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West Fraser Mills Ltd. (Edson) 2007 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is Forest Management Agreement FMA 9700032. The forest management plan includes the Forest Management Agreement and non-FMA portions of Forest Management Unit R13, collectively known as the Detailed Forest Area. The Detailed Forest Area is located within the Upper Athabasca, and North Saskatchewan Land-Use Framework planning regions in west central Alberta; it falls within the Subalpine, Upper Foothills, and Lower Foothills Natural Subregions.

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Surveys of damage agents affecting young tree genetics research plantations and seed orchards in Alberta and a summary of control treatments

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The results of the surveys reported here provide a summary of the biotic and abiotic agents affecting cones, seedlings and trees, gives a distributional summary of damage agents according to... More ≫

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The results of the surveys reported here provide a summary of the biotic and abiotic agents affecting cones, seedlings and trees, gives a distributional summary of damage agents according to plantation sites established within the province up to 1994, and indicates the relative importance of each agent. The report also provides a listing of unpublished technical reports that resulted from the work described here and can be referred to for further details where necessary.

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Patterns of optimal growth for white spruce provenances in Alberta

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This paper describes the pattern of genetic variation for growth potential among white spruce provenances in Alberta. It uses total height and diameter at breast height at 27-years from seed to... More ≫

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This paper describes the pattern of genetic variation for growth potential among white spruce provenances in Alberta. It uses total height and diameter at breast height at 27-years from seed to identify provenance differences in relation to latitude and elevation of weed origin. Latitude and elevation are the main variables that adequately describe climatic variability in Alberta.

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Blue Ridge Lumber Inc. operating ground rules [2011]

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The following ground rules apply to the FMA holder and all other timber disposition holders authorized under the forests Act and Timber Management Regulation operating within the FMA area. Ground... More ≫

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The following ground rules apply to the FMA holder and all other timber disposition holders authorized under the forests Act and Timber Management Regulation operating within the FMA area. Ground rules are the practices used in planning and conducting forest management operations which constitute the methods used to implement decisions made in the FMP and other higher level plans such as Plans under the Land Use Framework and Integrated Resource Plans (IRP).

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Registered forestry professional due diligence practise of department staff

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The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to outline reasonable due diligence expectations for department staff reviewing and approving validated forest management submissions.

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Patterns of optimal growth for lodgepole pine provenances in Alberta

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This report describes results from measurements of 15 year height and diameter at breast height made on a series of provenance trials comprised of 23 Alberta populations planted on 0 test sites... More ≫

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This report describes results from measurements of 15 year height and diameter at breast height made on a series of provenance trials comprised of 23 Alberta populations planted on 0 test sites across the province. Although currently the age of these trials ranges from 19 to 24, only 15 year data for height and diameter are available for all trials.

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Forest management unit S21 : 2010 mountain pine beetle amendment [Gordon Buchanan Enterprises Ltd., and Tolko Industries Ltd.]

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 0200039 allocated to West Fraser Mills Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd. (formally known as Gordon Buchanan Enterprises Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd.). The FMP includes the FMA and non-FMA portions of Forest Management Unit S21, collectively known as the Defined Forest Area. The DFA is located within the Upper Peace, Lower Peace and Upper Athabasca Land-Use Framework planning regions in north central Alberta; it falls within the Dry Mixedwood, Central Mixedwood, Upper Foothills and Lower Foothills Natural Subregions.

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A growth and yield projection system for natural and post-harvest stands in Alberta : predicting merchantable density

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This report outlines the sub-models developed to estimate merchantable density for the four species groups modeled by the Growth and Yield Projection System (GYPSY). These sub-models were designed... More ≫

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This report outlines the sub-models developed to estimate merchantable density for the four species groups modeled by the Growth and Yield Projection System (GYPSY). These sub-models were designed to work in concert with the GYPSY sub-models published in May 2009 (see Related).

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Alberta forest genetic resource management and conservation standards. Second revision of STIA

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The Alberta Forest Legacy document guided the original development of the standards. These standards were developed to allow for the possibility that all forests originating from Stream 2 material... More ≫

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The Alberta Forest Legacy document guided the original development of the standards. These standards were developed to allow for the possibility that all forests originating from Stream 2 material will be replaced through natural regeneration rather than planting. These standards will be adapted to evolving knowledge. The standards were implemented in 2003, reviewed in 2004 and 2005 and revised in July, 2005. They were reviewed again in 2008 and 2009 with a revision in May of 2009. A future review is planned for 2013.

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A growth and yield projection system for natural and post-harvest stands in Alberta

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Growth and Yield Projection System (GYPSY) is a forest growth model composed of a number of sub-models or functions. GYPSY is used to forecast the growth and yield of stands of trees on a per... More ≫

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Growth and Yield Projection System (GYPSY) is a forest growth model composed of a number of sub-models or functions. GYPSY is used to forecast the growth and yield of stands of trees on a per hectare basis. The 2009 version has been updated to include modelling capability for multiple species in pure and mixed species stands. It also enables forest managers to predict future growth based on reforestation survey results.

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