Managed Forest update Ontario

When the loggers had to go back to the lower sections of pines to thin that area they widened the trail going back there to make way for their huge machines. In doing so they cut a number of mature ash trees which they then put aside for me to deal with and use for future wood stove fuel.
I just recently finally got around to collecting them and hauling them out to the area where I block, split and stack any dead or damaged hardwood removed. These ash were not dead when cut so will need to dry out more before they are ready for burning but it may be a while before we get them blocked anyway!

As near as I can figure there is around 12 or 15 cord in this pile which is around two years burning for us as I do supplement my heating with some use of our propane furnace.

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Spring arrives and finally the large piles of snow have mostly gone so was able to walk part way back to see how many trees or big branches were down across the trails in the hardwood section. I was quite surprised to not see that many given the heavy snow loads and strong winds this winter but I have yet to see the 10 acres or so back past the pond where the snow was still laying fairly heavily.
The melt did however reveal the pile of logs I blocked but did not split last fall, and I did spot some more hardwood logs that the Loggers left after widening the trail to get their huge equipment back to get at the pines.
Just about another month now and the Trilliums and Trout Lillies will be brightening the walk back, hopefully a bit warmer than we are today where we are again below freezing out with minus 8 forecast for tomorrow before a promised warm up. Really hoping for a lot of plant and deciduous regrowth under those pines but much clearing of pine trash tobe done before we can walk any distance in that section.

More to come once the wild leeks emerge ahead of the wild flowers ......
 
Do you have Lady Slipper Orchids in your woods? I just learned they are in Canada. I had them in the N. Ga Mountains and loved to see them each Spring.
 
We have the Showy Orchid, have not seen any Lady Slipper but I know they are in the area and there is a lot of trails to wander and there are dozens of wild flowers out back there for quite a short time.
 
I just looked the Showy up. I'll be flipped, we had those in the states too. It's crazy the wide range of climate the wild orchids can withstand.

I'm guessing they're protected the same as the Lady Slippers.
 
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