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Forest Practices – Publications
This page offers a subject index to many of the publications maintained by the Forest Practices Branch, along with selected publications and resources maintained by other agencies and organizations. Additional Ministry publications and products are available through:
Publications – Subject Index
Botanical Forest Products
Branch publications available on the WWW:
Botanical Forest Products
Mushrooms
OTHER SITES
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- SIL457 Botanical Forest Products in British Columbia: An Overview (HTML version available - see above)
Commercial Thinning
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- SIL439 Forest Level Benefits to Commercial Thinning and Fertilization
Forest Health
Publications available from other MOF Offices:
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
Manuals/References:
Brochures and Videos:
- Video and pamphlet: Introduction to Forest Health
- Common Insects and Diseases of Coastal Douglas - fir
- Pestopics #20 – A brighter, less rusty future for Western White Pine in British Columbia
- Pestopics #17 – Forests Pests – Forest Competitors
Reports:
Insects:
- The White Pine Weevil: Biology, Damage and Management Proceedings of a symposium held January 19-21, 1994 in Richmond, British Columbia
- Biological Evaluation of the Prototype Standing Tree Debarking System (STDS) Used for Direct Control of Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine
- Development of a Resistance Index for Sitka Spruce against the White Pine Weevil Pissodes strobi
- Using a Geographical Information System for the Input and Analysis of Historical Western Spruce Budworm in British Columbia
- Commercial Thinning of Mature Lodgepole Pine to Reduce Susceptibility to Mountain Pine Beetle - FRDA Report 224
- Effects of the Black Army Cutworm on Backlog Reforestation Efforts in the North Thompson Valley
Diseases:
- Assessment of Root Disease Hazard in NSR Lands in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
- Trial of Push-falling to Reduce Phellinus weiri : Infection of Coastal Douglas-fir
- Tree Wounding and Partrial-cut Harvesting - A Literature Review for British Columbia - Pest ManagemMay 18, 2006/hfd/pubs/docs/sil/sil391.htm">http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/sil/sil391.htm
- Detection, Recognition and Management of Armillaria and Phellinus Root Diseases in the Southern Interior of British Columbia - FRR179
Animal Damage:
- Seedling Barriers for Deer and Elk
- Impact of Porcupine Feeding Damage on Intensive Forest Management in the Prince Rupert Forest Region: Problem Analysis
- Lodgepole Pine, Red Squirrels, and Diversionary Food
- Response of Lodgepole Pine Seedlings to Simulated Cattle Damage http://www.for.gov.bc.ca-hhfd-pubs-docs-rr-rr14.htm
- Natural History of Vertebrate Pests in Forests of British Columbia
Surveys:
- Forest Health Surveys in British Columbia: A Review of Sampling Methodology for Ground Surveys - FRDA Report 200
- Forest Health Research Needs Survey
- Forest Health Surveys in Young Managed Stands in British Columbia, 1991-1995 (available from the MOF library call # 634.909711 BCMF RES FR 262)
- Surveys of Forest Health in Young Stands in British Columbia
- Surveys of Forest Health in Managed Stands in British Columbia, 1992 http://www.for.gov.bc.ca-hffd-pubs-docs-frr-frr213.htm
- Surveys of Forest Health in Managed Stands in British Columbia, 1993
- Three-year Overview of Forest Health in Young Managed Stands in British Columbia 1992-1994
Miscellaneous:
- Losses in Timber Values Associated with Distorted Growth in Immature Douglas-fir
- Symptoms and Causes of Distorted Growth in Immature Forest Stands in Coastal British Columbia
- Diseases and Insects in British Columbia Forest Seedling Nurseries
- Decision Support Systems for Forest Pest Management - FRR260
- Potential Loss Due to Decay and Insect Attack Following Selective Harvest in Coastal Montane Forests
General Interest
Growth and Yield
- A growth and yield modeling strategy for British Columbia - summary report (322 k, pdf, posted June 14, 2001)
- A growth and yield modeling strategy for British Columbia (4,155 k, pdf, posted June 14, 2001)
- Silviculture Note #24 - A method to check the performance of a growth intercept model (531 k, pdf, posted February 22, 2000)
- Site Productivity Working Group Web Site
- How to Determine Site Index Participant's Workbook 1999 Posted April 9, 1999
- ISIS Polygon Area by Site Index Class - a publication from the Site Productivity Working Group - (pdf, 254 K. Posted March 8, 1999)
- OAF 1 Project:
- Stand Density Management Diagrams
- Link to Research Branch's Growth and Yield Modeling website
- External Link to "Prognosis EI: A Detailed Watershed-level Environmental Indicators Model"
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FGI06 Site Index Curves and Tables for British Columbia- Interior Species
- FRR167 Silviculture Decision Models: Summary of a Workshop
- OAF1-#1 OAF1 Project, Report #1-An Overview of Stocking Gaps and OAF1 Estimates for TIPSY.
- OAF1-#2 OAF1 Project, Report #2 - Ground Based Survey Method
- SIL387 Site Index ( Productivity ) Estimation Program - A Five Year Plan 1996/97 - 2000/01
- SIL389 Improving site productivity estimates
- SIL390 Site Index - A Growing Issue
- SIL393 Stand Density Management Diagrams - Interior Species
- SIL394 Stand Density Management Diagrams - Coastal Species
- SIL395 Stand Density Management Diagram - Yield predictions for a spacing prescription (How to use a)
- SIL397 Stand density management diagrams for lodgepole pine, white spruce and interior Douglas-fir"
- SIL413 Growth and Yield Effects of Juvenile Spacing in Three Fire-Origin Lodgepole Pine Stands 12-15 Years After Treatment
- SIL414 Height and Diameter Growth of Douglas-fir Site Trees At Larson's Bench
- SIL415 Paired-Plot Sampling for Height Growth Repression and Recovery in Three Older Juvenile Spacing Projects in Fire-Origin Lodgepole Pine
- SIL416 Growth and Yield Effects of Juvenile Spacing Lodgepole Pine in the Gold Fire Near Cranbrook BC
- SIL417 Paired-Plot Sampling in Simulated Stands of Juvenile-Spaced Lodgepole Pine
- SIL418 Site Index Estimates by Site Series for Coniferous Tree Species in British Columbia.
Harvesting Practices
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- SIL069 Ground Skidding Guidelines
- SIL392 Forest Harvesting: Following Nature's Lead
- FPC126 Forest Service Bridge Design and Construction
- FPCMR58 Forest Road Engineering Guidebook (Forest Practices Code)
Invasive Alien Plants
Monitoring and Evaluation Reports
-
FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Charter (pdf, 54 k, posted Jan. 6, 2003)
- Evaluation of wildlife tree retention for cutblocks harvested between 1996 - 2001 under the Forest Practices Code (pdf, 768 k, posted July 10, 2003)
- Implementation monitoring – Vancouver 2001 (pdf, 315 k, posted May 17, 2002)
- Implementation monitoring – Nelson 2001 (pdf, 328 k, posted May 17, 2002)
- Enhanced Forestry Program Evaluation, 1999 Report (pdf, 1,866 k, posted Nov. 2, 2000)
- A
Preliminary Evaluation of Management of Riparian Areas Under the
Forest and Range Practices Act – Internal Report
(374
k, pdf, posted Oct. 6, 2005)
Range
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- BRO46 The Rangelands of British Columbia
- FPC067 Range Management and the Forest Practices Code
Recreation
Forest Practices Code Guidebook:
Maps:
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- REC009 Outldoor Recreation Survey 1989/90 How British Columbians Use and Value their Public Forest Lands for Recreation
- REC010 Outdoor Recreation Survey 1989/90
- REC011 Wilderness Issues in British Columbia Results of a 1993 Province-wide Survey of Households
- REC013 Forest Service Recreation Program Review for BC Forest Service
- REC014 Inventory and Preliminary Classification of Forestry Demonstration Areas in British Columbia
- REC015 Lower Stikine Management Plan
- REC018 Demonstration Forest Program A Proposed Policy Framework
- REC019 Undeveloped Watersheds on Vancouver Island Larger Than 1000 Hectares 1990--Technical Report 1992:3
- REC020 Procedures for Factoring Recreation Resources into Timber Supply Analyses--Technical Report 1993:1
- REC025 WELCOME TO YOUR RECREATION SITE - PLEASE CONSIDER OTHERS AND HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
- REC026 Economic Value of Wilderness Protection and Recreation in British Columbia - WP-6-012
- REC027 Forest Service Recreation Sites - A Guide to the Rules - Welcome to your Forest Service Recreation Site Enjoy Your Visit
- REC029 Procedures for Factoring Visual Resources into Timber Supply Analyses
- REC030 Karst in British Columbia - A Complex Landscape Sculpted by Water
- REC003 Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail
- REC004 Guidelines for the Selection and Development of Demonstration Forest Sites Working Draft October 1987
- REC006 Inventory of Undeveloped Watersheds in British Columbia
- REC007 Outdoor Recreation and the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia
- REC002 Managing Wilderness in Provincial Forests- A Policy Framework December 1989
Silviculture – Backlog Reforestation
- 2002 Summary of Backlog NSR, Impeded and Free-Growing Forest Land (pdf, 1,255 k) posted April 22, 2002)
- Erratum for 2001 Backlog Summary (pdf, 34 k, posted January 2, 2002)
- 2001 Summary of Backlog NSR and Impeded Forest Land (pdf, 2,350 k) posted August 2, 2001
- 1999 Summary of Backlog Not Satisfactorily Restocked Forest Land (pdf, 2,338 k) posted January 5, 2000
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FRR023 Backlog Forest Land and its Rehabilitation in the SBS and BWBS zones in the Northern Interior of BC
- SILV102 Summary of Backlog Not Satisfactorily Restocked Forest Land
- FRR043 Regeneration Delays and Natural Yields on Untreated Backlog Forest Land in British Columbia
- SILFDS004 Summary of Backlog Not Satisfactorily Restocked Forest Land (1997)
- FRR143 Testing Backlog Reforestation Options
Silviculture – Financial and Economic Analysis
Silviculture – Incremental Silviculture Strategy Reports
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Cariboo Forest Region
Kamloops Forest Region
Nelson Forest Region
Prince George Forest Region
Prince Rupert Forest Region
Silviculture – Mixedwood
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index.
Silviculture – Notes
- #1 - Selecting Planting Spots (Dec. 11, 1990) - (pdf, 391 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #2 - Microsite Planting Makes a Difference (1990) - (pdf, 243 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #3 - Public Opinion on Prescribed Burning in British Columbia (1991) - (pdf, 284 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #4 - Planter Screefs May Increase Frost Heaving (Feb. 1994) - (pdf, 194 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #5 - Site Preparation: Microsite Selection and Planting Stock Performance (Apr. 1994) - (pdf, 1,749 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #6 - Mechanical Site Preparation for Vegetation Management in North-Eastern British Columbia, Oct. 31, 1995 - (pdf, 245 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #7 - Gromax (TM) and Fertilization at Time of Planting: a Provincial Summary of Research and Operational Experience (June 1, 1995) - (pdf, 171 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #8 - Fertilization at Time of Sowing and at Time of Planting (July 5, 1997) - (pdf, 136 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #9 - Final Report: Sx Trial 89-204-Q: Fertilization of Interior Spruce (Sx) at the Time of Sowing, England Ck., Four Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 153 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #10 - Final Report: Sx Trial 89-204-Q: Fertilization of Lodegpole Pine (Pli) at the Time of Sowing, Hurley Ck., Five Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 151 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #11 Final Report: Sx Trial 87-202-Q: Fertilization of Interior Spruce (Sx) at the Time of Sowing, McKale Ck., Seven Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 152 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #12 - Final Report: Sx Trial 91-104-Q: Fertilization of Douglas-fir (Fdc) at the Time of Sowing, Emory Ck., Three Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 152 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #13 - Final Report: Sx Trial 91-105-Q: Fertilization at the Time of Planting, UBC Research Forest, Three Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 152 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #14 - Final Report: Sx Trial 90-111-Q: Fertilization of Interior Spruce (Sx) at the Time of Planting, England Ck., Four Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 152 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #15 - Final Report: Sx Trial 89-123-Q: Fertilization of Interior Spruce (Sx), Lodgepole Pine (Pli), and Douglas-fir (Fdi) at the Time of Planting, Tillis Landing, Five Year Results (July 8, 1997) - (pdf, 160 k, posted Oct. 5, 2000)
- #16 - Forest Floor Planting: A Discussion of Issues as They Relate to Several Site-limiting Factors (pdf, 208 k, Posted March 10, 1999)
- #17 - Effects of Site Preparation on Growth-Intercept Estimates of Site Index: 1997 results from the Bednesti Site Preparation Trial. (pdf, 198 k, posted November 4, 1998)
- #18 - Motor-manual Site Preparation with the Hawk Power Scalper: Summary of Four Trials (pdf, 198 k, Posted November 9, 1998)
- #19 - Fertilization at the time of planting: Nine-year response of Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce and Lodgepole Pine in the Southern Interior ICH (pdf, 204 k, Posted May 13, 1999)
- #20 - Natural regeneration of Lodgepole Pine on four types of seedbed: The effects of harvesting systems that process at the stump vs. at roadside and chain-dragging (pdf, 3,430 k, Posted May 13, 1999 #21 - Progress Report: Developing a new site index predictor for complex stands (pdf, 165 k, Posted July 2, 1999
- #22 - Settling of mechanically prepared mounds in northern B.C. 10-year summary (pdf, 4,858 k, Posted July 23, 1999)
- #23 - Root development of 12 year old white spruce growing on mineral-capped inverted mounds and untreated ground in the BWBS Zone of Northern B.C. (pdf, 498 k, posted February 7, 2000)
- #24 - A method to check the perfomance of a growth intercept model (531 k, pdf, posted February 22, 2000)
- #25 - Boreal Plant Community Diversity 10 Years After Glyphosate Treatment: A Report Summary (pdf, 365 k, posted Oct. 4, 2000)
- #26 - Sheep Grazing in Forestry (pdf, 171 k, posted Oct. 18, 2000)
- #27 - Site preparation for establishing lodgepole pine on backlog sites in the sub-boreal spruce zone (pdf, 177 k , posted Jan. 10, 2001)
- #28 - Behaviour of Site Index Estimates When a Growth Intercept Model is Applied in Surveys of Regenerated Stands (pdf, 733 k , posted Oct. 15, 2001)
- #29 - Effects of Stock Type on Seedling Performance in the Northern Interior of British Columbia: Twenty-year Results (pdf, 333 k , posted Oct 15., 2001)
Silviculture – Prescriptions
Silviculture – Regeneration
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
Reports
- FRDA003 "Reforestation in the mountain hemlock zone: history and current status" edited by Rob Scagel and Richard Evans, Pacific Phytometric Consultants.
- SIL226 Review of Changes in BC Forest Seedling Market During the Period 1986-1991
- SIL347 Growmax ® and Fertilization at Time of Planting: A Provincial Summary of Operational and Research Experience
- SIL222 Report on the Provincial Pre-harvest Silviculture Prescription Review, July 1993"
- SIL410 Review of the Integrated Silviculture Information System (ISIS) in Seven Forest Districts in the Vancouver Forest Region
- SILV175 Just the facts--A Review of Silviculture and Other Forestry Statistics
- Guide to Collecting Cones of British Columbia Conifers
- SILV073 A Review of the British Columbia Tree Seedling Cold Storage Requirements (1988/89 - 1992/93)
- SIL411 Silviculture Prescriptions Field Methods Book - Interpretive Guide for Data Collection, Stratification, and Sensitivity Evaluation for Silviculture Prescriptions ( Formerly LMH25 ) No Longer in Print - Web Only
- SILV023 Guidelines - Sanitation Seedling Nursery Centre
- FRR233 Microclimatic Influences on Advance Amabilis Fir Regeneration in Clearcut and Understory Habitats of a Coastal Montane Reforestation Site http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/Docs/Frr/Frr233.htm/
Posters, Pamphlets and Brochures
- SIL033 Minimum Safety Guidelines for Tree Planters - FS419 (now at WCB)
- Minimum Safety Guidelines for Tree Planters (Punjabi Version)
- Seedling Stock Type Selection (Poster)
- SILV458 Completing the Picture
Videos
- SILV315 Reforestation - A Growing Success (video)
- SILV316PAL VERSION - Reforestation - A Growing Success (video)
Silviculture – Riparian and Restoration
Silviculture – Site Preparation
- FRDA Report 178 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Site Preparation. (pdf, 1,477 k, posted March 9, 2001)
- A Summary of Several "Northern" Site Preparation Trials with Special Emphasis on Bednesti and Inga Lake - NSC presentation, Jan. 24, 2001
- Abstracts (Word 97, 42 k, posted Feb. 22, 2001)
- References (Word 97, 21 k, posted Feb. 22, 2001)
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- Fundamentals of natural lodgepole pine regeneration and drag scarification (pdf, 3,620 k, posted Feb. 19, 2001)
- Silviculture Notes
- FPCMR55 Forest Practices Code Site Preparation Guidebook
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
Reports
- SIL370 Fundamentals of Natural Lodgepole Pine Regeneration and Drag Scarification
- SIL007 Alternatives to Prescribed Burning
- SIL Silviculture Note #17 - Effect of site preparation on growth intercept estimates of site index. 1997 results from the Bednesti site preparation trial
- FRR031 Mechanical Site Preparation and Forest Regeneration in Sweden and Finland: Implications for Technology Transfer
Field Cards, Posters, Pamphlets and Brochures
- SIL371 Machine Operator's Soil Disturbance Card ( Gold Card)
- SIL372 Soil Disturbance Card ( Red Card)
Videos
- SILV313 Excavators - Silviculture Attachments and Treatments (video)
- SILV314 PAL VERSION - Excavators: Silviculture Attachments and Treatments (video)
Stand Tending
Forest Practices Code Guidebooks:
Stand Tending Unit Newsletters:
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #7, August, 2001 98 k, pdf, Posted August 27, 2001
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #6, May 2001 271 k, pdf, Posted May 3, 2001
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #5, November 2000 1,108 k, pdf, Posted Nov. 6, 2000Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #5, November 2000 1,108 k, pdf, Posted Nov. 6, 2000
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #4 from the Stand Tending Unit, March 2000 1,029 k, pdf, Posted March 22, 2000
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter #3 from the Stand Tending Unit, August, 1999 236 k, pdf, Posted Sept 2, 1999
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter from the Stand Tending Unit, March 1999 61k, pdf, Posted April 1, 1999
- Predicting Outcomes - newsletter from the Stand Tending Unit, Nov. 1998 74k, pdf, Posted January 15, 1999
Training Materials:
- Forest Stand Management Training Materials - training course materials for pruning, commercial thinning, forest fertilization, wood quality, stand density
management regimes, and juvenile spacing posted October 5, 1999 - You must have Acrobat Reader V 4.0 to read these files
Other:
- Clear wood values from pruning (pdf, 570 k, posted Sept. 19, 2002)
- Streamlining Prescriptions for Riparian Silviculture Treatments - Issues and Recommendations (pdf, 665 k, posted June 7, 2001)
- Draft Juvenile Spacing Site Quality Inspection Booklet (link to MOF Forms Index, 1.6 MB, pdf, posted March 20, 2001)
- Stand Tending Impacts on
Environmental Indicators (pdf, 632 k, posted January 26, 2000)
- Forest Health Stand Tending Decision Keys -
Coastal |
Interior (pdf)
- SIL439 Forest Level Benefits to Commercial Thinning and Fertilization (pdf, 4,471 k) Posted November 19, 1999
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
Pruning:
- SIL155 Pruning for Value
- SILV218 Pruning Second Growth Stands
- SILV001 Pruning Workshop: Participants Workbook
- SILV002 Pruning Workshop - Inserts Only
- SILV003 Covers/Spines - Pruning Workshop
- SILV203 Pruning for Value: Binder Inserts
- SILV024 Trainer Manual: Unit Crew Stand
Stand Management Prescriptions:
- SILV093 How to Enter Stand Management Prescriptions Into ISIS
- SILV004 Stand Management Prescription Participants Workbook
- SILV296 Stand Management Prescription Workbook: Interior -1 Inch Binder
- SILV297 Stand Management Prescription Workbook: Coastal - 1 Inch Binder
- SILV302 Stand Management Prescription Workbook: Coastal - 2 Inch Binder
Forest Fertilization:
Juvenile Spacing
- Available from WCB Publications:
BK52 Safe Work Practices for Juvenile Spacing in Forestry
A booklet detailing safe work practices for juvenile tree removal and brush cutting. Also covers responsibilities for safety, personal protective equipment, and worker training. Also available in French (BK52F).
Silviculture Statistics
Silviculture – Strategic Planning
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FRR223 World Review of Strategic Silvicultural Planning Processes that have Potential for Application to British Columbia
- FRR239 Are European Silvicultural Systems and Precedents Useful for British Columbia Silviculture Prescriptions?
- FRR041 Analysis of Changes in Timber Values Due to Silviculture Treatments Under the Canada-British Columbia Forest Resource Development Agreement
- FRR017 Utilization Opportunities for Western Redcedar: A Review
- SIL Towards a Silviculture Strategy - A Discussion Paper on Growing and Managing British Columbia's Future Wood Supply - July 1990
- SIL010 Analysis of Investments in Silviculture in British Columbia
- SIL028 British Columbia's Forests: Monocultures or Mixed Forests?
- SIL36 Forest Estate Models Five Models for Planning Silviculture Programs: A Review and Evalualtion 1990
Silviculture Surveys
- RESULTS
Information Submission Specifications for Government funded Silviculture
Activities (pdf, 3 MB, posted June 30, 2006)
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Update 2003-1. Tallying countable conifers. A description of the new procedures for determining countable heights. (Word 97, 37 k, posted Feb. 20, 2003)
- Update 2003-2 Stocking and Free Growing Survey Procedures – Inventory Label - changes resulting from the new Silviculture and Harvest Practices Regulation (Word 97, 38 k, posted May. 13, 2003)
- The Stocking and Free Growing Surveys Procedures Manual (March 30, 2001) has been updated. The May 2002 Procedures Manual is now part of the on-line Silviculture Manual.
- Silviculture Surveys Procedures Update ( posted February 14, 2002).
- User's Guide to filling out the FS 708 form (link posted May 23, 2003)
- FS 708 Guide Updated Instructions (Word 97, 27 k, posted Jan. 9, 2004)
- Summary of Issues pertaining to the Multi-Storey Survey Procedures and Uneven-aged Stocking Guidelines - Issue review and recommendations, March 31, 2001 (pdf, 358 k, posted April 12, 2001)
- Fundamentals of natural lodgepole pine regeneration and drag scarification (pdf, 3,620 k, posted Feb. 19, 2001)
- Forest Practices Code Silviculture Surveys Guidebook
- Forest Practices Code Silviculture Prescription Guidebook
- Forest Practices Code Stand Management Prescription Guidebook
- The Silviculture Surveyor Accreditation Process Brochure (pdf, 408k)
Silvicultural Systems
- Notes to the Field, Vol. 7 - The Retention System: Maintaining Biological Diversity (pdf, 210 k, posted April 22, 2002)
- PartCuts 2001 Summary (pdf, 3,433 k, posted December 13, 2001)
- Silvcultural Systems Handbook for British Columbia WEB VIEWING VERSION (pdf, 7,431 k, UPDATED March 25, 2003) | PRINTING VERSION (higher resolution images) (pdf, 16,493 k, UPDATED March 25, 2003)
- Notes to the Field, Vol. 6 - Partial Cutting Solutions Workshops (pdf, 165 k, posted April 10, 2001)
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Enhancing Biodiversity through Partial Cutting (pdf, 497 k, posted April 11, 2000)
- Notes to the Field, Vol. 2 - "An evaluation of worker safety in partial cutting operations" (pdf, 451k, posted April 10, 2000)
- Notes to the Field, Vol. 3 - "Wildwood Tree Farm - 50 Years of Selection Forestry" (pdf, 372 k, posted April 10, 2000)
- Notes to the Field, Vol. 5 - Developing Management Objectives and Measures for Silviculture Prescriptions (pdf, 142 k, posted February 22, 2000)
- FPCMR9 Silvicultural Systems Guidebook (Forest Practices Code)
- Silvicultural Systems in British Columbia (pdf, 361 k, updated Feb. 11, 2000)
- Silvics and Partial Cutting Field Cards (pdf,467 k, updated July 18, 2001)
-
Forest Harvesting: Following Nature's Lead
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- Partial Cutting Safety Cards (set of 7) (moved to WCB)
- Partial Cutting Worker Safety Cards (moved to WCB)
- Silviculture Systems In British Columbia: Clearcutting, seed tree, shelterwood, and selection
- SIL030 Wildlife Tree Management in British Columbia
- SIL175 Silvicultural Systems: Their Role in British Columbia's Forest Management
- SIL435 Partial Cutting Safety Handbook
- SIL460 Introduction to Silvicultural Systems - A self-study workbook
Soil Conservation
Forest Practices Code Guidebooks:
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index.
Stand Density Management
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- SIL Background Report, Development of Juvenile Spacing Guidelines
- SIL009 Exploratory Study of the Density and Annual Ring Weight in Fast-growth Coniferous Woods in British Columbia
- SIL014 Background and Recommendations for Juvenile Spacing Standards in BC
- SIL040 Correlated Guidelines for Management of Uneven-aged Drybelt Douglas-fir Stands in British Columbia: First Approximation
- SIL209 Juvenile Spacing Quality Inspection
- SIL233 Guidelines for Maintaining Biodiversity During Juvenile Spacing
- SIL376 Stand Tending Impacts on Environmental Indicators
- SIL462 Basic Wood Properties of Second-Growth Western Hemlock
- SIL9 An Exploratory Study of the Density and Annual Ring Weight in Fast-Growth Coniferous Woods in British Columbia
- SILV119 Managing Forest Habitats: An Integrated Approach - Compendium of Products 1989-1990. FRDA II, Issued by the Habitat Silviculture Protection Account- HSP"
- SILV137 Managing Forest Habitat Integration - Compendium 1989 - 1990
- SILV219 Juvenvile Spacing in B.C.
- SILV226 Lodgepole Pine Density/Wildlife Diversity
- SILV233 Predator Habitat Enhancement - A Strategy for Management
Available from WCB Publications:
- BK52 Safe Work Practices for Juvenile Spacing in Forestry
A booklet detailing safe work practices for juvenile tree removal and brush cutting. Also covers responsibilities for safety, personal protective equipment, and worker training. Also available in French (BK52F).
Stand Density Management Diagrams
- Reducing Stand and Landscape Susceptibility to Mountain Pine Beetle (pdf, 1,884 k, posted March 2, 2001)
- Spacing to increase diversity within stands (pdf, 1249 k, posted March 2, 2001)
- Forest Health: Preliminary interpretations for wind damage (pdf, 526 k) Posted July 25, 2000
- How to Use a Stand Density Management Diagram - Getting the Stand and Site Data (pdf, 492 k) Posted January 25, 2000
- How to Use a Stand Density Management Diagram - Yield Predictions for a Spacing Prescription (pdf, 320 k) Posted January 25, 2000
The province's stand density management diagrams are available for download. The ZIP file listed here are composed of diagrams in Adobe Acrobat 3.0 format. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader version 3.0 or later. Decompress these files using PKZIP or WINZIP to a temporary directory. View the readme files for further instructions.
STMDs.zip - 514 k - Diagrams for all regions. (updated Jan. 28, 2005)
The following is a link to the Pacific Forestry Centre on-line Bookstore, Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC. Search the bookstore for "Stand Density Management Diagrams"
Pacific Forestry Centre - Stand Density Management Diagrams
Strategic and High-level Planning
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FPCMR Landscape Unit Planning Guide and Associated Transmittal Letter
- PLA001 Landscape Unit Pilot Project Wrap-Up Meeting Proceedings - February 6 & 7, 1996"
- PLA002 Glossary of Resource Planning Terms
- PLA006 Kamloops LRMP Environmental, Economic and Social Profile
- PLA007 Kispiox Resource Management Plan Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
- PLA010 Community Resources Boards as a Public Participation Technique for Sub-Regional Resource Planning
- PLA012 Integrated Forest Management
- PLA014 Landscape ecology, Ecosystem management and landscape design theory and application to forest planning"
- PLA017 Landscape Unit Planning in British Columbia: A Review of Six Pilot Projects Discussion Paper
- PLA018 Public advisory bodies in land use planning - A synthesis of Ministry of Forests staff experience
- PLA021 Forest Planning A Guide To - Co-ordinated Access Management Planning
- Guide to Writing Resource Objectives and Strategies Ministry of Forests
Stand Management
Silvicultural Systems
Harvesting Methods
Wildlife Trees
- Wildlife Tree Brochures: Posted February 9, 1999
Other
Sustainable Forest Management Plans
Vegetation Management
- Chemicals That May Be Encountered in Forest Vegetation Management and Human Health
- Title 1 - Principles of Health Effects Evaluation and Risk Estimation for Chemicals that May Be Encountered in Forest Vegetation Management (pdf, 1,296 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 2 - Pesticide Testing for Registration: Toxicity, Environmental Behaviour, and Epidemiology (pdf, 1,285 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 3 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part I: Risk to Workers Associated With Exposure to Emissions From Power Saws (pdf, 1,296 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 4 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part II: Exposure to and Absorption of Herbicides Used in Forestry (pdf, 1,321 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 5 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part III: Risk to Workers Using 2,4-D Formulations (pdf, 1,403 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 6 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part IV: Risk to Workers Using Glyphosate Formulations (pdf, 1,312 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 7 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part V: Risks to Workers Using Hexazinone Formulations (Pronone® and Velpar®) (pdf, 1,276 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 8 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Part VI: Risk to Workers Using Tricolpyr Formulations (Release® or Garlon®) (pdf, 1,294 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Title 9 - Toxicology and Potential Health Risk of Chemicals that May Be Encountered by Workers Using Forest Vegetation Management Options
Summary (pdf, 1,304 k, posted August 12, 2003)
- Effectiveness of Forest Vegetation Control Methods in British Columbia. FRDA handbook 011
- The Herbicide Field Handbook (Revised) - posted July 22, 2002
- Broom and Gorse in British Columbia - a forestry perspective problem analysis - (pdf, 441 k, posted Feb. 22, 2001)
- Silviculture Note #25 - Boreal Plant Community Diversity 10 yrs after treatment; a report summary (365 k, pdf, posted October, 4, 2000)
- Preventing Non-crop Vegetation Problems (pdf, 250 k, Posted Nov 4, 2002)
- Operational summaries for Vegetation Management:
- Salal Complex (pdf, 142 k, Posted Nov 4, 2002)
- Red Alder - Salmonberry Complex (pdf, 174 k, Posted Nov 4, 2002)
- Fern Complex (pdf, 158 k, Posted Nov 4, 2002)
- Cottonwood Complex (pdf, 196 k, Posted Nov 4, 2002)
- Bigleaf Maple Complex (pdf, 171 k, Posted Oct. 4, 2002)
- Reedgrass Complex (343 k, Posted Oct. 19, 2000)
- Willow Complex 297 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Ericaceous Shrub Complex 293 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Fireweed Complex 399 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Mixed-shrub Complex 930 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Pinegrass Complex 488 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Wet Alder Complex 1,362 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Dry Alder Complex 376 K, Posted March 12, 1999
- Managing Vegetation in Provincial Forests Posted June 19, 1998
- Silviculture Note #26 - Sheep Grazing in Forestry (pdf, 171 k, posted Oct. 18, 2000)
-
Managing Vegetation With Sheep Posted June 19, 1998
- Sheep Vegetation
Management Guidelines
- Broom - Putting it in its place
-
Gorse - The spiny competitor
- Controlling Weeds Using Biological Methods
Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FRDA005 A Guide to Vegetation Control Equipment - FRDA Handbook 005
- FRH003 User's Manual for the Reforestation Information Bank (RIB--Preliminary Guide to the Response of Major Species of Competing Vegetation to Silvicultural Treatments
- FRH006 Herbicide Field Handbook #6 (1998)
- FRR246 Pathogenicity of the Bioherbicide Fungus Chondrostereum purpureum to some Trees and Shrubs of Southern Vancouver Island
- Putting People First - Minimizing tree planters' exposure to seedling pesticides - French Version Reboiseurs: votre sante avant tout (now at WCB)
- Salal : A Competitor?
- SIL011 Spray Drift and Deposit Pattern from a Forest Herbicide Application
- SIL029 Broom and Gorse in British Columbia: A Forestry Perspective Problem Analysis
- SIL156 Putting People First: Minimizing tree planters' exposure to seedling pesticides - FS449 (moved to WCB)
- SIL377 Controlling Weeds Using Biological Methods
- SIL401 Operational Summary for Vegetation Management - Pinegrass Complex
- SIL402 Operational Summary for Vegetation Management - Willow Complex
- SIL403 Operational Summary of Vegetation Management - Dry Alder Complex
- SIL404 Operational Summary for Vegetation Management - Mixed-shrub Complex
- SIL405 Operational Summary for Vegetation Management - Wet Alder Complex
- SIL406 Operational Summary of Vegetation Management - Fireweed Complex
- SIL407 Operational Summary of Vegetation Management - Ericaceous Shrub Complex
- SIL441 Forest Herbicide Use: Vegetation and Small Mammals
- SILV033 It's A Fair Question
- SILV044 Pesticides - Forest and Range Management
- SILV046 Vision: Use in Forest Management #3
- SILV223 Broom - Putting it in its Place
- SILV224 Gorse - The Spiny Competitor
- SILV288 Quick Guide to Pesticides
Visual Resource Management
Forest Practices Code Guidebooks:
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- REC023 Visual Landscape Design Training Manual
- REC028 Visual Impacts of Partial Cutting
- RECR003 A Visual Landscape Design Training Manual: Binder Only
- REC005 Forest Landscape Handbook
- REC008 First Look at Visually Effective Green-up in British Columbia A Public Perception Study
- FRR270 Clearcutting and Visual Quality - A Public Perception Study
Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris
- Evaluation of Wildlife Tree Retention for Cutblocks Harvested under the Forest Practices Code (1996 - 2001) (pdf, 768 k, posted August 15, 2003)
- Notes to the Field Vol. 8 - Evaluation of Wildlife Tree Retention for Cutblocks Harvested under the Forest Practices Code (1996 - 2001) (pdf, 592 k, posted August 15, 2003)
- Provincial Wildlife Tree Management Recommendations (pdf, 46 k, posted June 9, 2000)
- Wildlife Tree Brochures: Posted February 9, 1999
- Coarse Woody Debris Library
- Link to the Wildlife Tree Committee site
Wood Quality
Publications
Training Materials:
- Forest Stand Management Training Materials – training course materials for pruning, commercial thinning, forest fertilization, wood quality, stand density managment regimes, and juvenile spacing posted October 5, 1999 - You must have Acrobat Reader V 4.0 to read these files
Other Ministry publications and products available through the BC Publications Index:
- FRR168 Wood Properties of Subalpine Fir, a British Columbia Interior Wood
- SIL018 Discussion of Wood Quality Attributes and Their Practical Implications
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September 01, 2006
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