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Forest Health

Forest Health, a component of the Silviculture Program, is responsible for the detection and quantification of forest health problems, and, where necessary, the prescription and implementation of protective or suppressive treatments to anticipate and prevent insect, disease and mammal damage to reforested areas and old growth stands. It also evaluates the effect of forest practices on forest health as these occasionally increase the risk of damage from insects, diseases and mammals.

Link to Forest Health Programs and Projects using the Program Areas menu or quick index below. Use the Related Pages menu at top right to link to related information elsewhere in the Ministry of Forests web site.

Quick Index

Forest Health Section (General)

• Forest Health Contacts
• Provincial Forest Health Strategy
• Provincial Forest Health Program
• Future Forest Ecosystems
  • Biotic Agents Working Group report
• Forest Investment Account Forest Health Activity Eligibility Criteria
• Aerial Overview Surveys
• TSA Forest Health Strategy Template
• Forest Health Training Portal
• Forest Health Progress Reports  - now in Archives
• Forest Health General Information
• Forest Health Links
• Forest Health Legislation
• Forest Health Publications
  • Field Guide to Forest Damage in B.C.
• Forest Health Stand Tending Decision Keys – Coastal | Interior
• Forest Health Information Management Index (links to templates for strategies and tactical plans, data standards, etc.)
• Pine Stem Rust surveys

Forest Pests

Bark Beetles

• MSMA - Policy and procedures for documenting and handling MSMA Legacy Trees
• Bark Beetles in B.C. – general information on bark beetles
  • Timber Supply and the Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation in British Columbia – October 2003 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Timber Supply Analysis: Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation
    Oct. 30, 2003 backgrounder
  • Link to BC Parks FAQ Page on Mountain Pine Beetle and Protected Areas
• Bark Beetle Management Technical information
• Provincial Bark Beetle Management Strategy (in prep.)

Gypsy Moth

• BCFS Gypsy Moth Home Page

Invasive Species

• Balsam Woolly Adelgid (link to Ministry of Agriculture & Lands)
• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency takes the lead in Canada for monitoring and investigating potential invasive forest health agents.  The public provides valuable assistance in their efforts. Here are some useful links:
  • CFIA Invasive Alien Species Homepage
  • Asian longhorned beetle identification

Last updated on April 18, 2008
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