CANADA
CA/NRCAN/CFS/GLFC
The Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, carries out federal forest research and policy development in Ontario. One of five Canadian Forest Service research establishments across Canada, they provide the forest sector with information and leading edge technologies to ensure it remains competitive, environmentally responsible, and sustainable. They play a major role in national programs on climate change, impacts on forests, forest fires, forestry socio-economics, biodiversity, forest health monitoring and landscape management. In addition, they carry out the Model Forest Program and First Nation Forestry Program in our region. Website: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/research-centres/glfc/13459 [Summary provided by Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre]