A Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas contains information on land stewardship and provides a framework to help rural landowners create a stewardship plan for their property.
| Date Published: | January 02, 2012 | |
| Publisher: | Ontario Government, Ministry of Natural Resources | |
| Author: | Forest Management |
A Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas, contains information on land stewardship and provides a framework to help rural landowners create a stewardship plan for their property.
A stewardship plan will help you:
Some landowners may use the planning framework and forms found in this guide to prepare a Managed Forest Plan for entrance into the Ontario Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (MFTIP). Plans being prepared for entrance into the MFTIP must follow the requirements outlined in the “Ontario Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program Guide ” and be approved by a Managed Forest Plan Approver. For more information on MFTIP requirements, visit the MFTIP website.
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Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas (PDF, 3.2MB 36 pages)
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Stewardship planning forms can be downloaded, completed and saved using Adobe Acrobat Reader or printed for completing by hand.
Download standard forms
Entire set of standard forms - Section 1 to 10 (PDF, 1.0KB 16 pages)
Download forms from Appendix 2 and Section 7
View or print a sample stewardship plan
Sample stewardship plan with completed forms (PDF, 400KB 12 pages)
Note: if you experience any formatting problems with the downloadable forms please notify us by email at MFTIP@ontario.ca
How to order this document:
Single copies of this publication are available at no charge from your local office of the MNR or an MNR Information Centre. For bulk orders of this guide, please contact the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program. Charges may apply.
Reference material:
State of Ontario's Forests
The latest State of Ontario Forests report is comprised of a feature report and a supporting Criteria & Indicators (C&I) interactive PDF. The feature report focuses on specific themes and provides a high-level summary of the C&I framework. The C&I interactive PDF provides detailed information about the C&I framework.
