Notes Toward and Environmental History of Haliburton: The Pine Logging Period, 1852-1884

Title

Notes Toward and Environmental History of Haliburton: The Pine Logging Period, 1852-1884

Author

Wolfe, Ben

Supervising Faculty

Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies

Reference Number

TPB-522

Date

1990

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Geopolitics and logging history

Abstract

As background to the discussion on the logging history of Haliburton County, the paper introduces and explains the concepts of bioregionalism and environmental history before moving into an overview of the Haliburton region focusing on its geographical and political makeup.

In Part Two, the logging of the pine forests in Haliburton in the 1850s is outlined with specific reference to the role of government in this expansion of logging and settlement into the area and the story of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company with its goal of promoting and selling lots for settlement. In less than 30 years, the land was virtually depleted of this valuable resource with little interest being shown by government in reforestation efforts until 1913 when the report titled the Trent Watershed Survey presented the devastation of the land and recommended solutions. The conclusion to the paper proposes a look at the role society's structure and values play in such environmental catastrophes and presents suggestions for further research.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Wolfe, Ben, Notes Toward and Environmental History of Haliburton: The Pine Logging Period, 1852-1884, Trent University, 1990