FSC Canada’s Board of Directors, Staff and FSC International’s Executive Director had the opportunity to stop in at FSC-certified Limerick forest, near Ottawa, Ontario, and take a walk through the forest.Take a look at our photos and learn more about Limerick Forest below.
Limerick Forest Facts
- Forest Name: Limerick Forest
- Size:5,782 hectares
- Location: Leeds and Grenville County, near Ottawa, Ontario
- Tree Types in forest: Conifer plantations (red pine, jack pine, white pine and white spruce), account for approximately one third of the total area of Limerick Forest. The remainder of Limerick is comprised of wetlands and second growth mixed forest, in roughly equal proportions of one third each.
- Animals found in Forest: Beavers, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Deer,Ducks, Geese, Herons, Birds, Turtles