Silviculture survey reference documents
Last updated on June 23, 2025On this page
- Stratification
- Complex vertical stand structures
- Site index
- Maximum density
- Aerial Assessments
- Spacing
- Elk
- Swiss needle cast
- Secondary structure surveys
Stratification
- Chief Forester's Forest Planning Practices memo on stratification (PDF, 175KB)
- Forest Cover Stratification and Milestone Declaration V1.4 (PDF, 3.6MB)
- Using Stratification to Achieve Non-Timber Objectives (PDF, 659KB)
Complex vertical stand structures
- Multi-Storey Survey Procedures Course Workbook (PDF, 2.6MB)
- SEDRSS Implementation Guide (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Appendix 3: Coastal Second Growth Douglas-fir (Fdc) Retention Stocking Standard SEDRSS (PDF, 664KB)
Site index
- How to Determine Site Index in Silviculture
- Site Index Estimates by BEC Site Series (SIBEC)
- SiteTools
Maximum density
- Chief Forester Memo- Maximum Density Guidance- June 2022 (PDF, 171KB)
- Maximum Density for Lodgepole Pine - Southern Interior Forest Region (PDF, 114KB)
- Maximum Density for Lodgepole Pine - Northern Interior Forest Region (PDF, 2.6KB)
Aerial Assessments
- Aerial Assessments Suitability Matrix training video
- Using Aerial Assessments for Free Growing Declarations PDF
- Aerial Assessment Suitability Matrix
Spacing
- Field Guidelines for the Selection of Stands for Spacing - Coastal (PDF, 348KB)
- Field Guidelines for the Selection of Stands for Spacing - Interior (PDF, 470KB)
Elk
- Roosevelt Elk Impacts on Reforestation: Mitigation Options (PDF, 769KB)
- CRIT- Exemption from Obligation to Establish a Free Growing Stand Due to Damage by Roosevelt Elk Guidance (PDF, 329KB)
Swiss needle cast
- Swiss Needle Cast Data Collection Spreadsheet (XLSX, 3.5MB)
- Presentation: Swiss Needle Cast Data Collection Procedures (PDF, 2MB)
- Training videos:
Secondary structure surveys
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