Natural Resources Canada

15 datasets found
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    Forests

    Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the extent of forested regions, using tints of green, in Canada circa 1906. These regions include the Southern forest, Northern forest, and the Cordilleran forest. The map presents general portions of forested...
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    Limits of Forest Trees

    Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the northern limits of approximately 40 different tree species in Canada, including an extension into the Northern U.S. Using green lines the map displays the northern limits of the principal trees found within the...
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    Forests

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada, is a map that shows the extent of forested regions, using various colouring, in Canada. These regions include the Southern forest, Northern forest, and the Cordilleran forest. The map presents general portions of forested areas...
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    Limits of Forest Trees

    Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada, is a map that shows the northern limits of approximately 40 different tree species in Canada, including an extension into the Northern U.S. Red, green and blue lines delineate the limits of the trees and forests. The map also...
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    Forest Regions

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the extent of forest regions of Canada. It displays the extent of forest regions of Canada under natural conditions. Therefore, although many parts of Southern Canada are no longer forested, no attempt has been...
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    Forest Inventory Maps

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the portions of land in four condensed maps which illustrate the kind of forest maps that were being prepared from air photographs with a minimum of groundwork by the Forestry Branch of the Department of Northern...
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    Forestry and Woodworking

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows three condensed maps and four graphs representing various forestry and woodworking processes as well as the correlating statistics for Canada. The first map on this plate shows the locations of sash, door and...
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    Sawmills

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows condensed maps of distributed sawmills in Canada, circa 1951. There are two main maps, one displaying the Western provinces of Canada, and the other southern Ontario, and Eastern provinces. In the Western...
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    Pulp and Paper Mills

    Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the location of pulp mills, paper mills, and mills that produce both pulp and paper. Mills are represented by proportional disc symbols which indicate the 1951 annual mill capacity. The maps are accompanied by...
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    Forest Products, Other Receipts

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of four maps. The first map shows the value, by census division, of forest product farms for 1960 to 1961. The second map shows the value, by census division, for Prairie Farm Assistance Act payments, Government acreage...
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    Volume and Type of Standing Wood by Provincial Forest District

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the volume and type of standing wood by provincial forest districts. Wood type is broken down by hardwood and softwood. Included is a graph that shows the number of cubic feet of various tree species per province...
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    Pulp and Paper

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of three maps showing the location and products of pulp and paper mills for 1968. The maps are accompanied by a collection of graphs showing the productive capacity for Canada and provinces by product as well as a table...
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    Sawmills

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of three maps. The two main maps show the location and production classes of sawmills in Western and Eastern Canada for 1966. The third map shows this information for northwest Canada at the smaller larger scale of 1:15 000...
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    Land Capability for Forestry

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that portrays seven classes of land capability for growing commercial forests; also shows boundary of Canada Land Inventory area.
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    Pulp and Paper Mills

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the pulp and paper mills giving mill capacity, five product types and principal forest company ownership. Paper converting plants are portrayed using four size categories. Map also shows forested...
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