The Citizen, 2017-12-21, Page 37THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2017. PAGE 37.
IPM offered stage for Huron County wood products
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
As part of his annual update,
Forest Conservation Officer Dave
Pullen said this year's International
Plowing Match (IPM) offered the
county a chance to show off its high-
quality wood products.
"The 2017 International Plowing
Match in Walton provided an
opportunity to showcase wood
products sourced from Huron
County forests. The use of the wood
flooring [in the Huron County
Showcase] helped to achieve Huron
County's objective of accessibility
and this proved invaluable to
everyone in attendance during the
wet weather at the beginning of the
event," Pullen said in his report to
Huron County Council at its Dec. 13
committee of the whole meeting.
"White pine `mini -barns' provided
excellent display opportunities for
the nine local municipalities. These
wood products were sold following
the IPM and a high level of cost
recovery was achieved."
Another part of the county's IPM
exhibit was a display that showed off
30 species of native trees and shrubs
from Huron County, which counted
over 300 specimens, Pullen said they
have all now been planted
throughout the county at the
Planning and Development
Department office, Huronlea and
Huronview Homes for the Aged and
in the Moreland tract Huron County
forest.
He also heralded the signage
program for the Huron County
forests, which he said has helped to
increase enjoyment of the property
by Huron County residents, provide
Swaying to the music
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eco -tourism opportunities and
clarify permitted and non -permitted
uses.
In 2017, Pullen said, there were a
number of successful, sustainable
harvests completed in three (the
Moreland, Redmond and Stingel
tracts) of Huron County's forests.
Pullen added that a winter harvest
is planned for the Sheppardton
tract along Highway 21 if the
weather allows. The harvest has
been delayed for two years due to
challenging weather and ground
conditions. Pullen added that the
timing of a harvest is critical in
minimizing damage to the
woodlands.
Wood taken from these forests
resulted in tens of thousands in sales,
not only from unprocessed log sales,
but through the sale of wood used at
the IPM, which totalled $77,000.
Pullen also detailed the costs
associated with legal challenges.
Although Pullen said that legal
issues under the tree bylaw have
decreased in numbers, costs have
remained high due to two persistent
legal challenges, one of which has
recently been resolved.
The two cases in question, he said,
have accounted for over 90 per cent
of the department's legal budget in
recent years. The 2017 legal budget,
he said, was $60,000.
However, with the exception of a
few who have resulted in legal
challenges, Pullen said that good
forestry practices are being seen
more often throughout Huron
County.
"There has been a marked increase
in the Notice of Intents filed under
the Forest Conservation Bylaw since
2015," Pullen said in his report to
council. "Much of this additional
harvest activity is due to the
continuing salvage of ash trees that
are in decline due to the Emerald
Ash Borer. In 2017, 156 Notices of
Intent were filed under the bylaw
and 42 per cent of these were under
'good forestry practices'."
He also said that in terms of the
Garniss completes 48 4-H clubs
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earned the Hensall District Co -Op
Award for top club winter wheat
exhibit at the Seaforth Fall Fair and
the Burn's Farm Supply Award for
top soybeans exhibit at the Seaforth
Fall Fair. The club also received the
Pickseed Canada Award for top 1/4
bale of first cut hay at the Seaforth
Fall Fair.
The Central Huron club also
received the Cook's Division of
Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd. Trophy
for top white bean exhibit at the
Seaforth Fair.
Receiving volunteer recognition
pins were Paul Coultes (25 years);
Mary Ellen Foran (15 years);
Monique Baan and Eileen George
(10 years); Heather Barger,
Christine Maclntyre, Christian
Feldskov, Marion Feldskov and
Rebecca Miller (five years) and
Cheryl Becker, Kyndra Kienapple
and Valerie Todd (one year).
Club competition awards were as
follows:
• 42 and 48 Club Completions:
Bronwyn Garniss
• 24 Club Completions Josephine
Snyder
• 18 Club Completions Berlyn
Garniss, Brooklyn Hendriks, Evan
Krebs and Shawn Ryan.
• 12 Club Completions: Sarah
Alexander, Patrick Angst, Emily
Bieman, Sarah Durnin, Darcy Fear,
Rebecca Franken, Berlyn Garniss,
Katrina Gublemann, Jessalyn
Hendriks, Brad Maclntyre, Cole
MacPherson, Connor Rodger, Tara
Snyder, Benjamin Speer, MacKenzie
Terpstra and Wesley Terpstra.
• Six Club Completions: Chris
Baker, Austin Bieman, Troy Coultes,
Emily Dearing, Berlyn Garniss,
Grace Hallahan, Max Johnston,
Nicholas McArter, Abby Robinson,
Wesley Terpstra, Grace Hallahan
and Mason Weber.
1 fere's hoping Cots of good times are on your holiday program.
Wishing you the very best in 2018!
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with the Emerald Ash Borer and it is
now experiencing red pine decline,
he said.
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