Swath of Boreal Forest Twice the Size of Toronto to Be Protected in Northern Ontario

Swath of Boreal Forest Twice the Size of Toronto to Be Protected in Northern Ontario
The Boreal Wildlands project located near Hearst, Ont. is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Canadian Press
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The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 square kilometres of the boreal forest near Hearst, Ont., from a pulp and paper company.