BCMOF Research Branch - Forest Biology Section - Forest Dynamics

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Project:

Comparison of Vegetation Management Treatment Options
Project Number: EP1135
District(s): Boundary, Campbell River, Chilliwack, Revelstoke, South Island
Location: Grand Forks, Holt Creek, Menzies Bay Hybrid Poplar Plantation, Nahatlatch River, Okanagan Falls, Soards Creek
Project Leader(s): Phil Comeau, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Victoria
Contact:
E-mail: Phil.Comeau@gems2.gov.bc.ca
Phone: (250) 387-3299

Introduction:

Vegetation management is an integral part of forest renewal in British Columbia. Promoting the renewal of timber resources while retaining the highest levels of biodiversity presents the greatest challenge to forest managers. The Research Branch of the B.C. Ministry of Forests examines a wide range of silviculture management options including manual, biological, and herbicide treatments. Continual testing and demonstration of these treatment options provides information on treatment effectiveness, impacts and costs. The research into vegetation management options is providing the information and tools needed to make effective forest renewal decisions.

Subprojects:

  1. EP1135.01 Effectiveness of Repeated Manual Cutting for Release of Engelmann Spruce from Mixed-Shrub Communities in the Revelstoke District
  2. EP1135.02 A Comparison of Manual, Biological and Herbicide Treatments for Controlling Bigleaf Maple
  3. EP1135.03 A Comparison of Mulch Mat and Herbicide Treatments for Reducing Grass Competition in the IDFfww
  4. EP1135.04 Vegetation Management Options for Establishment of Hybrid Poplar Plantations
  5. EP1135.05 An Evaluation of Chondrostereum purpureum for the Control of Aspen and Sitka Alder

Acknowledgments:

Support for this project has been provided by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, the Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development (FRDAII), and Forest Renewal BC.

Last Updated: May 29, 1998.