Forestry Highlights, 2008
Canada
Forest Fires
Number of fires
6 167
p
Area Burned (hectares)
1 698 938
p
Forest Management
Revenues ($ 000)
731 147
r
Roundwood Harvested (000 cubic metres)
189
e
Area Harvested (000 hectares)
679
e
Insects
Area Defoliated & Beetle-Killed Trees (000 hectares)
13 734
e
Pest Control Product Use
Insecticides (hectares)
286 521
p
Herbicides (hectares)
122 878
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated: 2010-06-16