Forestry policy directives
Compliance and enforcement
- 2006-04 Timber and Reforestation Operations Monitoring (May 1, 2006)
- 97-21 Public Disclosure of Penalties (December 15, 2019)
Forest business
- 2006-03 Application of Schedule 3 Timber Dues Rates – Part A and Part B (February 16, 2006)
- 97-05 Calculation of Timber Dues – Marginal Coniferous Saw Timber (September 23, 1997)
Forest harvesting operations and measurement
- AF-FDP-2021-04 Application of 10-Year Quadrants for Timber Quotas (November 1, 2021)
- AF-FDP-2017-07 Debris Management Standards for Timber Harvest Operations (January 3, 2018)
- 2016-01 Offsite Timber Storage Sites (May 1, 2016)
- 2015-05 Endangered Pine Directive – Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Stands (October 7, 2015)
- 2015-06 Approval of Exceptions to General Rate of Timber Dues (October 7, 2015)
- 2013-01 Mountain Pine Beetle Level 2 Harvest Priorities and Approval Process (April 11, 2013)
- SD 2011-03 Integration of Grazing and Timber Activities (April 15, 2011)
- 2011-02 Export of Unmanufactured Crown Timber and Wood Fibre (March 31, 2017)
- 2008-03 Industrial Timber Salvage Chargeability (November 01, 2008)
- 99-02 Timber Production Monitoring (August 16, 1999)
- 98-07 Timber on Government Road Allowances and Rights-of-Way (November 19, 1998)
- 98-03 Quota Production Chargeability (May 01, 1998)
- 97-18 Release of Timber Information (July 29, 1997)
- 97-11 Checking Weigh Scale Operations (September 23, 1997)
- 97-10 Timber Harvesting Rights Within Non-Timber Land Dispositions (July 29, 1997)
- 97-09 Off Shore Lumber Volume Calculation (July 29, 1997)
- 97-08 Use of Forms TM 9, TM 9A, TMPL 1 and TMPL 2 (July 29, 1997)
- 97-06 Marginal Timber for Sales Based Timber Operators (March 19, 1998)
- 97-02 Quadrant Over-Production – Exceeding Authorized Quadrant Volume (February 6, 1997)
Forest management
- Personal Use Forest Products Permit (May 1, 2021)
- Timber Forms (May 1, 2021)
Forest management planning
- AF-FDP-2021-03 Impacts of Wildfire Burned-Areas on Annual Allowable Cuts (October 26, 2021)
- AF-FDP-2017-03 Forest Management Planning Standard Interpretive Bulletin: Stewardship Reporting Requirements (September 8, 2017)
- AF-FDP-2017-05 Coniferous Community Timber Permit Program and Commercial Timber Program Management (August 3, 2017)
- 2007-01 Fire Salvage Planning and Operations (November 21, 2007)
- Alberta Vegetation Inventory Standards: Version 2.1.5 (January 2022)
Forest pests
- 2013-01 Mountain Pine Beetle Level 2 Harvest Priorities and Approval Process (April 11, 2013)
- 2011-04 Mountain Pine Beetle Log Management (PDF, 305 KB) (April 15, 2011)
- Information Letter – Best Management Practices for Hauling and Milling MPB-Infested Pine (PDF, 42 KB) (February 01, 2010)
- 2011-01 Importation of Conifer Logs and Forest Products With Bark Attached (February, 2021)
- 2013-02 Pesticide, Bark Beetle Pheromone and Biological Control Use Guidelines for Forest Pest Management (May 21, 2013)
- 2013-03 Forest Pest Management Product Development Guidelines (May 21, 2013)
- 2001-06 Weed Management in Forestry Operations (May 24, 2001)
Hinton Training Centre
- 2016-01 Hinton Training Centre Rates Directive (October 18, 2021)
Reforestation
- AF-FDP-2019-03 Planning and Reporting Requirements for Tree Improvement (November 28, 2019)
- AF-FP-2016-02 Mandatory Use of Improved Seed for Reforestation Directive (October 11, 2016)
For further information, see:
- Forest management standards and guidelines
- Assessing Damage from Disturbance to Regenerating Forest Stands in Cutblock Openings and Recovering Productivity (May 9, 2014)
- Regeneration Stratum Declarations and Allowable Cut Adjustments (April 7, 2006)
- Directive 2005-01 – Questions and Answers (PDF, 29 KB) (December 19, 2005)
- Industrial Vegetation Management Treatments (November 19, 1998)
- Continuing Contraventions of Reforestation Obligations (September 23, 1997)
- AF-FP-2016-02 Mandatory Use of Improved Seed for Reforestation (October 11, 2016)
Spatial digital data submissions
- No. 1 – Standards for Spatial Digital Data Submissions (September 1, 2023)
- No. 2 - Operational Plans Spatial Digital Data Submissions (September 1, 2023)
- No. 3 – Final Harvest Area Digital Data Submissions (November 4, 2020)
- No. 4 – Silvicultural Activities Digital Data Submissions (November 4, 2020)
Wildfire payment directive
Standard operating procedures
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