Pit & Quarry, November 2017
A core focus at CBM is on safety Its the first and last item discussed in company meetings according to Mike LeBreton Planting of the trees began on April 28 of this year and concluded on May 4 CBM is going above and beyond in terms of fulfilling their obligations McLaven says When planted trees were 1 to 15 ft tall Four species were selected including white pine white cedar tamarack and poplar All of these are natives species to the area McLaven says The species selected can handle more challenging areas including mine sites that typically have fewer nutrients Mc Laven adds She expects a good survival rate for the trees and for them to pass the stress stage by their fifth year Forests Ontario will return to the area to monitor the trees at the end of the first second and fifth years and update CBM on the progress The ultimate goal is to recreate the forest McLaven says We hope other species will come from species that are there which will lead to growth A nice diverse forest will work itself out naturally LeBreton also believes the trees blend with the regional landscape We hope this will provide habitat for local species add to the biodiversity of the area and encourage more animals and wildlife to move in LeBreton says LeBreton notes that a number of animals already call the pit home It helps that no hunting is allowed on the property he says While both CBM and Forests Ontario are skilled at this type of restoration work it takes years to learn about trees because they grow slowly Were documenting everything were doing and we hope this will help us inform others across the province McLaven says Like McLaven LeBreton expects to learn from this project and utilize the knowledge gained on other rehabilitation ventures for CBM This venture was the first time both organizations CBM and Forrest Ontario worked together Both parties expressed a desire to partner in the future though Theyve been a great partner for us LeBreton says We hope it is the beginning of a long term relationship and we are able to accomplish this on more sites P Q Larry Bernstein is a freelancer writer based in Fair Lawn New Jersey www kpijci com pitandquarry com November 2017 PIT QUARRY 57 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CNW GROUP FORESTS ONTARIO
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