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Forestry Branch
General Interest:
Other Sections:
- Forest Management
- Forest Industry
- Forest Renewal
- Insects & Disease
- DED & Urban Forestry
- Woodlots
- Crown Forests
General Interest:
Branch Information:
Provincial Land Mass Statistics |
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| Manitoba's population | 1.1 million |
| Total area | 65.0 million ha |
| Land area | 54.8 million ha |
| Forest land | 26.3 million ha |
| Provincial parks | 1.5 million |
Source: The State of Canada's Forests, 2000 |
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Manitoba Forest Resource Statistics |
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| Ownership | ||
| Provincial | 94% |
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| Federal | 1% |
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| Private | 5% |
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| Forest type | ||
| Softwood | 59% |
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| Mixedwood | 20% |
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| Hardwood | 21% |
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| Annual allowable cut (1999) | 9.6 million m³ |
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| Harvest Statistics | ||
| Harvest (volume) (1999) | 2.2 million m³ |
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| Harvest (area) (1999) | 15 509 ha |
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| Status of harvested Crown land (1999) | ||
| Stocked (94%) | 277 000 ha |
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| Understocked (6%) | 17 000 ha |
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| Area defoliated by insects (1998) | 181 614 ha |
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| Area burned (2001) | 86 199 ha |
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| Intensive Protection Zone burned | 11 042 ha |
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Source: The State of Canada's Forests, 2000 |
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