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
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.
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