Partners
The MFNL is not just a boundary on a map. We are partners in Sustainable Forest Management – a group of diverse stakeholders working together to advance sustainable forest management and initiate economic opportunities within rural communities. .
Our partners represent industry, government, academia, recreational, environmental and economic development groups. We all have a stake in the future of the forest and our communities. The Model Forest brings these stakeholders together to share their views and opinions and to make good management decisions.
Working Together
Our partners work together to achieve balance in forest management planning and economic development, allowing them to reap social and economic benefits from the forest while protecting its sustainability. .
Since 1992, our partners have been actively involved in a wealth of projects spanning areas including wildlife protection and research, forest infrastructure mapping and inventories, environmental biodiversity, domestic and commercial wood harvesting, socio-economics, recreation, management planning, education and communications. Our work has generated an impressive suite of research, forest management tools and models, and educational modules that have enhanced sustainable forest management in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2007, the partnership has increase to 26 partners and has broadened its scope to include economic development and tourism:
Model Forest Partners List:
David Carroll
ACAP Humber Arm Environmental Association
http://www.acaphumberarm.com
Eric Young
Canadian Institute of Forestry
http://www.cif-rpf-nlsection.com
Colleen Humphries
City of Corner Brook
http://www.cornerbrook.com
Glenn Payne
College of the North Atlantic
http://www.cna.nl.ca
Matt Churchill
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd.
http://www.cbppl.com
Dr. Haseen Khan
Department of Environment & Conservation: Water Resources Management Division
http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/ENV/water_resources.asp
Keith Payne
Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
http://www.intrd.gov.nl.ca/intrd/spotlight.htm
Ivan Downton
Department of Natural Resources
http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/forestry
Boyd Collier
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mac Turner
Great Humber Joint Council
No website available
Peter Deering
Gros Morne National Park – Parks Canada
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/index_e.asp
Tony Marx
Hospitality Newfoundland & Labrador
http://www.hnl.ca
Perry Bingle
Humber Economic Development Board
http://www.humber.nf.ca
Lois Bateman
Humber Natural History Society
http://www.swgc.mun.ca/hnhs
Dr. David Smallwood, Chair
Independent
Reg Garland
Lands Division - Department of Environment and Conservation
http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/lands/index.html
Bill Alexander
Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Training Association
No website available
Linda Randell
Nordic Economic Development Corporation
http://www.nedc.nf.ca/
Sian French
Parks and Natural Areas Division – Department of Environment and Conservation
http://www.gov.nf.ca/parks&reserves
Chantal Weir
Protected Areas Association of Newfoundland & Labrador
http://www.paanl.org
Sean St. George
RED Ochre Regional Board Inc.
http://www.redochre.org
Dr. Nick Novakowski
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College – Memorial University of Newfoundland
http://www.swgc.mun.ca
Margaret McKeon
Western School District
http://www.wnlsd.ca
Jonathan Sharpe
Wildlife Division – Department of Environment and Conservation
http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/wildlife/default.htm
Model Forest Supporters:
Mark Tierney (Ex-Officio Status)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Dr. Mike van Zyll de Jong
Canadian Forest Service- Natural Resources Canada
http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
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