Latest EOMF News

• Joint LOVC/EOCFO Spring Woodlot Tour
  Location: Manotick, Date: Saturday, May 26th, 2012
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• Announcing Two New YouTube Videos Describing the EOMF

  EOMF proudly announces the release of two new YouTube Videos that each provide an overview of who the Eastern Ontario Model Forest is, and the type of work we do.  There is an English and French version.  This project is funded in part by the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, and supported by the Government of Canada though the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. We are grateful to them for making this project possible.

  Eastern Ontario Model Forest_English

  Eastern Ontario Model Forest_French

   
• Save the Date for EOMFs 20th AGM!

  Please mark your calendars for June 14, and join us in Limerick Forest as we celebrate our 20th anniversary at our Annual General Meeting. A short business meeting will be followed by several interesting and light-hearted activities - both inside the beautiful FSC-certified chalet, and outside under a marquee tent, and in the nearby forest as we unveil the new EOMF Memorial Trail.

  Before enjoying a scrumptious barbeque lunch, we will show an engaging video presentation featuring a line-up of four new, high-production value YouTube videos featuring Limerick Forest, the EOMF, the Canadian Model Forest Network (CMFN), and the International Model Forest Network (IMFN). Both the CMFN and the IMFN are also celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year so we're happy to have them, and their guests, join us!

  After lunch, we will take a short walk through the woods to inaugurate the new EOMF Memorial Trail.  Constructed with thanks to Limerick Forest, and the generosity of Burla Cayford and family through the James H. Cayford Memorial Fund, this trail will honour recently departed friends of the EOMF.  This peaceful trail will be marked with interpretive signs, wood duck boxes, a commemorative bench and a new viewing platform over the marshland.  We hope you will join us.  Stay tuned for more! 

  To register online please go to our Event page:  EOMF AGM
• Staff Changes at EOMF

  It is with mixed emotions that the EOMF is saying good-bye to Mark Richardson, who has been General Manager for the last three years. Prior to this leadership position, Mark was the Project Forester for the EOMF, involved in everything from the development of agroforestry best management practices to the authoring of publications on forest health and invasive species. March 31, 2012 marks the end of an eleven-year commitment that has made a lasting difference. We are all indebted to Mark for his strategic vision, and ability to engage the EOMF in a range of influential projects that have ensured our organization maintains its relevance and influence on the landscape of eastern Ontario. Another more whimsical legacy of Mark's will be his humour, something much appreciated by all who worked alongside him. We wish him all the best in the next phase of his career journey with the City of Ottawa.

  Gracefully stepping into the role of Acting General Manager is Elizabeth Holmes, who we are all most grateful to for her ongoing commitment to the organization, now nineteen years in the making ("Don't date me by quoting how long I've been with the EOMF," Elizabeth quips!). Elizabeth's name is almost synonymous with the EOMF's and she is well-known for her professionalism, aptitude and intellect in Model Forest circles. We are confident in her abilities to carry the leadership torch into the foreseeable future as we await news of our future core funding decision from Natural Resources Canada.
• How Sweet it Is! Announcing the Third in our YouTube Video Series

  EOMF is proud to announce the release of its third video in its new video series currently under production. How Sweet It Is!  Maple Syrup Certification has just been published on our new YouTube channel. Links to our first two videos can also be found below: Chain of Custody Certification; and, Community Forest Certification  This video series is designed to give the viewer short and engaging overviews of specific topics.  Click the links below to go to EOMF's YouTube channel.  You might want to pause after you start it so it will pre-load.

  YouTube: How Sweet It Is! Maple Syrup Certification
  YouTube: Community Forest Certification
  YouTube: Chain of Custody Certification

  Stay tuned for one more on forest certification to be released soon: Private Woodlot Certification.  This Certification Series was made possible by funding support from the Ministry of Natural Resources.  Also many thanks to the creativity and professionalism of White Bear Media!