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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReforestation & Land Use Advisory Board 1961Mebtopoltan 5oronto an" Region armetvation .Attletority MINUTES E -1 Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board November 7, 1961 No. 1 The Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board met in the Board Room of the Authority Offices on Tuesday, November 7th, 1961, commencing at 3:30 p.m. Preceding the Meeting, a tour was made of a number of projects in which the Board is interested. PRESENT WERE: Chairman Vice - Chairman Members Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Lands and Forests Dept. of Commerce and Development Field Officer Director of Operations Field Officer Secretary - Treasurer J. R. G. E. W. A. R. F. P. T. K. M. F. A. Bruson Jennings Gardhouse Lemon Monaghan A. Wall E. Clayton C. Hollidge Harvie E. Barber G. Higgs G. Johnson L. Lunn MINUTES: The Minutes of Meeting No. 3/60 were presented. Res. #1 Moved By:- E. Lemon Seconded By :- R. Jennings Resolved that:- the Minutes of Meeting No. 3/60 as presented, be adopted as if read. Carried Unanimously. REGULATIONS REGARDING PRIVATE REFORESTATION ASSISTANCE: Mr: Barber brought to the attention of the Meeting certain recommendations to the Regulations Regarding Private Reforestation Assistance which it was felt should be amended. Res. #2 Moved By:- R. Jennings Seconded By :- G. Gaidhouse The Board Recommends That : - the following Sections of the Regulations Regarding Private Reforestation Assistance be amended to read as set forth herein: 3. If the landowner has the trees planted himself on his own land the Authority may pay the landowner a subsidy of $10.00 per thousand trees planted. This is payable following inspection and approval of the planting by Authority staff. Application for subsidy should be made prior to planting, E -2 - 2 - but must be made within six months of planting. 4. Assistance is provided for a minimum planting of 2,000 trees and is limited to a maximum of 30,000 trees planted by any one landowner in any one year. 8. The account for planting shall be due on receipt of invoice, and must be paid within thirty days. 9. The.planting assistance shall be subject to the approval of the Authority officer in charge, and these regulations and subsidies may be changed or cancelled by resolution of the Authority. Carried Unanimously. TILE DRAINAGE SUBSIDY: Mr. Barber brought to the attention of the Meeting an incident where it was felt Tile Drainage Subsidy should be paid but in which it was impossible to inspect the installation. Res. #3 Moved By :- G. Gardhouse Seconded By :- E. Lemon The Board Recommends That : - a Tile Drainage Subsidy be paid to Mr. Ross H. Folliott, R. R. #2, King, Ontario, for Tile installed in the West Half of Lot 11, Concession V, Township of King, providing the owner and the contractor provide a certificate of installation. Carried Unanimously. M.T.R.C.A. FOREST: Mr. Monaghan presented a comprehensive report on the M.T.R.C.A. Forest as managed by the Department of Lands and Forests from 1951 to 1961. Res. #4 Moved By:- R. Jennings Seconded By :- G. Gardhouse Resolved That:- the Report of the M.T.R.C.A. Forest as managed by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests 1951 -1961 be received; And Be It Further Resolved That : - as soon as additional copies are available, that they be distributed to all members of the Authority. ADJOURNMENT: On Motion, the Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. J. A. Bryson F. L. Lunn Chairman Secretary- Treasurer November 8, 1961 E -3 REPORT N0. 1 of the REFORESTATION & LAND USE ADVISORY BOARD (Being Recommendations to the Executive Committee) 1. The following Sections of the Regulations Regarding Private Refdrestation Assistance be amended to read as set forth herein: 3. If the landowner has the trees planted himself on his own land the Authority may pay the landowner a subsidy of $10.00 per thousand trees planted, This is payable following inspection and approval of the planting by Authority staff. Application for subsidy should be made prior to planting, but must be made within six months of planting. 4. Assistance is provided for a minimum planting of 2,000 trees and is limited to a maximum of 30,000 trees planted by any one landowner in any one year. 8. The account for planting shall be due on receipt of invoice, and must be paid within thirty days. 9. The planting assistance shall be subject to the approval of the Authority officer in charge, and these regulations and subsidies may be changed or cancelled by resolution of the Authority. 2. That.a Tile Drainage Subsidy be paid to Mr. Ross H. Folliott, R4 R. #2, King, Ontario, for Tile installed in the West Half of Lot 11, Xoncession V, Township of King, providing the owner and the contractor provide a certificate of installation. Vetropo/itan Joronto and Region Con�epcicition �thority MINUTES E -4 Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board January 22, 1962 The Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board met in the Board at 1( Mill Street on Monday, January 22nd, 1962, commencing at PRESENT WERE: Authority Chairman Chairman Vice - Chairman Members Dept. of Lands & Forests Secretary- Treasurer Conservation Services Administrator Dr. G. Ross Lord J. A. Bryson R. Jennings G. Gardhouse E. Lemon R. L. Nesbitt H. G. Norry J. K. Parker F. M. Redelmeier J. A. Simpson F. L. Lunn M. G. Johnson MINUTES: The Minutes of Meeting No. 1/61 were presented. Res. #5 Moved By:- R. Jennings Seconded By:- F. M. Redelmeier Resolved That:- the Minutes of Meeting No. 1/61 as presented, be adopted as if read. Carried Unanimously. STAFF PROGRESS REPORT: The Staff Progress Repm t was presented by Mr. Johnson. Res. #6 Moved By:- R. Jennings Seconded By:- R. L. Nesbitt Resolved That:- the Staff Progress Report as pr.eeMnted, be received. Carried Unanimously. No. 2 Room 2 :00 p.m. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PROGRAMME: Ways and means of revising the Programme were discussed in some detail and the name of the Board was discussed. Res. #7 Moved By:- E. Lemon Seconded By:- J. K. Parker The Board Recommends That:- the Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board henceforth be known as the Conservation Services Advisory Board and that the Programme include all those activities administered by the Conservation Services Division of the Staff. Carried Unanimously. • E -5 - 2 - PROPOSED STREAM BANK EROSION CONTROL PROGRAMME: A proposed Programme for Stream Bank Erosion Control was presented by the Staff. Res. #$ Moved By:- G. Gardhouse Seconded By:- F. M. Redelmeier Resolved That:- the Report on a Proposed Stream Bank Erosion Control Programme be received and appended as Schedule ,'A" of these Minutes; And Further In This Connection, the Board Recommends That:- the proposals contained therein be adopted in principle. Carried Unanimously. POLICY RE DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL: The policy regarding the Dutch Elm Disease Control was discussed in sem detail. Res. #9 Moved By:- R. Jennings Seconded By:- Dr. G. Ross Lord The Board Recommends That:- the following policy in regard to the control of Dutch Elm Disease be adopted: (a) a.spraying and sanitation programme be continued on Authority -owned lands; (b) assistance to Municipal and other organizations be limited to technical advice; PRELIMINARY BUDGET ESTIMATES - 1962: Res. #10 Moved By:- F. M. Redelmeier Seconded By:- R. L. Nesbitt The Board Recommends That:- the Preliminary Budget Estimates for 1962 as set forth herein be included in the 1962 Budget of the Authority: ACCT. ITEM BUDGET A -61 Private Tree Planting $ 4,500.00 A -62 Reforestation Subsidies 1,000.00 A -63 Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project 1,000.00 A -72 Grassed Waterways 1,000.00 A -73 Tile Drainage Subsidies 2,000.00 A -74 Farm Pond Research 3,500.00 A -75 Farm Pond Subsidies 2,000.00 A -76 Farm Tree Replacement & Dutch Elm 500.00 A -$2 Fish Rearing 2,000.00 A -83 Bird Feeding 300.00 TOTAL $17,$00.00 (Land purchases be included in overall budget) Carried Unanimously. PROPOSED CHRISTMAS TREE PLANTATION: Res. #11 Moved By:- E. Lemon Seconded By:- R. Jennings Resolved That:- the Staff be instructed to E -6 - 3 - prepare a report for presentation at the next Meeting regarding the possibility of establishing an Authority Christmas Tree Plantation as a public relations measure. Carried Unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: On Motion, the Meeting adjourned at 4 :30 p.m. J. A. Bryson F. L. Lunn Chairman Secretary- Treasurer January 23, 1962 E -7 REPORT NO. 2 of the REFORESTATION AND LAND USE ADVISORY BOARD (Being Recommendations to the Executive Committee) 1. That the Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board henceforth be known as the Conservation Services Advisory Board and that the Programme include all those activities administered by the Conservation Services Division of the Staff. 2. That the proposals contained in the Report on a Proposed Stream Bank Erosion Control Programme appealed as Schedule o?Ai4 of the Minutes of Meeting No. 2/61 of the Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board be adopted in principle. 3. That the following policy regarding the control of Dutch Elm Disease be adopted: (a) a spraying and sanitation programme be continued on Authority -owned lands; (b) assistance to Municipal and other organizations be limited to technical advice; 4. That the Preliminary Budget Estimates for 1962 as set forth herein be included in the 1962 Budget of the Authority: ACCT. ITEM BUDGET A -61 Private Tree Planting $ 4,500.00 A -62 Reforestation Subsidies 1,000.00 A -63 Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project 1,000.00 A-,72 Grassed Waterways 1,000.00 A -73 Tile Drainage Subsidies 2,000.00 A -74 Farm Pond Research 3,500.00 A -75 Farm Pond Subsidies 2,000.00 A -76 Farm Tree Replacement and Dutch Elm 500.00 A -$2 Fish Rearing 2,000.00 A -83 Bird Feeding 300.00, (Land purchases be included in overal Budget) $ 17.800.00 Carried Unanimously. GHEDULE "A" E -8 PROPOSED STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL PROGRAMME It is appreciated, by most agencies concerned with the siltation of engineering works on watercourses, that streambank arosion contributes a very significant part of the silt load of streams. The number of eroded banks, which may be noticed on streams in the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, indiciate the desirability streambank protection measures, particularly above Reservoir sites. Accordingly, it is recommended that such a Programme be developed and put into practice on Authority -owned and private lands. To expedite the Programme, no direct charge should be made to private landowners. In addition to stabilizing streambanks, the proposed measures will con- tribute valuable wildlife habitat for upland game and songbirds; provide food and shade for game fish, and add aesthetically to the rur, landscape. • Streambank Protection Measures: Vegetative soil protection should play the major role along the upstre€ stretches of the streams in the Region. The following species of shrubs will be used: Purple -Osier Willow Silky Dogwood Red -Osier Dogwood A very few other species may find application to such a Programme. Multiflora Rose should prove useful in protecting streambanks and plantings from despoilating by livestock. In addition, the following crop species should be used: Reed Canary Grass Red Fescue Birdsfoot Trefoil The Fescue Trefoil mixture has been used quite successfully on stream - banks by other agencies. Some mechanical operations and facilities may be required. Steep and undercut banks should be graded to a more stable slope before planting. Rip -rap of field stone may be used in cases, 1.Jre erosive water action is often severe or relentless. Deflectors built from stone or logs or a combination of both materials may be used also. The Scope of the Programme: There are approximately 430 miles of permanent stream above Reservoir Sites, as shown on the following table: STREAM MILEAGE ABOVE 19 33 75 32 64 72 56 432 miles WATERCOURSE Etobicoke Humber West Branch Humber Main Branch Humber East Branch Don West Branch Don East Branch Rouge Duffin West Branch Duffin West Branch TOTAL RESERVOIR SITE Snelgrove Claireville Nashville Lower East Branch Haviland Willowdale Milne Green River Percy There are countless miles of stream channel, whsh transport water intermittently. Although many stream courses occur in wooded Flood Plains, there is at least an equal length of channel in crop and pasture lands. At least ten percent of this length of 215 miles of exposed channel requires improvement to reduce soil loss. For the sake of improving conditions for fish and wildlife a much greater E -9 - 2 - percentage should be planted with shrub stock. It is proposed that over the next twenty years as much of these improve- ments be completed as economically possible. This represents improve- ment of l miles of stream or 2i miles of bank per year. The support of private landowners should be obtained. Their co- operation in , controlling livestock and assisting in the small amount of maintenance should be requested. Wherever possible the implementation of these works should be co- ordinated with the forestry, fish, and wildlife manageient projects of private landowners as well as of the Conservation Authority.