A summary of the findings showed that in terms of governance challenges, landowners are concerned with leadership and coordination of forest management planning on woodlots, seeming lack of government interest in woodlots and urban forests, poor economic returns on woodlots and distance to physical participation in MF activities. These notwithstanding, majority of participants recognized the EOMF as an important organization for promoting governance for the sustainable management of woodlots. Specifically, the EOMF offered the opportunity for landowners with diverse motivations for owning and managing forests to be brought together and to explore and opportunities for achieving these motivations.

Presented at the 2018 Christmas Forest Seminar

This presentation provided a synopsis of this past year's outbreak in eastern Ontario and the steps that landowners can take if they spot the Gypsy moth in their woodlots.