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The Tourism & Recreation Division at Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. offers a wide range of recreational activities, including hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, snowmobiling, mountain biking, catering, overnight accommodations, concerts, group experiences, Wolf Centre, guided tours, and much more. The Tourism & Recreation Division tends to be the “face” of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. Its purpose is to earn our social license by sharing our private properties with the public at large while operating a viable business on the property. If you wish to explore the Tourism & Recreation Division, please contact our Main Office by phone (1-800-631-2198) or email (reservations@haliburtonforest.com), or check out the website.

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd., Eco-Log Homes can provide log homes ranging from small cabins to full-sized cottages, customized to meet any customer’s needs. Built exclusively from Hemlock timbers – one of the most durable woods available in Ontario – these buildings last virtually forever. By way of being rustic, simple, and low-cost, yet robust, classic, and attractive, EcoLog Homes occupies a unique niche in the regional log home market. Its operations are located on the same site as the Haliburton Forest Sawmill. If you are interested in Eco-Log Homes, please contact our team by phone (416-428-1513) or email (ecolog@haliburtonforest.com), or check out the website.

The Paddle Shop is another wholly-owned subsidiary of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd., which falls under the umbrella of the Tourism & Recreation Division. It focuses on manufacturing high-quality, handcrafted paddles from hardwood lumber that is sustainably harvested and locally sourced. Our master paddle maker is an avid outdoor enthusiast and experienced paddler that can custom-build any paddle for any customer. If you are interested in a custom paddle from The Paddle Shop, please contact our team by phone (705 455 2684) or email (paddles@haliburtonforest.com), or check out the website.

Manufacturing high-quality bespoke furniture and household goods, Living Woodwork is a joint venture between Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. and Zachary Tripp. Living Woodwork will make anything for anybody, as long as it is primarily built from wood; custom orders are the specialty – the more challenging, the better! If you are interested in custom furniture from Living Woodwork, please contact its team by phone (705-754-0556) or email (zachary@livingwoodwork.com), or check out the website.

The Forest Products Division at Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd., which is often referred to as The Haliburton Forest Group, conducts sustainable forest management across central Ontario, manages over 250,000 acres of private timberlands, and operates four hardwood sawmills. We were the first forestry operation in Canada to be certified as sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council. The operation has grown rapidly since 2018 and is currently the largest producer of hardwood lumber in Ontario. If you are interested in the Forest Products Division, please contact our team by phone (1-800-631-2198) or by email (info@haliburtonforest.com) or check out the website.

Limberlost Forest & Wildlife Reserve is a publicly accessible private year-round wilderness haven of 10,000 acres located in the Muskoka region of central Ontario. The private reserve contains more than 20 lakes, 70 kilometres of recreational trails, 12 rental cabins of various sizes, and dozens of campsites. With a long history as a recreational destination dating back to the early-1900s, Limberlost Forest & Wildlife Reserve has been open to the public for day use at no cost since 2000. Having common ownership with Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd., the two companies work together to implement sustainable forest management and share the land with a wide range of stakeholders.