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Outfitter guided hunter harvest report : black bear

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Estimated harvest of big game animals by non-resident and non-resident alien hunters in Alberta.

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Cougar management areas in Alberta

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Map of cougar management areas (CMAs) in Alberta effective for the start the 2024-2025 winter cougar season. The map includes Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) found within each CMA.

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Feral horse minimum count

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This map series denotes the boundaries of feral house population counts conducted annually in various Alberta equine management zones (EMZ) from 2013 to present.

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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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Alberta wildfire payment directive

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This directive establishes payment rates for emergency hire personnel not covered under contracts or wages, and fireline equipment not covered by the Alberta Road Builders & Heavy Construction... More ≫

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This directive establishes payment rates for emergency hire personnel not covered under contracts or wages, and fireline equipment not covered by the Alberta Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association Equipment Rental Rates Guide.

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Climate and CO2 sensitive forest growth models illustrated

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Understanding the impacts of climate and CO2 on forest growth has become increasingly important and necessary for sustainable forest management in Alberta and elsewhere. This technical/scientific... More ≫

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Understanding the impacts of climate and CO2 on forest growth has become increasingly important and necessary for sustainable forest management in Alberta and elsewhere. This technical/scientific document describes and demonstrates the fundamental concepts and methodologies associated with developing climate and CO2 sensitive models. It can help practitioners and decision-makers to better understand, adapt and devise climate-and-CO2-smart strategies to respond to the occurring and predicted changes due to climate and CO2.

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Operating ground rule guidance bulletin

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This information is intended to provide assistance and further clarification to timber disposition holders for certain topics in the Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules... More ≫

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This information is intended to provide assistance and further clarification to timber disposition holders for certain topics in the Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules (Provincial OGR) that need further detail to be better understood. With the desire to keep the OGR as simple as possible, supplemental guidance bulletins are created as necessary to fill in any explanatory gaps. The bulletins are not additional regulatory requirements but rather contain additional information to enable the adherence to existing policy.

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Alberta timber harvest planning and operating ground rules [2024]

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Ground rules are the practices used in planning and conducting timber harvesting operations. They constitute the methods used to implement decisions made in forest management plans and other... More ≫

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Ground rules are the practices used in planning and conducting timber harvesting operations. They constitute the methods used to implement decisions made in forest management plans and other higher-level plans such as integrated resource plans. Ground rules establish practices that minimize the chance of negative effects from timber harvesting and forest management operations and activities.

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Timber harvest planning and operating ground rules : ANC Timber Ltd. forest management plan/agreement area-specific addendum [2024]

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This addendum outlines forest management plan-specific ground rules which apply to the area outlined in Forest Management Agreement 8900026. These rules are in addition to the Alberta Timber... More ≫

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This addendum outlines forest management plan-specific ground rules which apply to the area outlined in Forest Management Agreement 8900026. These rules are in addition to the Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules 2024. Where a rule in the addendum and a rule in the provincial OGR relate to the same subject matter or objective, the rule in the addendum governs. FMP-specific addenda are supplemental to the OGRs and are negotiated with the applicable FMA holder where additional ground rules are needed to address specific strategies in a forest management plan or unique physical or non-physical landscape attributes.

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Directive – Utilization in forest management planning and timber operations

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The purpose of Directive 2024-01 is to identify options for timber disposition holders that would provide for operational efficiencies and enable secondary use of residual timber while maintaining... More ≫

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The purpose of Directive 2024-01 is to identify options for timber disposition holders that would provide for operational efficiencies and enable secondary use of residual timber while maintaining the sustainability of the resource.

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