TORONTO — The origins of one long-running University of Toronto field course trace back to a moment when debates over logging and white pine forests drew national attention. What began as a response to high-profile forestry protests south of Temagami in the mid-1990s has become an annual rite for forest conservation students: getting into the woods to see management practices firsthand. Thirty years on, the annual U of T Master of Forest Conservation Winter Field Camp still honours its original purpose: bringing students into the forest to learn from the land, forest professionals, and the connected communities. The 30th anniversary camp runs from today to Feb. 22 this year and will be based at the Mattawa Adventure Camp, near Mattawa. …At the time, concerns about forestry practices led to an invitation for local North Bay foresters to speak in Toronto. Instead of presenting there, North Bay foresters advised people to visit the site.