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Contact the Fort Nelson Forest District office to enquire as to the availability of the Fort Nelson Forest
Health Strategy, (250) 774-5511.
During the years 1985 to 2001 the Fort Nelson Forest District was ravaged by a massive outbreak of the
eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana). During those years the principle tree
species used as food by the budworm was the
white spruce (Picea glauca). Secondary species was the
sub-alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa).
In the years 2001 to 2005 it appears that there
was a total collapse of the budworm populations as evidenced by various federal and provincial surveys.
The Federal Insect and Disease Survey (FIDS) funded the forest health monitoring prior to the year 2002
in the Fort Nelson Forest District, with heavy involvement of district staff. Forest Health monitoring
was briefly shifted to the responsibility of the Fort Nelson DFAM group. As of 2004, this responsibility
was transferred back to the Ministry of Forests and Range. In 2007 district staff once more became
heavily involved in monitoring forest health conditions.
To find information from a provincial perspective, please visit the MoFR, Forest Practices Branch,
Forest Health Unit.
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