Landscape guide regions and forest management units

Ontario currently has 41 management units within the AOU. Most of these units are managed by individual forest companies under a Sustainable Forest Licence. The forest resources inventories (FRI) and data used to update them are compiled at the management unit level. The current landscape guides (Forest Management Guide for Boreal Landscapes and the Forest Management Guide for Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Landscapes) use groupings of management units called landscape guide regions (LSGR) that approximate ecoregion boundaries, and these groupings are reflected in the summaries below. These areas include large parks just outside the AOU such as Woodland Caribou, Wabikimi, Quetico, Lake Superior Provincial Parks and Pukaskwa National Park.

Total area by ownership and landscape guide region (hectares)

Landscape Guide Region Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
LSGR 4S/3S 5,858,195 1,258,317 255,701 7,372,212 4,169,015
LSGR 3W 8,602,094 1,673,449 194,060 10,469,603 7,045,575
LSGR 4W 2,818,090 643,931 709,124 4,171,145 2,098,345
LSGR 3E 10,385,386 960,938 1,140,000 12,486,324 8,536,281
LSGR 4E 4,660,078 963,910 1,422,719 7,046,707 3,730,369
LSGR 5E 2,079,217 444,650 2,284,822 4,808,689 1,516,834
Total Area 34,403,061 5,945,194 6,006,425 46,354,680 27,096,419

Total area by land class and landscape guide region (hectares)

Land class 3S/4S 3W 4W 3E 4E 5E
Water 1,583,827 1,715,678 671,012 827,103 806,361 496,113
Wetland 48,347 78,299 31,387 200,256 18,298 99,539
Field/Agric. 14,390 3 66,461 91,727 109,993 313,220
Other 144,669 62,709 40,707 76,251 230,548 160,699
Treed Wetland 228,782 410,272 146,064 781,472 122,061 135,300
Forest 5,352,574 8,202,642 3,215,515 10,509,515 5,759,446 3,603,817
Total Area 7,372,590 10,469,603 4,171,145 12,486,324 7,046,707 4,808,689

Map of landscape guide regions and forest management units

map of the landscape guide regions and forest management units.

Enlarge map of landscape guide regions and forest management units

Area by landscape guide region

pie chart of area by landscape guide region including light green for 4S/3S, dark green for 3W, grey for 4W, dark brown for 3E, purple for 4E, and light brown for 5E.

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 3S/4S (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Dryden Forest (535) 202,320 9,388 93,963 305,671 117,549
Kenora Forest (644) 1,033,123 98,181 87,405 1,218,709 522,246
Lac Seul Forest (702) 1,042,911 21,554 36,351 1,100,816 741,632
Red Lake Forest (840) 249,492 45,572 19,116 314,180 179,216
Trout Lake Forest (120) 928,265 95,605 4,122 1,027,992 751,132
Wabigoon Forest (130) 677,248 47,774 3,798 728,820 527,902
WhiskeyJack Forest (490) 959,129 88,767 10,103 1,057,999 698,830
Whitefeather Forest (994) 764,637 406,538 842 1,172,018 630,507
Other Non-FMU Area 1,070 444,938 – 446,008 –
Total Area 5,858,195 1,258,317 255,701 7,372,212 4,169,015

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 3W (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Big Pic Forest (067) 633,908 13,608 6,033 653,549 572,511
Black Spruce Forest (035) 1,192,479 138,063 31,342 1,361,884 1,017,880
Caribou Forest (175) 606,097 88,211 20,088 714,396 481,442
English River Forest (230) 1,026,409 99,991 60,106 1,186,507 787,973
Kenogami Forest (350) 1,852,199 63,622 50,459 1,966,281 1,601,795
Lake Nipigon Forest (815) 1,410,111 191,746 13,670 1,615,527 1,185,297
Ogoki Forest (415) 1,017,746 65,597 2,656 1,086,000 877,589
Pic River Forest (965) 460,305 27,365 5,718 493,388 521,087
Other Non-FMU Area 402,840 985,246 3,985 1,392,071 –
Total Area 8,602,094 1,673,449 194,060 10,469,603 7,045,575

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 4W (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Crossroute Forest (405) 1,269,964 54,901 259,776 1,584,641 875,528
Dog-River Matawin Forest (177) 900,621 21,661 136,977 1,059,259 712,266
Lakehead Forest (796) 383,062 63,849 310,691 757,602 313,022
Sapawe Forest (853) 264,443 33,716 1,680 299,839 197,529
Other Non-FMU Area – 469,803 – 469,803 –
Total Area 2,818,090 643,931 709,124 4,171,145 2,098,345

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 3E (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Abitibi River Forest (110) 3,006,514 248,335 312,067 3,566,917 2,271,562
Gordon Cosens Forest (438) 1,720,682 150,121 123,102 1,993,905 1,503,471
Hearst Forest (601) 1,145,948 77,105 288,585 1,511,638 964,406
Magpie Forest (565) 387,234 1,983 48,541 437,758 320,594
Martel Forest (509) 993,629 139,093 51,673 1,184,394 859,154
Nagagami Forest (390) 440,912 3,127 1,470 445,509 377,268
Pineland Forest (421) 363,648 25,740 2,436 391,824 308,390
Romeo Malette Forest (930) 577,074 24,992 24,614 626,680 500,228
Timiskaming Forest (280) 1,171,970 72,960 286,315 1,531,244 952,967
White River Forest (060) 577,775 33,941 1,197 612,913 478,242
Other Non-FMU Area – 183,541 – 183,541 –
Total Area 10,385,386 960,938 1,140,000 12,486,324 8,536,281

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 4E (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Algoma Forest (615) 805,224 147,203 612,618 1,565,045 708,661
Nipissing Forest (754) 753,563 84,213 305,119 1,142,895 550,136
Northshore Forest (680) 924,533 152,584 177,448 1,254,566 750,858
Spanish Forest (210) 1,090,056 133,491 5,910 1,229,458 922,263
Sudbury Forest (889) 657,151 153,198 271,023 1,081,373 460,905
Temagami Forest (898) 429,551 151,123 50,600 631,273 337,546
Other Non-FMU Area – 142,098 – 142,098 –
Total Area 4,660,078 963,910 1,422,719 7,046,707 3,730,369

Total area by ownership and management unit–LSGR 5E (hectares)

Forest Management Unit Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total Crown Forest
Algonquin Forest (451) 593,792 168,259 61 762,112 487,304
Bancroft-Minden Forest (220) 366,934 78,133 544,899 989,966 267,758
French-Severn Forest (360) 552,756 142,592 584,031 1,279,379 355,260
Mazinaw-Lanark Forest (140) 269,208 34,566 669,485 973,259 189,614
Ottawa Valley Forest (780) 296,527 21,100 486,345 803,972 216,898
Other Non-FMU Area – – – – –
Total Area 2,079,217 444,650 2,284,822 4,808,689 1,516,834