Tree Improvement Branch

A series of Mountain Pine Beetle Seed Planning communications outlined below, highlight our understanding of the current state of Interior Lodgepole Pine (Pli) seed availability, including short term seed inventory analysis, legal considerations for cone collections and registrations, and superior provenance stand collection opportunities. Seed planning is an important aspect of our forest stewardship and reforestation activities.

• Interior Lodgepole Pine Seed Inventory Analysis Bulletin 1
• Interior Lodgepole Pine Superior Provenance Seed Sources Bulletin 2
• Interior Lodgepole Pine Superior Provenance Cone Crop Aerial Survey Bulletin 3
• Interior Seed Supply Analysis and Planning Bulletin 4
• Lodgepole Pine Cone Collections Bulletin 5
• Interior Lodgepole Pine Superior Provenance Locations Map

Legal Requirements and Consideration regarding Cone Collections and Seed Registration

• Chief Forester's Standards for Seed Use
• Tree Seed Legislation and Standards
• FRPA General Bulletin #1 : Collection, Registration, Processing and Disposition of Seed (Aug 2004)
• FRPA section 52(1)(b). Authorization to cut, damage or destroy Crown timber for silviculture or another purpose (e.g. cone collections)

Mountain Pine Beetle web pages of interest

• http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/mountain_pine_beetle/stewardship/
• http://nrin.forrex.org/servlet/mpb
• http://www.barkbeetlelinks.ca/