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Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve

Haliburton Forest is a sustainably managed forest spanning 100,000 acres and 100 lakes. It is an extremely unique company with ventures in various industries. It contains two divisions: Tourism and Recreation & Forest Products.

Tourism and Recreation

Including more than a dozen businesses this is the ‘Face’ of Haliburton Forest. Offering ecotourism ventures such as Snowmobiling, Canopy Tours, Wolf Centre, Group Experiences, Camping, Accommodations, and other day uses focused on the recreational trails. Leases and Land Use provides services to more than 1,000 lessees, who make use of 30 Hunt Clubs and a wide variety of Leased Sites. Yours Outdoors works hard to offer a variety of experiences in and outside the bounds of Haliburton Forest itself. Collaborating with local experience providers to share the very best of Haliburton County.

Forest Products

This division includes six businesses and gives Haliburton Forest its sustainable reputation. The forest management division is responsible for silvicultural strategy, logging operations, infrastructure development, and scientific research on the property in addition to the Crown forests Haliburton Forest is responsible for. There are 3 operational sawmills within Haliburton Forest that produce over 20 million fbm of hardwood lumber per year, in addition to large volumes of sawlogs, veneer logs, pulpwood, firewood, and sawmill co-products. The forest products business aims to improve the forest over a long-term period through the protection of ecological integrity of the Haliburton Forest property, while informing other landowners and producing valuable wood products sustainably.