Our Forests and the Environment

Look for the leaf and help Ontario’s forests flourish.

 

We take great pride in our forests, that’s why Ontario’s are among the best managed in the world. Only 0.5% of our trees are harvested annually. And when we do harvest a tree, we use almost all of it.

 

For every tree harvested, three take root.

 

forest resource manager taking notes

Crown land forest management plans are renewed every five years and laid out five generations into the future. This careful stewardship has earned Ontario’s forestry practices international recognition and independent certification for sustainability. 

 

Ontario Wood is a renewable and reusable building material, so you can feel good about choosing local wood every time.
 

Learn more about our sustainable forest management

Learn about Ontario's forest certification

Find out how Ontario Wood fights climate change

Learn about the life cycle assessment of wood