AA GuideGuide toto ImprovingImproving andand MaintainingMaintaining SugarSugar BushBush HealthHealth andand ProductivityProductivity A Guide to Improvingand Maintaining Sugar Bush Health and Productivity Maintaining Sugar A Guide to Improvingand Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association Sugar Bush Cvr.indd 1 6/27/06 4:06:46 PM A Guide to Improving and Maintaining Sugar Bush Health and Productivity 2006 AUTHORS: Dave Chapeskie, B.Sc.F., M.Sc.F., R.P.F. Agroforestry Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Mark Richardson, B.Sc.F., R.P.F. Project Forester, Eastern Ontario Model Forest Angela Wheeler, B.Sc. Maple Consultant Bob Sajan, Forest Health Consultant, Natural Resources Canada Peter Neave, M.Sc. Resource Management Consultant This publication was produced under the leadership of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in partnership with the Agricultural Adaption Council, Natural Resources Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, the Ontario Woodlot Association and the Eastern Ontario Model Forest. Copyright © 2006 Eastern Ontario Model Forest P.O. Bag 2111, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0, Canada Tel.: (613) 258-8241, E-mail:
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