What's New > National Forest Week 2006, September 24-30, 2006
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This year's National Forest Week poster features a picturesque cottage-country photo taken near Valcartier, Québec.
Photo: Claude Moffet (1994)
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The back side of the poster includes a collage of photos depicting the theme: Canada's Natural Resources: Connected to our people and our land.
Photos: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2006
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Monday, September 25
Time TBA
National Forest Week Opening Ceremony
Wooddale Provincial Tree Nursery
Corner Brook, NL
CFS is participating with Province in the opening ceremony for National Forest Week and the planting of the 200 millionth tree. Bruce Pike will be speaking on behalf of CFS.
General public and invited guests.
Tuesday, September 26
10:00 a.m.
Tree Planting Ceremony
Atlantic Forestry Centre
Corner Brook, NL
Fourteen native trees will be planted in districts across Newfoundland and Labrador. NRCan and CFS-AFC will be noted as a supporter at each planting. Each site will have a permanent plaque installed to commemorate the longstanding partnership between NRCan, CFS-AFC, and the NL Department of Natural Resources.
CFS-AFC will hold our own formal ceremony at the Forestry Centre in Corner Brook on September 26. We will invite our partners and members of the community to attend.
General public and invited guests.
AFC Tour and Forestry Breakfast (invited guests only)
After the ceremony, our guests will go on a tour of the Atlantic Forestry Centre and then attend forestry breakfast being put on jointly by AFC and the Western Newfoundland Model Forest.
Wednesday, September 27
Time TBA
Book Reading by Marie Resmer
Newfoundland and Labrador
The Province has organized a book tour for Marie Resmer author of CFS supported children’s books such as “Forests of the Nation.” Ms. Resmer will be doing book readings in arts and culture centres and schools in St. John’s, Clarenville, Gander, Corner Brook, and Labrador.
NRCan and CFS-AFC has donated over 1000 copies of these books as well as posters to be handed out to students. Each venue will also have a mounted version of the poster donated by NRCan to commemorate the reading.
Wednesday, September 27
9:00 – 1:00
“Kids in the Woods”
UNB Woodlot
Fredericton, NB
Over 300 invited students will be arriving at the Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre for this event. It is a multi-stop tour to teach students about forestry and CFS-AFC will be organizing one of the stops where we will demonstrate insect trapping and tree identification.
Friday, September 29
Fredericton, NB
9:30–10:00
“Sex, Deception and Death:
Pheromones and Pest Management”
Science Forum
Dr. Peter Silk
Research Scientist
Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre
Learn about how CFS researchers are unlocking the mysteries of pheromones (unique chemical signatures emitted by insects) and using them to combat pests such as the Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle, the Hemlock Looper, the Gypsy Moth, and the Black-headed Budworm.
General public and invited guests.
10:00
Visits to Exhibits and Refreshments in Lobby
General public and invited guests.
10:15
Official release ceremony of new CFS - INFOR poster on Christmas Tree Pests
General public and invited guests.
10:30
Activities and Demonstrations
General public and invited guests.
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