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Forests Act contraventions

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The Alberta Government monitors compliance of forestry-related legislation, regulations and policy directives. Government is required to report all contraventions and non-compliance by disclosing... More ≫

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The Alberta Government monitors compliance of forestry-related legislation, regulations and policy directives. Government is required to report all contraventions and non-compliance by disclosing the name of the person or company who has broken the law or specific conditions, the municipality in which the person resides or the company is located, a description of the contravention, and the amount of the penalty.

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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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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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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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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : monitoring forest operations

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Provides annual facts and statistics about work done by the Alberta government to monitor forest operations in the province.

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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : area harvested

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Presents annual facts and statistics on the amount of area where timber harvesting occurred on public lands in Alberta.

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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : enforcing forestry standards

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Provides annual facts and statistics about forestry standards enforcement actions undertaken by the government . A key to sustainable forest management is ensuring forestry-related regulations,... More ≫

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Provides annual facts and statistics about forestry standards enforcement actions undertaken by the government . A key to sustainable forest management is ensuring forestry-related regulations, policies and directives are appropriate and that they are followed.

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Sustainable forest management facts & statistics : general boundary information

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This annually-updated information sheet presents boundary information for the various forest management units and forest management agreements in the province.

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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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