| Larose Forest | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Eastern Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°22′31″N 75°09′54″W / 45.37528°N 75.16500°W |
| Elevation | 61–84 m (200–276 ft) |
| Area | 109.45 km2 (42.26 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Governing body | United Counties of Prescott and Russell |
Larose Forest is a man-made forest in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Ottawa, straddling the boundary of Clarence-Rockland and The Nation municipality.
The 10,944.7-hectare (27,045-acre) forest, part of the 71,100,000 hectares (176,000,000 acres) of forest in Ontario,[1] is named after Ferdinand Larose, and is owned and managed by the county. Recreational activities in the multi-purpose forest include hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, hunting and trapping, animal watching, and horseback, ATV and snowmobile riding.[2] The forest is also used for small-scale logging operations.
The forest is the second-largest man-made forest in southern Ontario and in 2011 was called an "unappreciated world leader as an example of environmental sustainability."[3][4]
- ^ "Forestry Facts". Ontario Forest Industries Association. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Larose Forest". en.prescott-russell.on.ca. United Counties of Prescott & Russell. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Larose Forest: History and Ecology". ofnc.ca. Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ John Bacher (Fall 2011). "Ferdinand Larose - Key Architect of Ecological Resurrection of Eastern Ontario" (PDF). Forestory. 2 (2). Forest History Society of Ontario: 21–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.