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The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) of Natural Resources Canada
works to promote the sustainable development of Canada's forests
and the competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector to ensure
the continuity of the resource and the well-being of present
and future generations of Canadians.
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Advanced scientific research
This research involves concrete activities in
the following areas:
 General
forest health (acid rain, pollution, ice storms, insects
and diseases) and forest biodiversity;- The biological control of forest insect pests
(spruce budworm, gypsy moth and hemlock looper) and diseases
(annosus root rot, white pine blister rust and Scleroderris
canker), using environmentally friendly controls such as
Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) and other non-chemical methods;
- Understanding the effects of natural disturbances
(forest fires, insect epidemics, windthrow and ice storms)
to develop appropriate management strategies;
- Understanding the effects of current techniques
for forestry activities (harvesting, forest roads and plantations)
to improve forestry practices;
 Tree
improvement to obtain better yields and preserve the forest
(insect and disease resistance, increased forest biomass,
wood quality, biotechnology and genetics);- Improvement of our knowledge of how a tree
functions;
- Development of decision-making tools (remote
sensing and geomatics);
- Evaluation of the effects of climate change
on forests.
To find out more
about our research work ...
Innovative partnerships
Our personnel participate in managing subsidiary
agreements, contribute to development activities and implement
various programs in Quebec:
 Canada's
Model Forest Program aims to develop and test optimum sustainable
forest management pratices and share this knowledge with
the rest of the country (to
find out more ...);- The First Nation Forestry Program promotes the economic
development of First Nations forestry by encouraging job
creation and assisting First Nations in managing their forest
resources (to
find out more ...);
- The Forest Management on Federal Lands Program targets
the improvement of forests on land belonging to the Government
of Canada (Valcartier and Farnham military bases) (to
find out more ...).
In addition, through a federal-provincial agreement,
the CFS-LFC provides financial assistance to woodlot owners
whose trees were damaged by the January 1998 ice storm.
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