Indices
Forestry policy directives
Compliance and enforcement
- 2006-04 Timber and Reforestation Operations Monitoring (PDF, 388 KB) – May 1, 2006
- 97-21 Public Disclosure of Penalties (PDF, 43 KB) – November 24, 2010
Forest business
- 2006-03 Application of Schedule 3 Timber Dues Rates – Part A and Part B (PDF, 17 KB) – February 16, 2006
- 97-05 Calculation of Timber Dues – Marginal Coniferous Saw Timber (PDF, 33 KB) – September 23, 1997
Forest harvesting operations and measurement
- AF-FDP-2017-07 Debris Management Standards for Timber Harvest Operations (PDF, 214 KB) – January 3, 2018
- 2016-01 Offsite Timber Storage Sites (PDF, 309 KB)
- 2015-05 Endangered Pine Directive – Mountain Pine Beetle Infested Stands (PDF, 33 KB) – October 7, 2015
- 2015-06 Approval of Exceptions to General Rate of Timber Dues (PDF, 49 KB) – October 7, 2015
- 2013-01 Mountain Pine Beetle Level 2 Harvest Priorities and Approval Process (PDF, 399 KB) – 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 (PDF, 90 KB) – March 31, 2017
- 2008-03 Industrial Timber Salvage Chargeability (PDF, 39 KB) – November 01, 2008
- 99-02 Timber Production Monitoring (PDF, 28 KB) – August 16, 1999
- 98-07 Timber on Government Road Allowances and Rights-of-Way (PDF, 15 KB) – November 19, 1998
- 98-03 Quota Production Chargeability (PDF, 22 KB) – May 01, 1998
- 97-18 Release of Timber Information (PDF, 18 KB) – July 29, 1997
- 97-11 Checking Weigh Scale Operations (PDF, 22 KB) – September 23, 1997
- 97-10 Timber Harvesting Rights Within Non-Timber Land Dispositions (PDF, 22 KB) – July 29, 1997
- 97-09 Off Shore Lumber Volume Calculation (PDF, 19 KB) – July 29, 1997
- 97-08 Use of Forms TM 9, TM 9A, TMPL 1 and TMPL 2 (PDF, 23 KB) – July 29, 1997
- 97-06 Marginal Timber for Sales Based Timber Operators (PDF, 21 KB) – March 19, 1998
- 97-02 Quadrant Over-Production – Exceeding Authorized Quadrant Volume (PDF, 19 KB) – February 6, 1997
Forest management planning
- AF-FDP-2017-03 Forest Management Planning Standard Interpretive Bulletin: Stewardship Reporting Requirements (PDF, 626 KB) – September 8, 2017
- AF-FDP-2017-05 Coniferous Community Timber Permit Program and Commercial Timber Program Management (PDF, 164 KB) – August 3, 2017
- 2007-01 Fire Salvage Planning and Operations (PDF, 59 KB) – November 21, 2007
- 97-12 Verification of Disposition Holder Forest Inventories (PDF, 161 KB) – September 23, 1997
- Updated: July 28, 2010
Forest pests
- 2013-01 Mountain Pine Beetle Level 2 Harvest Priorities and Approval Process (PDF, 399 KB) – April 11, 2013
- 2011-04 Mountain Pine Beetle Log Management (PDF, 306 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 (PDF, 111 KB) – Oct, 2016
- 2013-02 Pesticide, Bark Beetle Pheromone and Biological Control Use Guidelines for Forest Pest Management (PDF, 288 KB) – May 21, 2013
- 2013-03 Forest Pest Management Product Development Guidelines (PDF, 193 KB) – May 21, 2013
- 2001-06 Weed Management in Forestry Operations (PDF, 30 KB) – May 24, 2001
Hinton training centre
- 2016-01 Hinton Training Centre Rates Directive (PDF, 198 KB) – July 1, 2016
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 (PDF, 531 KB) – October 11, 2016
- Reforestation Standard of Alberta (PDF, 185 KB) – May 1, 2015
For further information, see:
- Forest management manuals and guidelines
- Assessing Damage from Disturbance to Regenerating Forest Stands in Cutblock Openings and Recovering Productivity (PDF, 265 KB) – May 9, 2014
- Regeneration Stratum Declarations and Allowable Cut Adjustments (PDF, 78 KB) – April 7, 20061
- Directive 2005-01 – Questions and Answers (PDF, 29 KB) – December 19, 2005
- Industrial Vegetation Management Treatments (PDF, 20 KB) – November 19, 1998
- Continuing Contraventions of Reforestation Obligations (PDF, 20 KB) – September 23, 1997
- AF-FP-2016-02 Mandatory Use of Improved Seed for Reforestation (PDF, 531 KB) – October 11, 2016
Spatial digital data submissions
- Spatial Digital Data Submission Directives Release (PDF, 49 KB)
- Spatial Data Directives and Implementation for 2016 (PDF, 92 KB)
- Spatial Data Directives – Clarity on Submissions Due in May 2016 (PDF, 140 KB)
- No. 1 – Standards for Spatial Digital Data Submissions (PDF, 62 KB) – May 6, 2016
- No. 2 – Forest Harvest Plan/Annual Operating Plan/As-Built Spatial Digital Data Submissions (PDF, 61 KB) – May 6, 2016
- No. 3 – Final Cutblock Digital Data Submissions (PDF, 52 KB) – May 6, 2016
- No. 4 – Silvicultural Activities Digital Data Submissions (PDF, 55 KB) – May 6, 2016
- Chapter 4 – Vegetation Inventory Standards (PDF, 1.2 MB) – December 4, 2015
- Forestry SFTP Site User Access Guide (PDF, 580 KB) – December 4, 2015
- Spatial Digital Data Formats Guidelines (PDF, 356 KB) – May 6, 20162
- Spatial Digital Data Submission Standards Directives FAQs (PDF, 76 KB) – May 6, 2016
Wildfire payment directive
- 2017-01 Alberta Wildfire Payment Directive (PDF, 237 KB) – May 25, 2018
Standard operating procedures and related forms
- 2008-1 – Registered Forestry Professional Due Diligence Practise of Department Staff (PDF, 57 KB) – August 1, 2008