The present Regulations enact the Forest Management Act. In particular, section 2 establishes the “Forest Renewal Program” which, for private forest land, shall consist of the following potential treatments or applications: a) tree seedling production for reforestation purposes; b) forest regeneration through either planting or enhancement of natural regeneration, or a combination thereof; c) site preparation for regeneration enhancement; d) vegetative competition control through the use of herbicides, manual or mechanical methods; e) application of silvicultural cutting techniques to control the density, tree form, and species composition or to enhance natural regeneration for desired species in forest stands; f) integrated management advice on techniques which will provide for forest regeneration and the improvement of tree growth and access for the achievement of the forest management objectives specified by the landowner; g) forestry technical advice relating to the timing of proposed harvests or harvesting techniques. The text consists of 10 sections.
Canada · 1996-01-01