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Emerald Ash Borer
The
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has declared
Middlesex County to be a
regulated area
under
The County of Middlesex Emerald Ash Borer Infested
Places Declaration and Order, 2007
Gypsy Moth - Pest Fact Sheet (Canadian Food
Inspection Agency)
Forestry
Middlesex County currently owns a total of 2,500 acres of woodlands of which
over 2,000 acres are located in the
southwest portion of the County in an area referred to as "Skunks
Misery". The County
terminated a Managed Forest Agreement with the Ministry of Natural
Resources in 2000 and took over the responsibility of managing its own
woodlands.
In October of 2000, the County hired a consultant to complete a
Comprehensive Woodlands Management Plan. The Plan will guide
all activities within the Middlesex County woodlands for a period of 20
years and will consist of two component plans; a 20 year general
management plan as well as five year plans which will provide the
operational details.
County Council established a Woodlands Advisory Committee in 2003 to
provide feedback on all matters concerning woodlands management.
For more information about your
woodlot, please contact the
Ontario Woodlot Association.
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Hunting in County Woodlands |
Hunting
is allowed in all Middlesex County Woodlands. The
McLaren Forest in Southwest
Middlesex located directly across
from Four Counties Health Services is ”ARCHERY ONLY”. The Banks
Forest in Thames Centre, located at the corner of Hwy
401 and Elgin Road (CR # 73) is also “ARCHERY ONLY”.
All
other County Forests are open to hunting and regulated as to what
game can be harvested and what type of firearm can be
used, under the authority of the
Ministry of Natural Resources.
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