Tree Improvement Branch

Chronological Summary of Transfer Guideline and Seed Planning Zone Changes in British Columbia

Date

Type of Change

Legislation, Publication, Seed Planning Zones

May 1974

Seed Planning Zones

Forest Tree Seed Zones were created for British Columbia. A total of 67 numerical seed zones within 8 regions were designated to control seed movement.

December 1986

Seed Planning Zones

Interior seed planning zones consolidated into 7 southern zones and 14 central-northern zones.

December 1986

Seed Planning Zones

Seed Planning Zone maps the B.C. Interior produced (scale of 1:600,000, using UTM grid).

July 1987

Publication

'Seed Planning Zones and Transfer Guidelines for Interior Spruce and Lodgepole Pine'

April 7, 1988

Legislation

Forest Act, Section 6(l) - Silviculture Regulation
B.C. Reg. 147/88, transfer limits listed in Appendix A.

October 31, 1988

Legislation

Silviculture Regulation, B.C. Reg. 147/88 amended - Appendix A repealed.

June 1989

Publication

'Interior Seed Transfer Guidelines for Cone Collection Planning and Seedlot Selection'

August 1989

Seed Planning Zones

Coastal seed planning zones consolidated into 3 zones. The province was covered by a total of 24 seed planning zones (3 coastal and 21 interior).

July 1990

Publication

'Coastal Seed Transfer Guidelines'

June 1993

Publication Addendum

Interim revisions to 'Interior Seed Transfer Guidelines for Cone Collection and Seedlot Selection' and 'Coastal Seed Transfer Guidelines'.

February 7, 1994

Legislation

Silviculture Regulation, B.C. Reg. 147/88 repealed and replaced with Silviculture Practices Regulation, B.C. Reg. 42/94.

April 12, 1995

Guidebook

Forest Practices Code Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook.

June 15, 1995

Legislation

Forest Practices Code of B.C Act, Section 70(4)(c)
Silviculture Practices Regulation - Part 3, Division 1 (8) - Use of seed and vegetative material

May 15, 1996

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update #1 - miscellaneous transfer guideline changes.

June 11, 1997

Technical Standards

Technical Standards for the Registration of Seed and Vegetative Lots derived from Seed Orchards and Production Facilities

September 4, 1997

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update # 2 - included changes to the transfer of Class A seed, so that the elevation and latitude transfer limits would be defined by minimum and maximum values for each seed or vegetative lot.

April 1998

Seed Planning Zones

Interior Seed Planning Review - changes proposed to interior seed planning zones for Class A species.

September 9, 1998

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update #3 - included changes to the seed planning zones following the Interior Seed Planning Review.

September 20, 1999

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update #4 - included changes to superior provenance designations.

September 1999

Seed Planning Zones

Digital Map Files for Class A seed planning zones available for downloading

September 2000

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update #5 - addition of Genetic Worth values to 'select' seedlots and vegetative lots, addition of downward elevation limits for Class B seedlots.

September 2001

Guidebook Update

Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook -
Update #6 - included additions to superior provenance areas for Pli, etc.