. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. 1991-92 Annual Report The record timber harvest of 9,720,830 m3 of coniferous timber and 2,172,944 m3 of deciduous timber was an increase of 4 per cent and a decrease of 6 per cent, respectively, over the previous year. The 1991-92 harvest represented 67 per cent of the coniferous annual allowable cut and 21 per cent of the deciduous annual allowable cut. Timber Harvest (Thousand Cubic Metres). 1987-88 • 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 Reforestation New
. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. 1991-92 Annual Report The record timber harvest of 9,720,830 m3 of coniferous timber and 2,172,944 m3 of deciduous timber was an increase of 4 per cent and a decrease of 6 per cent, respectively, over the previous year. The 1991-92 harvest represented 67 per cent of the coniferous annual allowable cut and 21 per cent of the deciduous annual allowable cut. Timber Harvest (Thousand Cubic Metres). 1987-88 • 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 Reforestation New provincial "Free to Grow" reforestation standards, implemented March 1,1991, have increased reforestation activity in the province by both the Alberta Forest Service and forest industry. These standards represent a major step forward in ensuring the long- term sustained growth of new forests. These standards, have caused forest managers to take a critical look at reforestation prescriptions, resulting in an emphasis on . ecologically based reforestation. Regeneration surveys were completed on 12,370 ha of cutover area. Site preparation was done on 10,860 ha- and 10,560 ha were planted with some million spruce and pine seedlings. Approximately 500 ha were seeded. AFS manually cleaned and tended 1000 ha and collected 2,578 hectolitres of pine cones. Pine Ridge Forest Nursery Facilities'at the Pine Ridge Forest Nursery were . upgraded and expanded through the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. A new greenhouse (6,000 square metres) was erected and the first crop of Container seedlings was sown in the new greenhouse in January 1992. Seven hectares of new bareroot fields were prepared for transplanting stock in 1992 and SEEDLINGS SHIPPED 1991-92 Bareroot (Pine Ridge) 9,268,357 Container (Pine Ridge) 15,297,640 Container (contracts) 26,232,126 Total 50,798,123 Forest Protection The Lac La Biche Forest started out the 1991 fire season with very high drought c
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