UDTR Global Rights of Nature Radar

CONFLICTS IN THE USE OF FOREST LAND IN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN

Identification

Public canonical key

doi:10.5558/tfc39026-1

Authors

S. W. Schortinghuis

Reported year

1963

Reported language

en

Source type

article

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2026-11-09T19:14:22.162044+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:14:22.162044+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Government of Manitoba

Documentary abstract — original language

While my paper makes reference to conditions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, my approach to this subject is not deliberately kept on a regional basis, although of course it is based on experience gained and conditions found in this part of Canada.The use and administration of all land involves a great deal of compromise by all concerned.As our society and economy become more complex over the years, land use also must become more complex.Simple arrangements which sufficed in the past no longer can apply without modification.Privately owned forest land is a case in point.This is not a big problem in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where most forest lands are publicly owned and where the proper care and management of patented forest lands is not economically attractive.Therefore the old concept of noninterference with the owner's action on his own land is being very largely followed today, including his right to remove the forest cover even where this results in erosion problems, as sometimes it does.Therefore, the most direct action usually taken is that the government buys such lands and many tens of thousands of acres have been bought.This still leaves much uncared for and under-productive private and Crown-controlled lands.At this time there is very little demand for tillage use of forest lands in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.It is not anticipated that there will be serious conflict between arable and forest use of land in the future because of soil surveys, land classifications, ARDA and the fact that forest soils, unless of desirable texture, good drainage, etc. are not as acceptable to farmers today as they were before the problems with them were known.Today and in the immediate future the conflicts between forestry and agriculture are conflicts in respect to grazing and forestry.The dramatic increase in livestock numbers requires more grazing and hay lands.Some rather marginal forest lands have been converted to pasture in community, association and private pastures.This is not a serious situation as far as forest utilization is concerned.The forests involved have mostly important watershed rather than productive values.The administration of community pastures at least is by trained conservationists.A more important conflict in this field, especially with erosion control, is with individual farmers and ranchers who exert a great deal of pressure for maximum grazing rights on forest lands and are often irresponsible in the use of fire and lack of initiative in improving their holdings and preventing erosion.

Identifiers

OPENALEX

W2018989407

DOI

10.5558/tfc39026-1

Documentary context

Documentary family

Scholarship

Source-reported types

article

Natural entities mentioned

Forest · Watershed

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Sources

OpenAlex · Record 1 · Record 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc39026-1
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W2018989407

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