Development of Hazard Rating for the Balsam Woolly Adelgid

The balsam woolly adelgid's (BWA) lack of wings results in limited dispersal and infestations build up locally, causing an irregular or spotty distribution of outbreaks.  Affected trees are unsuitable for lumber owing to uneven...

Description, Characterization and Identification of Stand Structure Classes in Northeastern Ontario: The application of Multi-Cohort Concepts in the Classification of Stands From Four Forest Types to Cohorts

This is Technical Report #3 from the Lake Abitibi Model Forest.  Specific objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate and extend cohort classification approaches developed in Québec to northeastern Ontario; 2) to develop a more...

Developing an Ecological Land Classification for the Fundy Model Forest, Southeastern New Brunswick, Canada

In 1993 an Ecological Land Classification (ELC) approach was chosen with goals of quantifying and mapping the distribution of forest ecosystems in the Fundy Model Forest. The ELC would subsequently provide a framework for discussions concerning...

American Beech Vegetation Propagation and Genetic Resistance Testing

This multi-year research program was aimed at developing the capacity for managing forest types having a component of beech, through understanding the dynamics of the disease, and by developing protocols for producing disease resistant beech trees....

Awareness of Forest and Stream Ecology

This project was designed to increase the knowledge of students in the schools throughout the Canaan-Washademoak Watershed about the forest and stream conditions in this geographic area. The purpose was to increase the students’ awareness of, and...