Silviculture guidebooks
Last updated on February 24, 2026
Guidebooks for silviculture practices.
The Forest and Range Practices Act and its regulations took effect on Jan. 31, 2004. It replaced the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and regulations. Forest Practices Code guidance is presented for information purposes only.
The guidance offered here is still relevant with regard to field practice.
- Bark Beetle Management Guidebook (PDF, 1MB)
- Biodiversity Guidebook (PDF, 8MB)
- Forest Fertilization Guidebook
- Fish Stream Identification Guidebook (PDF, 854KB)
- Fish Stream Crossing Guidebook (PDF, 4.2MB)
- Free-growing Establishment Guidebook
- Gully Assessment Procedure Guidebook (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Hazard Assessment Keys for Evaluating Site Sensitivity to Soil Degrading Processes Guidebook (PDF, 553KB)
- Forest Health Surveys Guidebook (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Pruning Guidebook
- Range Use Plan Guidebook
- Riparian Management Area Guidebook
- Forest Road Engineering Guidebook
- Root Disease Management Guidebook
- Silviculture Prescription Guidebook (PDF, 754KB)
- Silviculture Surveys Guidebook (PDF, 9.7MB)
- Fundamentals of Mechanical Site Preparation (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Soil Conservation Guidebook (PDF, 800KB)
- Soil Conservation Surveys Guidebook (PDF, 970KB)
- Spacing Guidebook
- Stand Management Prescription Guidebook (PDF, 585KB)
- Silviculture Systems Handbook (2025)
- Silvicultural Systems Handbook (2003) (PDF, 7.3MB)
- Coastal and Interior Watershed Assessment Guidebook (PDF, 847KB)
Guides
- Single Entry Dispersed Retention Stocking Standard Framework Implementation Guide (Coastal) - Feb 2014 (PDF, 2.1 MB )
- Fir Retention Stocking Standard (Coastal) - Aug 2016 (PDF, 664 KB)
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