. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. ? Coniferous 0 Deciduous 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 Reforestation New provincial "Free to Grow" reforestation standards were implemented on March 1st. These standards are a significant step in ensuring the long-term sustained growth of new forests and addressing problems that have been identified on some reforested coniferous cutovers such as low survival or growth rates of • seedlings. ; Regeneration surveys were completed on 18,8
. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. ? Coniferous 0 Deciduous 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 Reforestation New provincial "Free to Grow" reforestation standards were implemented on March 1st. These standards are a significant step in ensuring the long-term sustained growth of new forests and addressing problems that have been identified on some reforested coniferous cutovers such as low survival or growth rates of • seedlings. ; Regeneration surveys were completed on 18,827 ha of cutover land. Site preparation was done on 9,483 ha, 2*008 ha , and 6,451 ha planted (with 9,117,392 spruce and pine seedlings). AFS manually cleaned and tended 640 ha and collected 1,744 hectolitres of pine and spruce cones (predominantly pine). Pine Ridge Forest Nursery A major retrofit of facilities and expansion of greenhouse space began in late 1990. The expansion will increase the nursery's annual capacity from to million seedlings (gross). Pine Ridge processed 15,750 hectolitres of cones, resulting in 8,235 kg of seed. SEEDLINGS SHIPPED 1990-91 Barefoot (Pine Ridge) 6917 000 Container (Pine Ridge) 12 298 000 Container (contracts) 18 046 000 Total 37 261 000 As part of the forest genetics program, three white spruce seed orchards were expanded and two new seed orchards for tamarack and black spruce were established. As well, a farm site was purchased and will be used to develop a cooperative seed orchard with forest industry. Eighty-nine superior trees were selected, propagated and established in the seed orchards and clone banks at the nurserv. The genetics seed bank was expanded to 250 additional seedlots. Field trials were run for genetic testing of lodgepole pine and to screen winter hardiness of Douglas fir, Scots and red pine. As well, cooperative improvement projects continued in seed and wood technology with the forest industry. ' F
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