Mike Henry of Ancient Forest Exploration and Research with a 408-year-old tree the group discovered in Algonquin Park. Article Continued BelowLewkowicz said the group's report and letter urging an end to logging in old-growth areas “have been shared with the Algonquin Park Forest Management Planning Team. It found the ancient hemlock west of Cayuga Lake in Algonquin Park last fall, and has found numerous other pristine, old-growth forests there. In Algonquin Park, roughly 24,000 hectares of old-growth forests are believed to be in zones open to logging. The Algonquin Forestry Authority’s updated management plan for the park will cover a decade, starting in 2020.

Source: thestar January 18, 2019 22:07 UTC