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Reforestation standard of Alberta

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The RSA is designed to determine the forest regeneration status of young managed stands relative to an assumed future condition. The standard provides detailed descriptions of the office and field... More ≫

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The RSA is designed to determine the forest regeneration status of young managed stands relative to an assumed future condition. The standard provides detailed descriptions of the office and field procedures and imparts practical aids and tools to assist timber disposition holders in conducting forest regeneration assessments. The information obtained by using the RSA is intended to support a wide variety of activities including regulatory requirements, planning applications, forest regeneration monitoring and decision making.

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Annual status of reforestation in Alberta report

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The Government of Alberta, through the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (AF), regulates forest management on the Crown Land of Alberta. Reforestation in Alberta is the responsibility, by... More ≫

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The Government of Alberta, through the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (AF), regulates forest management on the Crown Land of Alberta. Reforestation in Alberta is the responsibility, by law, of those who harvest trees on Crown Land. Companies that harvest trees are required to report the result of their reforestation activities to the government annually (by May 15). Reforestation activities and their associated results are audited annually by AF and this information is used to ensure that forestry activities are conducted in a sustainable manner and in compliance with legislation.

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Ministerial Order 015/2020 [Agriculture and Forestry]

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Ministerial Order modifying sections of the Timber Management Regulation to suspend the application or operation of parts of the Timber Management Regulation, due to the state of public health... More ≫

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Ministerial Order modifying sections of the Timber Management Regulation to suspend the application or operation of parts of the Timber Management Regulation, due to the state of public health emergency in Alberta and the associated requirements and limitations, because timber disposition holders are unable to satisfy reforestation requirements during the 2020-21 timber year.

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Information Letter 2020-01 : elimination of approval requirement to conduct a regeneration survey

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Informs forest tenure holders of a two-step process to permanently remove the requirement to list harvest areas requiring a regeneration survey from the Reforestation Program. As Step 1, this... More ≫

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Informs forest tenure holders of a two-step process to permanently remove the requirement to list harvest areas requiring a regeneration survey from the Reforestation Program. As Step 1, this letter removes the requirement to submit for approval a listing of harvest areas that will be surveyed.

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Planning and reporting requirements for tree improvement

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This directive clarifies the planning, reporting, and monitoring requirements for deploying improved seed. It consolidates improved seed deployment requirements outlined in other policy documents... More ≫

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This directive clarifies the planning, reporting, and monitoring requirements for deploying improved seed. It consolidates improved seed deployment requirements outlined in other policy documents into a single reference document and is applicable to all timber disposition holders in the Green Area of Alberta with reforestation obligations.

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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : site preparation

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Forest managers use a variety of methods, collectively referred to as site preparation, to prepare harvested areas for reforestation. This annually-updated fact sheet presents information on site... More ≫

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Forest managers use a variety of methods, collectively referred to as site preparation, to prepare harvested areas for reforestation. This annually-updated fact sheet presents information on site preparation activities conducted by forest managers.

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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : reforesting harvested areas

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Annually-updated facts and statistics about reforestation activities undertaken in the province.

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Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards. Third revision of STIA

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The standards in this publication are released under the Timber Management Regulation and represent rules to facilitate the collection, development, processing, documentation, tracking, custody... More ≫

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The standards in this publication are released under the Timber Management Regulation and represent rules to facilitate the collection, development, processing, documentation, tracking, custody and eventual use of forest reproductive materials. The forest genetic resources of Alberta are crucial to the long-term economic and ecological stability of the province. Without proper management, human activity can lead to genetic erosion, reduced fitness and loss of evolutionary resilience in wild populations, and can also reduce opportunities for development of new and useful plant varieties and gene products.

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