The Manual for Environmentally Responsible Forestry Operations in Ontario is an essential guide for all harvesting operators working in the boreal forest. It provides assistance to forest workers as they search for new ways to be environmentally responsible in their work. The manual illustrates basic environmental protection goals and logging techniques that can be used to shorten the forest harvest rotation time, while at the same time enhancing wildlife habitat and aesthetic values. It clearly outlines methods and practices that maintain the environmental integrity of the forest ecosystem through good long-term planning and careful logging operations.

Available from the Lake Abitibi Model Forest Office.

The HARP Manual presents a financially feasible and operationally sound alternative to clear-cuts. Harvesting with Regeneration Protection (HARP) is a unique harvesting method that protects the advance growth present on a site. HARP results in an uneven-aged forest. The method emulates and takes advantage of natural processes in older lowland black spruce stands. Forest products companies can use this manual to develop HARP operations. The manual and its accompanying half-hour video are available in both English and French.

Available from the Lake Abitibi Model Forest Office.

Minimizing Soil Disturbance in Forestry Operations is an important resource for anyone working in forestry operations. This field guide emphasizes practical on-the-ground forestry and resource use methods for dealing with soil protection. With detailed background information derived from publications such as Ministry of Natural Resources guidelines and the most current scientific literature, the guide is written in plain language and is suitable for educational purposes. It is visually oriented, with a clear photographic series demonstrating the concepts and potential results of soil disturbance, as well as preventative techniques in a variety of situations. It is designed to be used in the field, at forestry operation sites.

Available from the Lake Abitibi Model Forest Office.