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Key observations from the Multi-Indicator Analysis in Northwestern Ontario

By Adrian Smith on June 17, 2025

The Multi-Indicator Analysis in Northwestern Ontario, led by a collaborative Working Group, assessed caribou habitat recovery by examining ecological, wildlife, forest, and socioeconomic indicators using an adaptive land management framework. Key findings highlighted trade-offs between indicators (e.g., caribou vs. moose habitat), the effectiveness of current caribou policy (like the Dynamic Caribou Habitat Schedule), and the potential of modified forest practices (such as CLAAG) to accelerate habitat recovery.

Managing Our Forests for Woodland Caribou

By Adrian Smith on June 17, 2025

Managing forests for Woodland Caribou in Northwestern Ontario is challenging due to the need to balance habitat protection with competing ecological, cultural, and economic interests, particularly in areas with active resource development and natural disturbances. The Working Group explored how different forest management strategies, including the current Dynamic Caribou Habitat Sequence and alternative scenarios, affect caribou habitat, moose populations, and socio-economic outcomes—revealing significant trade-offs between ecological preservation and human use.

Multi-Indicator Analysis in Northwestern Ontario

By Adrian Smith on May 29, 2025

Balancing Boreal Caribou conservation with forestry, mining, and tourism in Northwestern Ontario’s Brights and Churchill ranges requires integrated landscape-level planning that supports habitat recovery and regional development goals.

Assessing Success in Fen Restoration

By Cat Fauvelle on February 16, 2023

Linear restoration – the process of encouraging vegetation regrowth on legacy disturbances such as seismic lines or access roads – is an important process in enhancing and increasing functional habitat for Species at Risk such as woodland caribou. 

Supporting Caribou Recovery with Insights from the North American Caribou Workshop

By Emma Derenowski, BScF, RPF on May 21, 2021

What is the NACW?

The North American Caribou Workshop (NACW) is held every two years, and this year’s virtual instalment featured participants from North America and Europe. Industry, researchers, Indigenous community representatives, resource managers, and decision-makers came together to discuss and share learnings, ideas, and the challenges of caribou conservation.

A Review of the Algar Wildlife Monitoring Project

By Toni Anderson, BBA, MScF, EP on May 03, 2017

In recent years, there have been ongoing improvements in resource exploration techniques that have allowed for faster recovery of the impacted forest.