Huntsville Forest Products

Haliburton Forest is an unusual company with an exciting future. It is an outdoor lover’s paradise and a wood lover’s dream. It is a research facility and an education centre. It is a property where members of our community make their livelihood, and thousands of visitors make their day. It is a major force in the hardwood lumber industry, with three operating sawmills. It is 100,000 acres, 100 lakes, and millions of trees, and it is home to countless creatures. Above all, and always, Haliburton Forest is a sustainably managed forest. In summary, Haliburton Forest is one company with two divisions and over 20 businesses. We provide year-round employment to 150 people and work closely on a regular basis with 50 independent contractors. Our business strategy is to be environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and economically viable in everything that we do, in order that Haliburton Forest may prosper over the very long term. TOURISM & RECREATION The first division of Haliburton Forest is the Tourism & Recreation division. This is the part of the business that the public knows best, as it tends to be the “face” of Haliburton Forest. Ecotourism is a catch-all business that offers Snowmobiling, Canopy Tours, Wolf Centre, Group Experiences, Camping, Accommodations, and many day uses that focus on our Recreational Trails. Leases & Land Use provides services to more than 1,000 lessees, who make use of 30 Hunt Clubs and a wide variety of Leased Sites. Many of these lessees have been regularly visiting Haliburton Forest for decades – in fact, one of the hunt clubs actually pre-dates Canadian Confederation. We work closely with these long-term stakeholders throughout the year, as they are our greatest partners in protecting the land that we own and manage. And finally, through Yours Outdoors, we provide bespoke, authentic, experiences within and far beyond the borders of Haliburton Forest. From beer tasting tours to flintlock musket lessons, we work closely with dozens of local experience providers in order to share the best of the Haliburton Highlands with guests from around the world. FOREST PRODUCTS The second division of Haliburton Forest is the Forest Products division. This is the part of the business that is primarily responsible for our reputation as a sustainable company. The Forest Products division includes six businesses. Forest Management is staffed with professional foresters and forestry technicians. This group is responsible for silvicultural strategy, logging operations, infrastructure development, and scientific research on our own property as well as on the Crown forests for which we are responsible. Stewardship Services is an extension program of Forest Management, whereby our team provides services to other landowners across central Ontario. Our focus is on larger landowners who are interested in actively managing their woodlots, but we are always interested in speaking to landowners of all sizes. Huntsville Forest Products, Almaguin Forest Products, and the Haliburton Forest Sawmill are the three hardwood sawmills owned and operated by Haliburton Forest. These facilities produce over 20 million fbm of hardwood lumber per year, and market large volumes of sawlogs, veneer logs, pulpwood, firewood, and sawmill co-products to other facilities across North America. Eco-Log Homes is a customized log home kit production business, which utilizes the Hemlock timber produced within Haliburton Forest. For more than 25 years, we have provided clients with small cabins, full-sized cottages, and everything in between. Haliburton Forest Biochar, which is an emerging business in its start-up phase, focuses on using low quality wood to create high quality products that can competitively displace fossil fuel products in advanced manufacturing processes. Our mission in the Forest Products business is to improve our forest over the long-term by protecting the ecological integrity of our property, providing management services to other landowners, and produce valuable wood products in a sustainable manner at competitive prices.