Dynamic Forest

Malcolm (Mac) F. Squires graduated in 1963 from the University of New Brunswick with a B.Sc. in forestry. He worked first in Newfoundland and then in Ontario for thirty-four years as an industrial forester. He then moved to forestry consulting, while advocating for the boreal forest through visual art, writing, and speaking. He lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Dr. John Kennedy Naysmith has spent his career working in forestry in various capacities, including as a professor of Forestry at Lakehead University and with the Ontario Forestry Futures Trust.

This is solid stuff — a comprehensive, factual review of why the boreal forest, which covers much of Canada, northern Europe, and Russia, benefits more from clear cutting than from selection harvesting, a program favoured by some. In a constructive and non-confrontational way, Mac Squires, a professional forester with decades of experience working in Canada’s boreal forests, examines how the trees in the forest reproduce, grow, and react to intervention — by natural disturbance and by humans — using all of this to explain his carefully considered position. For anyone interested in the health of the forest, I urge you to read this book.

• Foreword by John Kennedy Naysmith Introduction 1 Canada Is a Forest Nation 2 How I Became a Forester 3 The Boreal Forest Needs Sound Science 4 Each Species Has Unique Requirements 5 Fire — Nature’s Renewal Method in the NWO Boreal Forest6 Harvesting the Boreal Forest 7 Forest Practices — Today’s Methods Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography