Summary of the Major Project Work, May 4 th , 1942 – March 31 st , 1944
Fire Fighting |
|
Number of fires fought |
234 |
Number of man-days on fire fighting |
8470 |
Number of man-days on training and standby |
4875 |
Snag Falling |
|
Man-days |
41910 |
Acres of cleared snags |
44115 |
Number of snags felled 10” |
431,002 |
Number of snags felled – 10” |
159,105 |
Total snags felled |
590,107 |
Total basal area square ft. 10” |
1,031,340 |
Average basal area per man-day |
24 |
Farm Aid |
|
Man-days |
840 |
ASW Farm |
|
Man-days |
1900 |
Reforestation and Nurseries |
|
Acres planted |
21520 |
Number of trees planted |
17,006,550 |
Man-days nursery work |
8395 |
Bushels of cones collected |
1050 |
Man-days planting trees |
22,820 |
Road construction |
|
New roads (miles) |
21.2 |
Existing roads improved (miles) |
154.5 |
Railway grades converted to roads |
123.5 |
Number of culverts built |
625 |
Number of bridges built |
38 |
Man-days on roads and trails |
51,420 |
Trail construction |
|
New trails (miles) |
16.3 |
Existing trails improved (miles) |
29.2 |
Telephone Line Construction |
|
New line (miles) |
25.7 |
Existing line improved (miles) |
8.5 |
Man-days |
1,210 |
Fuel Production (Fuel Control Board) |
|
Cordwood produced (cords) |
11,273 |
Millwood produced (cords) |
611 |
Man-days on cordwood |
22,660 |
Man-days on millwood recovery |
190 |
Miscellaneous Projects |
|
Man-days |
6,660 |
Total man-days, effective project work (54%) |
171,450 |
Total man-days, May 4, 1942 to March 31, 1944 |
319,308 |
J.A. Toews, Alternative Service in Canada during World War II , p. 88-89.