Ontario's old-growth forests are ecological marvels where dwarf cedars can live for over a thousand years, and centuries-old pine trees can grow a breathtaking 14 stories tall. Incredibly, many of these wonders are just a daytrip away.
The second edition of Ontario's Old-Growth Forests builds on the original guidebook, with detailed directions and maps for almost 70 old-growth forests throughout Ontario, including more forests in and around the GTA, and improved maps for all sites. It contains a wealth of information about the history and ecology of old-growth forests, and a revised chapter on the current state of old-growth forest conservation.
Michael Henry
is a botanist and forest ecologist who has spent over two decades studying, writing about, and working to conserve Ontario's old-growth forests. He compiled and maintains the list of Ontario's oldest trees; he designed and constructed the Blueberry Lake Ecology Trails in Temagami; he confirmed that the Jackson Creek forest in Peterborough is an old-growth forest; and he has worked to protect threatened old-growth forests within Algonquin Park, where he and Nate Torenvliet found unprotected forest over 400 years old. He is currently working on a book about old-growth forests in Ontario's Greenbelt. Michael has also worked as a natural builder and is lead author of the book Essential Natural Plasters: A Guide to Materials, Recipes, and Use.
Michael lives with his wife and two children in Peterborough, Ontario, where he has been alarmed at the impacts invasive species are having on his local forests.
Michael can be contacted at info@oldgrowth.ca.
Dr. Peter Quinby
AFER's (Ancient Forest Exploration & Research) founder has been Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Scientist since 2004. Dr. Quinby has studied landscape ecology and conservation for the past four decades. He received his masters degree from Yale University and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and has been a Certified Senior Ecologist through the Ecological Society of America. For his doctorate, he studied old-growth forests in Algonquin Park and has conducted ecological field studies throughout Ontario, the northeastern U.S., in the Canadian arctic and in Central America. He was a professor at numerous universities including Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Quinby has published many scientific articles and technical reports addressing the topics of old-growth and forest landscape ecology, natural areas management, wildlife habitat assessment, wildlife corridor design, and species-at-risk.
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