The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for Crown Forests and Forest Management Planning in Ontario.

To learn more about the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources click on this link to the OMNR web site:	OMNR
To learn more about Ontario's Crown Forests and Forest Management Planning start at this OMNR web page:	Ontario's Forests

Under the authority of the Sustainable Forest License issued by the Minister, Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. (OVFI) of Pembroke is responsible for forest management planning and the implementation of forest management activities on the Ottawa Valley Forest. The current forest managment plan sets out the long term strategic direction for forest management for the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2026, as well as specific direction for forest management activities to be conducted during the five-year term of April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011.

The forest management plan has been prepared and determined to be sustainable in accordance with the Forest Management Planning Manual for Ontario's Crown Forests (1996). The plan was developed by a multi-disciplinary team, with representation from Ottawa Valley Forest Inc., the Pembroke District Ministry of Natural Resources, four First Nation communities and the Local Citizens Advisory Committee (LCAC).