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Forest Management Planning Standard
The Alberta Forest Management Planning Standard (the Standard) and its annexes, interpretive bulletins and updates comprise the standard for preparing and implementing Forest Management Plans (FMP) in Alberta. These standards ensure consistent, thorough plan submissions.
Operating ground rules
The following documents provide direction for developing timber harvest planning and operating ground rules. These rules affect forest management operations throughout the province. These documents will be under regular review by the Forest Management Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.
- Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules Framework for Renewal December 2016
- TM 118 – Annual Operating Plan Standard Form (PDF, 186 KB) November 2017
Provincial Operating Ground Rules
- Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules January 1994
- Forest Soils Conservation Guidelines August 1994
Forest Management Agreement Operating Ground Rules
- Northeast Alberta (Alberta-Pacific) – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules October 2018
- ANC Timber Ltd. FMA – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules September 2016
- Blue Ridge Lumber Inc. – Operating Ground Rules February 2011
- Canadian Forest Products Ltd. – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules June 2016
- DMI Ltd. – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules August 2016
- Edson Forest Products – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules March 2014
- Hinton Wood Products FMA – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules May 2018
- Manning Forest Products – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules October 2017
- Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules February 2019
- 2018 Slave Lake Regional Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules February 2018
- Spray Lake Sawmills Ltd. (1980) and FMU C05 – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules March 2020
- Sundre Forest Products Ltd. – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules October 2019
- Upper Hay Regional – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules September 2019
- Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie – Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules July 2020
- Weyerhaeuser Pembina Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules May 2019
Forest Management Unit Operating Ground Rules
- FMU E08 Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules October 2018
- FMU F23 Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules May 2018
Reforestation standards
Reforestation Standard of Alberta (RSA)
- Reforestation Standard of Alberta May 2020
- RSA Establishment Field Sheets (XLS, 66 KB) May 2017
- RSA Establishment Field Sheets UP (XLS, 67 KB) May 2018
- RSA Establishment Reporting Cover Page (DOCX, 165 KB) May 2020
- RSA Performance MAI Field Sheets (Aerial Non Photo) (XLS, 83 KB) May 2018
- RSA Performance MAI (Validation Form) (XLSX, 26 KB) May 2020
- RSA Performance Strat Audit Forms (XLSX, 49 KB) May 2017
- RSA Performance Field Sheets (Aerial Non Photo Audit) (XLSX, 18 KB) May 2017
- RSA PS Field Audit Summary Tables Example (XLSX, 24 KB) May 2020
RSA Sample Selection Tool
- Sample Selection Tool (XLS, 1.2 MB) November 2018
- RSA Sample Selection Tool User's Manual(PDF, 584 KB) May 2018
- RSA Sample Selection Tool Licence Agreement (PDF, 74 KB) May 2018
RSA Compiler
- RSA Compiler (ZIP, 4.2 MB) May 2020
- RSA Compiler User Manual (PDF, 2.8 MB) November 2018
- RSA Compiler Licence Agreement (PDF, 73 KB) November 2018
RSA Landbase Designation Code and Mean Annual Increment (MAI) Standards
- Landbase Designation Code and Mean Annual Increment Standards Database (DOC, 2 MB) May 2015
- Mean Annual Increment Standards for Crown Forest Management Units January 2014
- Provincial Utilization Standard Conversion Report and Tool (ZIP, 5 MB)
Herbicide guidelines
- Forest Management Herbicide Reference Manual February 2004
Genetic standards
Manuals
The Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards (FGRMS) are presented in 2 separate documents. The first, entitled 'Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards Volume 1: Stream 1 and Stream 2' contains all standards. The second, entitled 'Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards Volume 1A: Stream 1' contains only those standards that apply to Stream 1 material.
- Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards Manual Volume 1 Stream 1 and Stream 2 December 2016
- Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards Manual Volume 1A Stream 1 December 2016
- Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards Manual (Stakeholder feedback) December 2016
- Approved Commercial Seed Processing and Testing Facilities (PDF, 120 KB) November 2018
- Seed Testing Standards Manual December 2016
- Seed Zones of Alberta Map December 2016
Forms
Find all FGRMS and forestry business forms
Procedures and examples
- Best Practices Field Procedures for Tree Measurements in Genetic Field Trails December 2016
- Example of Annual Operations Orchard Report – Appendix 35A (PDF, 559 KB) March 2011
- Example of Genetic Test Analysis Report – Appendix 28 (PDF, 290 KB) March 2011
- Example Controlled Parentage Program (CPP) Plan (PDF, 771 KB) August 2008
- Lodgepole Pine Superior Tree Selection Project November 2008
- White Spruce Superior Tree Selection Project 2007