Overview

This web page provides access to Forest Management Manuals available in electronic form.

  • These documents are posted for the convenience of the user and in the case of any discrepancy between the Internet version and the published version, the published version is to be considered correct.
  • These documents are posted in their original form and therefore reference to a Department, organizational level or structure may not reflect the current situation.
  • Department staff should be consulted where clarification is necessary.
  • Due to technical limitations, some tables and figures may not be presented. In these cases the original published version should be sought.

Forest Management Plans

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.

Alberta Forest Management Planning Standard

Operating Ground Rules

The documents under this heading 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.

Provincial Operating Ground Rules - 1994

Forest Management Agreement Operating Ground Rules

Forest Management Unit Operating Ground Rules

Reforestation Standards

Reforestation Standard of Alberta (RSA)

RSA Sample Selection Tool

RSA Compiler

RSA Landbase Designation Code and Mean Annual Increment (MAI) Standards

Forest Management Herbicide Reference Manual

Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards (FGRMS)

Manuals

The Alberta Forest Genetic Resource Management and Conservation Standards are presented in two 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.

Forms

Procedures and Examples

Permanent Sample Plot (PSP)/Research Sample Plot (RSP)