BALSAM FIR ECOLOGY BUS TOUR
Western Newfoundland Model Forest
June 1993 - October 1996
Keywords
public awareness, education, ecology, tour
Objective
To develop an ecological demonstration tour of the western Newfoundland balsam
fir ecosystem, in order to generate public awareness and interest in the Western
Newfoundland Model Forest program, its objectives and goals.
Description
The balsam fir ecology bus tour, through a number of guided tour stops, demonstrates
the various key ecological, economic, and social processes and indicators within
the Western Newfoundland Model Forest. The tour introduces participants to the
diverse ecosystem within the balsam fir forest, and demonstrates a range of
forest management techniques and practices necessary in maintaining such a diverse
landbase. The tour not only explores and identifies the successional stages
of forest development, but present and traditional logging practices, wildlife
habitat, insect damage, silviculture management, and native plants and insects.
The tour is designed to promote active learning of the western Newfoundland
balsam fir ecosystem, general forest issues, and the Western Newfoundland Model
Forest program.
Contact:
Western Newfoundland
Model Forest
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Tel: (709) 637-7300
Fax: (709) 634-0255
Email: wnmf@wnmf.com
Partners
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd.; Newfoundland Forest Service; City of Corner
Brook; Humber Natural History Society.