While filming in the boreal forest, we connected with a project started in 1992, when a national park, a logging company, aboriginal communities, environmentalists and scientists got together north of the town of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan to create a Model Forest. Their combined efforts in studying the effects of extreme climates on forestry and regeneration outside of the park with the natural life cycle inside the park, helped to identify, explore and negotiate the trade-offs involved in responsibly managing their natural resources. The ten Canadian Model Forests originally selected have since played an important role in promoting a vision and providing support for the development of collaborative approaches to sustainable forest management. They have led to the formation of the International Model Forest Network with over 60 sites in 30 countries engaged in similar projects. For more information check out episode #21 in the Railway Journeys across Canada category.
About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.