WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE R 1, 1976, PAGE 27 CLOCA intiate reforestat ionprga .Johnt Goodwini, Chiairmian Tree Replacemnent Pro- of the Cenitral Lake Onitarîo gramniie. Conservation Auitlority,lhas The two programmes anniounied thaýt thie Athority apply prinmarily to rural lias recen tly initiatci a properties witini the Private Reforestationi Assis- Au tlority'ý area ofjurisdic- aice Programîme and a Farm tion,. whiichi exteinds fron' Lake On tario 10 thè top ol[ the Oak Ridges Moraine, and froin the westcmmnost linîit of the Lynde Creek watershced casi 10 include the Soper Creck systcmn. Through the assistance, programme, .reforestation can ensure gre ater soit conservation and surface and grouindwater monitor- ing, and provides wildlifc habitat and food source, aesthetic appeal, recreation potential, and a potentiat econoniic -value and re turn Io some )ropcritics. Under the Reforestationi Assistance Programme, the landowner with hioldingsof 2 acres or more purchases the secdlîings from the Ministry of Natural Re- sources nursery and the Authority plants themn at a subsidizcd rate. SThe Farni Trce Replace- ment Programme, designed prima rily to assist rural landowners in the replace- nient oni trees afflictcd with Dutch Elmn discase, is avail- able to those wîthi holdings of 10 or mnore acres. Plant- ing is donc on a selective b-asis, at the 'discretion of Authority staff, and site priority is bascd on exten- sive physical inventories carried ôut tis past summer. The programmes will commence in the sp ring of 1977. Any landowner with appropriate holdings within the Authority's area of jurisdiction whio wishies to participate must nizke appli- cation to th1e Authority, and shiould place seedling and tre stocks orders with the Ministry of Natural Resources as early as possible this faîl. Further det ails and application forms are available froni the Conservation Services Super- visor, Centrai Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, 1650 Dundas Street East, Whitby, Ontario, LIN 2K8. 1