Ed- Of its own, this move is major. In the context of boreal land area, if you consider how much carbon gets released when the tundra thaws out, Ontario's effort, of its own is insignificant. I don't have citations at hand while I write this, but the reports I'm getting in Alaska are pointed to record tundra thawing. All these signs are starting to accumulate pretty fast! -Don
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Ontario to protect vast tract of Boreal Forest Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:14:16 -0400 TheStar.com | Ontario | Ontario to protect vast tract Ontario to protect vast tract Ontario has made the largest conservation commitment in Canadian history, setting aside at least half the Northern Boreal region – 225,000 square kilometres – for permanent protection from development, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced yesterday. It's an area almost the size of the United Kingdom. It is, in a word, immense. It's also unique and precious. It's home to the largest untouched forest in Canada and the third largest wetland in the world," McGuinty said. http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/460305 Ed Frank _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
