Trees, Youth Our Future: Episode 1

The Road to Sustainability

This episode traces our relationship with Ontario's forests from exploitation to stewardship, culminating in the Crown Forest Sustainability Act of 1994.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Introduction
2:25. - Settlers & Square Timber, 1800 to 1850
8:25. - Sawmills & Pulp, 1850-1900
13:15 - Creation of Forest Reserves, 1890s
17:28. - Deforestation and Reclamation: 1900-1939
21:06. - War and the Golden Age of Forestry: 1939-1970
25:40. - Social Change and Impact on Forestry 1960s to 1990s
34:19. - Rise of the New Forestry: 1970s to 1990s
40:40. - CFSA: Forestry in a Global Context: 1900s to present
46:17. - Credits