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About Edmund Zavitz
- Edmund John Zavitz (born July 9, 1875, Ridgeway, Ontario – died December 30, 1968, Brampton, Ontario) is known as the father of reforestation in Ontario.In his early years, he worked as a general labourer.
- He later completed his Bachelor of Arts at McMaster University in 1903.
- It is there that he gained an interest in conservation and reforestation.
- After studying forestry for a year at Yale University, he graduated from the University of Michigan with the degree of Master of Science in Forestry in 1905.
- He was then appointed lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph.
- In 1912, he took a position at the Ontario Ministry of Lands, Forests and Mines as the first provincial forester.
- In 1924 he rose to the position of Deputy Minister and in 1935 was appointed Chief of Reforestation.
- He is the author of many landmark reports and handbooks on reforestation.
- The Forest Fires Prevention Act and the establishment of the provincial air service are attributed to him.
- A highlight of his noteworthy career was the establishment of the St.
- Williams tree nursery in 1908, the first of its kind in Ontario.
- It is there that a plaque commemorating his contributions was placed in 1957.
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