Silviculture Survey Reference Documents

Secondary Structure Surveys

• Forest Planning and Practices Regulation Amendments to Protect Secondary Structure (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Order-in-Council Defining "Secondary Structure" (PDF)
• Explanation of Secondary Structure Regulation Amendments (PDF)
• Suggested Survey Method for Measuring Stocking of Secondary Structure (PDF)

Guidebooks, Regulations & Tools

• Forest Cover Stratification and Milestone Declaration V1.4 (PDF, 3.6MB)
• Forest Practices and Planning Regulation Amendment (PDF)
• Multi-storey Survey Procedures Course Workbook (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Site Index Estimates by BEC Site Series (SIBEC) 2006

Maximum Density Policy

• Maximum Density for Lodgepole Pine - Southern Interior Forest Region (PDF)
• Maximum Density for Lodgepole Pine - Northern Interior Forest Region (PDF)

Damage Agent & Decision Codes

• Deciduous Damage Agent and Condition Codes (PDF)
• Conifer Damage and Agent and Condition Codes (PDF)

Stand Establishment Decision Aids (SEDAs)

• Competing Vegetation SEDAs
• Forest Health SEDAs

Damage Criteria

The following criteria are for information only. The preparer and the approved forest stewardship practitioner are responsible for defining specific damage criteria for assessing residual coniferous trees. The following criteria should be used in the absence of criteria within the Forest Stewardship Plan.

• Defoliation Guidelines for Determinate Species (PDF)
• Stand Development Monitoring Damage Criteria for Even-Aged (Age Class 2 & 3) Coniferous Trees (PDF)
• Broadleaf Free Growing Damage Criteria (PDF)
• Multi-layer Free Growing Damage Criteria (PDF)
• Free Growing Damage Criteria (PDF)

Forest Health Stand Tending Decision Keys

• Field Guidelines for the Selection of Stands for Spacing - Coastal (PDF)
• Field Guidelines for the Selection of Stands for Spacing - Interior (PDF)