Ontario is home to the largest remaining stand of old growth red pine anywhere in the world. This 1,600-hectare old growth forest is found at Wolf Lake, in the northeast corner of Greater Sudbury. Its preservation is moving one step closer to reality thanks to a new partnership between Wahnapitae First Nation, the Save Wolf Lake Coalition, and the Living With Lakes Centre of Laurentian University. This forest is a provincial and natural treasure. From a historical perspective, it is the only location that demonstrates what the initial forest ecosystem must have been before logging and mining changed the face of Sudbury and nearby areas. Recreationally, it is a canoeist destination with its white quartzite hills and old growth red pine, often referred to as the ‘Killarney of the north’. Ecologically, it is a huge sink for storing carbon and mitigating climate change. Culturally, it is part of the traditional lands of Wahnapitae First Nation.
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