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Ottawa Valley and Algonquin Section hold a joint event!
 
Alf Van Dyke, Planning Forester for the Ottawa Valley Forest (OVF) describes how forest operations are managed in red oak-poplar mixed stands to a group of public and CIF members at a May 3 2008 Algonquin Section/OVF joint  field trip. White pine, poplar and red oak are the most common forest stands in the Ottawa Valley Forest.  
 
Al Stinson, Algonquin Section CIF Director shows childern on a recent public field trip how to identify white pine. Even though the weather man had predicted 100 % of rain all day twenty six people attended the field trip and kept dry!  

Armenian Foresters Visit the Canadian Institute of Forestry
As part of Tree Canada's "Building International Bridges for Forest Futures" program, Armenian Foresters visit the Canadain Ecology Centre. They were taken on a field tour of uniform shelterwood management in the Mattawa, ON area. For regular updates on this project please visit: http://www.adrina.ca/project_buildinginternationalbridges.htm


Afghanistan Afforestation Generates Interest
Presentation to the Canadian International Development Agency

Embassy of Afghanistan

From left to right:

John Pineau, Executive Director, CIF/IFC
Mr. Gulam Sakhi Atmar, Councillor, Embassy of Afghanistan
His Excellency Mr Omar Samad, Afghanistan Ambassador to Canada
Captain Neil Stocker R.P.F. and CIF/IFC Member
Mr. Nazeer Bayan, First Secretary, Embassy of Afghanistan

March 31, 2008


Ring Ceremonies

UBC Ring Ceremony Speech - March 29,2008
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Students from UNBC after they received their silver rings at a joint Ring Ceremony with students from College of New Caledonia in Prince George.


CIF Relevance Presentation

Used at UNBC, Nipissing University March 2008
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CIF at ABCFP conference in Penticton, BC - February 2008

Past current and future Presidents of the CIF meet at the 2008 ABCFP annual meeting CIF/IFC breakfast

L-R: Peter Marshall (09-10), Harry Gairns (90-91), Gerry Burch (70-71),
Peter Ackherst (89-90), Fred Pinto (08-09)


U of T 14th Annual field trip to Algonquin Section

University of Toronto's Master of Forest Conservation class of 2009 on it's 14th annual field tour to the Canadian Ecology Centre near Mattawa, Ontario, March 2008



Summary of OFRI Conference - November 21, 2007

"Spotlight on the Boreal: Advancing Policy-Science Integration for Key Forest Management Issues"
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Calendar of Environmental Days 2008

March 20 - First Day of Spring!
March 22 - World Water Day!

April 6-12 - National Wildlife Week!
April 20-26 -EARTH WEEK!!
April 22 - EARTH DAY!!

May 10 - International Migratory Bird Day!!
May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity!!

June 1-7 - Canadian Environment Week!!
June 8-14 - Rivers to Oceans Week!!
June 8 - Canadian Rivers and Oceans Day!!
June 20 - First Day of Summer!!

July 1 - Canada Day!!
July 19 - Parks Day!!

Sept. 16 - Itnernational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer!!
Sept. 21-30 - National Forest Week!!
Spet. 22 - First Day of Autumn

Nov. 21 - World Fisheries Day!!

Dec. 14-20 – Christmas bird count
Dec. 21 - First Day of Winter!!!