The Ministry of Natural Resources has released details of its annual herbicide forest project for the local area.
According to MNR spokesperson Darren Tree, the public can inspect the planned herbicide project for the 2025-26 season.
He says as part of their ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect Ontario’s forests, selected stands on the Northshore Forest throughout the North Shore Corridor will be sprayed with herbicide to control competing vegetation, starting on or about August 18th.
Tree adds the project description and project plan for the herbicide project is available electronically for inspection by contacting Northshore Forest Inc. and on the Natural Resources Information Portal (at https://nrip.mnr.gov.on.ca/s/fmp-online) until March 31, 2026 when the Annual Work Schedule expires.
He says First Nation and Métis communities and interested persons and organizations can arrange a virtual or in-person meeting with MNR staff to discuss the herbicide project.
For more information, please contact:
Darren Tree, R.P.F.
Ministry of Natural Resources
64 Church Street
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3H3
tel: 249-622-1549
e-mail: [email protected]
or
Matt Aleksa, R.P.F.
Interfor
267 McChesney Road
P.O. Box 150
Timmins, ON P4N 7C9
tel: 249-504-2687
e-mail: [email protected]
Renseignements en français : Sault Ste. Marie Work Centre, 705 949-1231, [email protected].