Northumberland County has a diverse landscape that is comprised of woodlots, agricultural lands, tallgrass prairie and numerous coldwater streams.
Welcome to Northumberland
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Northumberland County is a rural community with a population of over 80,000 people in an area of 465,200 acres. It stretches from approximately Port Hope in the west to Trenton in the east, and from Lake Ontario in the south to Rice Lake in the north. Urban centres include Cobourg, Port Hope, Brighton, Trenton, Campbellford, Colborne and Hastings.
Northumberland is on the eastern end of the Oak Ridge Moraine. From of the moraine come a number of high quality cold water streams feeding into Lake Ontario. An excellent example of this is the Ganaraska River. North of the 'Ridge' a number of streams flow into the Trent-Severn River system. Stream improvement associations are active in improving water quality and fish habitat in Northumberland County.
The Stewardship Council has helped these landowner associations and community groups by supporting stream improvement projects on these precious cold water streams. Reforestation has been a priority in the County since the 1920's due to the light sandy soils and rolling terrain. These factors are an ideal combination for soil erosion.
Following early settlement and deforestation both the Northumberland County Forest and the Ganaraska Forest became abandoned "blow sand" areas. Through reforestation efforts, these areas are now conifer forests which are naturally converting into mixed wood forests.
The Stewardship Council continues to be active in promoting tree planting and related education for landowners and students. Northumberland County is blessed with many hardwood woodlots. Wood material from these woodlots goes to veneer mills, sawmills and the Domtar Pulp Mill in Trenton.
Tree planting is an activity enjoyed by all ages.
(Source: Northumberland Stewardship Council, 2005)
To contact the Northumberland Stewardship Council:
Derrick Luetchford
Stewardship Coordinator
Northumberland Stewardship Council
Phone: (705)755-3298
Fax: (705)755-3125
or email: derrick.luetchford@ontario.ca
Landowner Services Directory (Updated May 2010)
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A Landowner's Guide to Forest Management Basics (Winter 2009 / 10)
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2010 Tree Sales
Thank you to all who participated in the 2010 tree sales program. We will be taking orders for 2011 later this fall, stay tuned.