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The Forestry Branch of Manitoba Conservation is one of several
resource branches responsible for ensuring sustainable resource
management for present and future generations of Manitobans.
Under the authority of The Forest Act, the Forestry Branch
manages provincial Crown forests by setting forest harvest levels,
monitoring forest management activities, ensuring forests are
regenerated, providing protection from insects and diseases and
collecting revenues for use of Crown timber.
The Forestry Branch also supports forest management programs
outside of Crown forests. Through the Manitoba Habitat Heritage
Corporation and the Manitoba Forestry Association, Manitoba
Conservation delivers woodlot management programs to private
landowners in southern Manitoba.
The department assists co-operating communities with urban forest
management, in part, by administering The Dutch Elm Disease Act and
Tree Pruners Licencing.
The Branch is comprised of approximately 50 professional,
technical and support staff at its Winnipeg head office. These staff
set the policy and planning framework for forest management
throughout the province and maintain a forest inventory.
Throughout the forest zone, regional forestry staff implement
forest management programs on behalf of the department. Regional
personnel supervise the forest industry and work with other natural
resources managers to provide maximize benefits relating to
wildlife, recreation and water to name a few. Regional forestry
offices are located in Lac du Bonnet, Steinbach, Gimli, Swan River,
The Pas, and Thompson.
Manitoba Conservation Forestry Branch © 2000 -
2003
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