Fundy Model Forest (FMF)

This workshop has been developed in response to the overwhelming interest in New Brunswick concerning the development and sustainable management of non-timber forest products. This project outlines potential products, focusing upon the primary resource and suggest appropriate sustainable harvesting and management guidelines. This project is intended for private woodlot owners and the general public.

Forestry communities, like all single industry communities in New Brunswick and across Canada, are facing difficult times and unprecedented challenges as the main employers close or leave town. This literature review examines the economic transitioning of single industry communities with a focus on forestry communities. Literature was reviewed from a wide variety of sources including journal articles, Government documents and reports, as well as publications from a wide variety of websites and organizations.