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OFA is important- Become a member today!
The OFA is the voice for forests and good forest management in Ontario. Memberships makes the OFA a strong and powerful advocate for private land forests in Ontario and helps the OFA to inspire youth through programs like Envirothon, Focus on Forests and Forest Careers. The OFA is important- become a member today!
OFA supports sustainable forest management
The Ontario Forestry Association supports sustainable forest management on private and public forests across Ontario. Through strong legislation and oversight, Ontario's crown land forests are managed to the highest standards for the benefit of Ontario's economy and environment. Our working forests provide jobs and support communities for millions of people. Read more...
2013 Get To Know Contest
The OFA is proud to partner with the 2013 Get to Know contest and encourage youth from across Canada to get outdoors and get to know nature! Submit art, writng, photography, video and music inspired by the great outdoors and for your chance to win big! The contest opens April 8th and runs until August 1st. Read more...
The Ontario Forestry Association to lead a discussion about the potential of wood, our truly renewable resource
MEDIA ADVISORY - Alliston, ON (pdf)
The Ontario Forestry Association's 64th annual conference will stimulate a discussion about the potential for wood, a truly renewable resource, on both private and public forests in Ontario. This conference is attended by over 300 landowners, forestry professionals, non-government organizations and government representatives, the largest annual forestry conference in Ontario. Our Working Forest will bring together experts from industry, academia, government, and more to discuss the state of forest products today, what to expect in the future, and what this means to all of us. Read more...
OFA takes urbanites into local woods
On Saturday October 2012, the OFA lead a day-long woodlot tour that brought 50 city dwellers to local forests in the GTA to learn about forest management and stewardship. Participants got a chance to learn about active management, managing plantations, spoke with a woodlot owner and learned about management on municipal property. For photos, visit our Facebook Page.
Holiday Debate: Ontarians Split on Environmental Merits of Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree
In addition to the usual dispute as to one's yearly naughty-or-nice status, this holiday season there is another cause for debate. Public opinion is divided between the Christmas tree choices: real or fake.
A recent poll shows Ontarians are almost evenly split on whether they consider an artificial or real tree to be the most environmentally friendly. Read more...
How much wood do you chuck? (if you could chuck wood)
The OFA participated in Bancroft Forestry Day on June 7th, organized by the Bancroft Area Forest Industry Association. The day was filled with all things forestry, with the goal of educating the over 150 students from the local area about the importance of forestry to the town of Bancroft. The OFA documented the event and created a couple of videos from the day.
Letter to the Editor, Toronto Star
Invasive Species Awareness
June 5th, 2012
We are writing in response to a June 4th article in Moneyville titled "How to make camping trips even cheaper". While we applaud the spirit of the article, encouraging people to get outdoors and enjoy Canada's wilderness, we feel we should draw attention one of the suggestions made in the article. Read more...