ABRweb.ca .. Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists - Caring for Algonquin's Backcountry

Yup, exactly what I was looking at.




Jeff

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Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists - Caring for Algonquin's Backcountry - abrweb.ca

My Algonquin Park Map - Accurate, Detailed, Free - Version 2.0!

Reading the news of more 'sustainable' logging in the park has led me to some gallows humour: develop a new name for the logging programme with a punchy acronym:

Algonquin ReSource Extraction and Wilderness Improvement ProgrammE

....sitting by the camp fire looking out on the lake. listen and what do you hear the call of a loon a beaver smacking his tail and maybe the call of a wolf and of course if you are REALLY lucky a huge diesel truck passing by your camp site


how sad