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Impact on the Environment
100
What helped increase the demand for lumber in 1858
the gold rush
100
How much money did forestry make for BC in 2007?
$58.2 billion
100
How many Forest Districts were created
Eleven
100
What percent of forests are protected in Bc
13%
100
Allowable annual cut is based on what principle?
Sustained growth
200
what was the duty established by the legislative cousil of Vancouver island of timber out on public lands
Ten pence
200
How many people in Bc have jobs related to forestry?
1 in every 5
200
What is Canada rate of deforestation
it is zero and has been for over two decades
200
employment in the forestry industry is about?
17,400
200
How many seedlings are planted each year in BC?
200 million, or 3 for every tree cut
300
what happened to people who cut timber on public lands by ether a British subject or a resident
they were fined 20 pounds
300
What is the main job in BC?
Forestry. Duh.
300
what % of the worlds boreal forest does canada have
30% of the world's boreal forest.
300
what are the four tool used in taking down trees
Axes, chain saws, crosscut saws, stump grinders
300
What percent of protected forests are old-growth forests
13%
400
how many forest guards were there on a 5 month basis
159
400
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N/A
400
Annually, how much of canadas forests harvested Hint it is between 0- 10%
less than 1%
400
how many hectares of BC Forests are protected areas
7.6 million hectares
400
What logging method is used now, instead of clear-cutting?
Selective logging
500
what was one of the outcomes of the first war
Technology improvements
500
how much of canada's forest land is publicly owned
93%
500
Clayoquot Sound how many people were arrested and put on trial
800
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