Background Information:

In September/October 2005, changes were made in SPAR to the 'Area of Use' (minimum and maximum elevations) for several Class A seedlots that were originally registered under the Forest Practices Code.   These changes were made to ensure that the genetic worth (GW) of each seedlot was determined in accordance with the Chief Forester's Standards for Seed Use.  A list of the potential seedlot changes was completed in June 2005 and sent to seedlot owners for their review and decisions prior to implementation of the changes in SPAR.

Despite these changes, under Section 8.10 of the Standards, a person, at his or her sole discretion, can continue to transfer a seedlot registered under the Code in accordance with the limits assigned to the lot at the time of its registration.

In other words, if a person ordered and subsequently plants a seedlot in accordance with the transfer limits identified for that lot on SPAR prior to the aforementioned changes, that person would not have contravened the transfer standards.

The Chief Forester's Standards for Seed Use can be accessed at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/code/cfstandards/

The Seedlot Detail Report has a new section - "Area of Use History".  

To run the SPAR Seedlot Detail Report "Area of Use History":

• Go to Reports, Seedlot Reports and select Seedlot Detail Report. 
• Enter the seedlots that you wish to report on and select the report sections by entering Y or N beside each section. 
• Ensure that "Y" is selected for "Area of Use History".
• Submit the report.  It should open in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Note:  The historic information for most seedlots only goes back to the creation of the Seedlot Audit table earlier in 2005.  The exception is for Sx seedlots from Orchard 304.  A datafix was done so that the removal of SPZ = NE will be included in the "Area of Use History" section.  This is because we receive regular enquiries regarding the Orchard 304 seedlots.