Fertilization Program Information
Last updated on July 8, 2025Strategy
Planning
Foliar Analysis
- Foliar Analysis - March 2015 Program Webinar (PDF)
- Foliar Analysis (2014 powerpoint presentation) (PPT)
- New tools for Interpreting Foliar Nutrient Status (Presentation by Robert Brockley, 2012) (PPT)
- Foliar Nutrient Interpretative Tables (DOC)
- Foliar nutrient normalization documentation (PPT)
- Foliar data normalization spreadsheet Brockley 2013 (XLS)
- Foliar sampling guidelines and nutrient interpretative criteria for lodgepole pine (Extension Note 52; Brockley 2001)
Forest Health
- Fertilization of Spruce and Forest Health in Prince George & Quesnel TSAs for 2015 - March 2015 Program (PDF)
- Forest Insect Risks for Fertilization of Lodgepole Pine in 2012 in BC - Robert Hodgkinson (PPT)
- Forest Pathogen & Mammal Damage Ricks for Fertilizing- Richard Reich 2012 (PPT)
Operations
- Forest Fertilization meeting Feb 2, 2006, Al Hunter, R.P.F. (PDF)
- Fertilization Presentation (Al Hicks 2007) (PPT)
- Aerial Fertilization Prescription Development - Nigel Ross, R.P.F., 2010 (PDF)
- Operation Planning Issues - Jim Hunt and Kathryn Willis 2011 (PPT)
Monitoring
- Operational Fertilization Monitoring - March 2015 Program Webinar (PDF)
- BC Operational Forest Fertilization Program – Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Protocols - March 2015 Program Webinar (PDF)
- An Alternative Fertilization Monitoring Protocol
Research
- Prince George fertilization workshop (Brockley Feb 6, 2006) (PPT)
- Can intensive fertilization mitigate future timber supply challenges in the interior of British Columbia? - Rob Brockley 2009 (PDF)
- Broadening the Scope: Fertilization of Lodgepole Pine and Subalpine Fir - Rob Brockley 2009 (PDF)
- TIPSY fertilization - Brockley MDL 2010 (PPT)
- Brockley, R.P. 2001 Foliar sampling guidelines and nutrient interpretative criteria for lodgepole pine - B.C. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Victoria - Extension Note 52
- Effects of Plantation Density on Growth 2011 (PPT)
- Forest Soil Response - Melanie Jones and Shannon Berch 2011 (PPT)
- Research Update - Coastal Douglas-fir Fertilization - Eleanor McWilliams and Ian Cameron 2012 (PPT)
- The Carryover Effect: and assessment of the continued effects of nitrogen fertilization of previous stands on subsequent stands of 9-11 year old Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest - Paul Footen 2012 (PPT)
- The Effect of Site and Soil on Fertilizer Response of Coastal Douglas-fir - D. Briggs, K. Littke, R. Harrison 2012 (PPT)
- Intensive Fertilization of Interior Spruce, Brockley 2013 (PPT)
Western Redcedar & Western Hemlock
- Fertilization of Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) - R.W. Negrave 2009 (PPT)
- Scar-Fert- - Jan 2010 (PPT)
- Timing of Fertilization/Cw Fertilization - Rod Negrave 2011 (PPT)
- Productivity and Economic Analysis of the SCHIRP trial - Victor Nery 2012 (PDF)
- The Effects of excessive moisture on soil C and N mineralization and site productivity - Cindy Prescott, Toktam Sajedi 2012 (PPT)
- Western Red Cedar Update - R. Negrave 2013
Technical
- Fertilization and Carbon Sequestration in BC Forests 2008 (PDF)
- Potential Losses after Fertilization 2006 (PDF)
- Urea and wildlife 2008 (PDF)
- Timing of application with regard to weather - Ammonia Volatilization from Urea - David Kissel 2007 (PPT)
- An Integration of Forest and Lake Fertilization: Transport and Transformation of Fertilizer Elements - Perrin et al 1984 (PDF)
- Streamline Volume 9, Fertilization in Forested Watersheds, pp13, Pike and Perrin
- Stream Water Quality Associated with Forest Fertilization in the Bigg Creek Watershed near Vernon BC
Miscellaneous
- Fertilization June 20, 2005 (PPT)
- Forest Fertilization effects 2005 (PPT)
- Astridge, K. Carbon Offsets and Financial Opportunities (PPT)
- Biosolids Forest Fertilization - John Lavery (PDF)
- Enhanced Forest Management: Fertilization & Economics (2001 Conference proceedings edited by Colin Bamsey) (PDF)
- LBIS Fertilization Assessment 2013 (PPT)