The April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025 Annual Work Schedule (AWS) for the Sudbury Forest is available for public viewing by contacting the
Vermilion Forest Management Company Ltd. (VFM), during normal business hours and on the Natural Resources Information Portal at
https://nrip.mnr.gov.on.ca/s/fmp-online beginning March 15, 2024 and for the one-year duration of the AWS.
Scheduled Forest Management Operations
The AWS describes forest operations such as road construction, maintenance and decommissioning, forestry aggregate pits, harvest, site preparation, tree planting and tending that are scheduled to occur during the year.
Tree Planting and Fuelwood
Vermillion Forest Management Company Ltd. is responsible for tree planting on the Sudbury Forest. Please contact the Forest Company
listed below for information regarding tree planting job opportunities. For information on the rules for obtaining fuelwood for personal use, please visit: ontario.ca/CrownLandWood. For commercial fuelwood opportunities, please contact the Forest Company listed below.
More Information
For more information on the AWS, to arrange a virtual or in-person meeting with staff to discuss the AWS or to request AWS summary information, please contact the MNRF or VFM staff listed below:
Francisco Murphy, R.P.F.
Management Forester
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Sudbury District
Sudbury Work Centre
3767 Hwy 69 South, Suite 5
Sudbury, ON P3G 1E7
tel: 249-885-5697
e-mail: francisco.murphy@ontario.ca
Office hours: Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Shelley Straughan, R.P.F.
Planning Forester
Vermilion Forest Management Company Ltd.
311 Harrison Drive
Sudbury, ON P3E 5E1
tel: 705-560-6363
e-mail: sstraughan@sudburyforest.com
Office hours: Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Stay Involved
Further information on how to get involved in forest management planning and to better understand the stages of public consultation please visit:
ontario.ca/forestmanagement
Renseignements en français : mnrf.sudburydistrict@ontario.ca
