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Silviculture and Best Management Practices for the Dry-Belt Douglas Fir Area...

This document serves as a first approximation of guidelines for managing forests in British Columbia. Recognizing the historical influence of First Nations cultural burning and...

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Seeking Alternatives to Clearcutting in British Columbia- The role of...

This paper reports on a significant government initiative, the Silvicultural Systems Program, established in response to public criticism of widespread clearcutting in British...

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Implementing new forest management principles in coastal British Columbia-...

This case study the practical and economic implications of implementing ecosystem-based management principles in a coastal British Columbia old-growth forest. The study...

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Implementing new forest management principles in coastal British Columbia-...

This case study investigates the economic and operational feasibility of implementing variable retention harvesting in coastal British Columbia. It details a specific trial on...

Implementing new forest management principles in coastal British Columbia-...

This case study investigates the economic and operational feasibility of implementing variable retention harvesting in coastal British Columbia. It details a specific trial on...

Implementing new forest management principles in coastal British Columbia-...

This case study investigates the practical application and economic implications of ecosystem-based management in coastal British Columbia. It details a specific harvesting...

Interaction of Fire Fuels and Climate Across Rocky Mountain Forests

This paper explores the complex interactions between fire, fuels, and climate across the diverse Rocky Mountain forests, emphasizing that a uniform approach to wildfire...

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Timber-focused Evaluation of Partial Cutting in BC Under the Forest and...

This document details a timber-focused evaluation of partially harvested forest areas within a specific management unit. Its core purpose was to determine if the resulting stand...

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Adaptive Management Newsletter - Single and Double Loop Learning- Summer 2000

This newsletter aims to inform readers about the concepts, projects, and events related to adaptive management, particularly within British Columbia. A central theme is the...

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Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward (STEMS)-...

This document details the establishment of a significant forestry experiment called Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward . The core purpose of STEMS...

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Silviculture Options in the Central Coast

This document explores alternatives to clearcutting in British Columbia. It details the environmental context of the Central Coast, including its physical environment, diverse...

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Partial Cutting and Helicotper Yarding on Environmentally Sensitive...

This case study details a study conducted in British Columbia in 1991 where the central focus is on methods of timber harvesting, specifically partial cutting and helicopter...

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Comparing Clearcutting and Alternatives in a High-Elevation Forest- Early...

This extension note reports on the early findings of the Sicamous Creek Silvicultural Systems project, a long-term study comparing different forestry practices in high-elevation...

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Adapting Forest and Range Management to Climate Change in the Skeena Region-...

This extension note serves as a guide for adapting forest and range management practices in the Skeena Region of British Columbia to the realities of climate change. Recognizing...

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Paper Birch and Fireweed Stand Establishment Decision Aid

This extension note offers practical guidance on managing paper birch and fireweed in British Columbias coastal forests, specifically the Coastal Western Hemlock submaritime...

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Variable Retention Decision Aid for Biodiversity and Habitat Retention

This extension note serves as a practical guide for forest managers in coastal British Columbia. It introduces the variable retention silvicultural system, a method focused on...

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Two Decades of Variable Retention in British Columbia- A Review of its...

This paper is a comprehensive review of variable retention forestry as it has been implemented and studied in British Columbia over the past two decades, focusing on its...

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Maintaining Attributes of Old-Growth Forests in Coastal BC Through Variable Retention

This case study details the adoption and implementation of variable retention, a new forestry approach by Weyerhaeusers British Columbia Coastal Group. Recognizing the...

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Successional Responses to Natural Disturbance Forest Management and Climate...

This extension note outlines the successional pathways of various forest ecosystems in British Columbia and how these natural trajectories are influenced by natural...

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Southern Interior Forest Region- Forest Health Stand Establishment Decision Aids

This extension note serves as a practical guide for silvicultural practitioners. It addresses critical operational concerns identified by the forestry community, specifically...

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