White Bear Forest

The White Bear Forest is an old growth forest, located in Temagami, Ontario, Canada. The forest is named after Chief White Bear, [ [http://www.ancientforest.org/whitebear.html White Bear Old Growth Forest Trail Guide] Retrieved on 2007-06-27 ] which was the last chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai before Europeans appeared in the region. Some of trees in the forest are about 350 years old, including large White and Red Pine. [ [http://www.temagamivacation.com/whitebearforest.asp Experience a Temagami Vacation] Retrieved on 2007-06-27] The White Bear Forest contains one of Canada's oldest portages, dating back some 3,000 years.

The 396 m (1,299 ft) high Caribou Mountain contains a renovated 100 foot-tall fire lookout tower that visitors can climb for a small fee.

History

In 1928, the Gillies Bros. logging company logged about 500 square kilometers (200 square miles) of the White Bear Forest surrounding Cassels Lake and Rabbit Lake. A log dam was constructed at the narrows connecting Cassels Lake and Rabbit Lake to float logs from the surrounding area out to the Ottawa River. The water level in numerous lakes in the Temagami area was increased numerous feet. The Gillies' Bros. logging company then cut the trees from the flooded forest area leaving behind the snags and stumps seen in the water.

ee also

*List of old growth forests

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