In June of 2021, Land’escapes purchased the property from The Forest Land Group. These lands were used primarily for industrial logging operations. Although a key industry in Canada, industrial logging has some detrimental effects on the land. Some of these are visible still, and will be for a long time to come. The stumps, slash piles and dense second-growth forest species are all now a part of the forest.

Timber operations require heavy equipment and roads, which opened up access to natural areas on the property that were previously undisturbed. This brought big changes, unintentionally, damaging ones.

Wildlife sanctuaries became easy to reach by motorized vehicles. Hunter success rates were artificially inflated, largely due to these remote areas becoming accessible. Lakes that were protected by their seclusion could suddenly be reached by road and in some cases, roads were built right through sensitive wetlands.

It’s our goal to remediate as much of this changed landscape as we can, and forge a new more responsible relationship with the land.

We recognize and acknowledge that past use of the land didn’t intend to cause long-term harm and degradation. Managing forests through limited selective harvest methods and managing wildlife populations through hunting are conservation tools we intend to keep using.

Through silviculture-based forestry methods we manage habitat, invasive species and overall health of the forest stand. Game populations are managed through fair-chase sustainable harvesting methods. If we do our part with habitat restoration and management, game populations will require minimal management. Our current plan is to directly manage white-tailed deer populations through limited hunting opportunities to reduce the risk of “over-browsing” and disease. We are collecting and analyzing data on ALL species within The Park and will make decisions on how best to manage these species accordingly. For the vast majority of plants and animals within The Park, our current strategy is simply to observe and protect.

When you stay at Land’escapes, you are contributing directly to our conservation, restoration and protection efforts.