To ensure that Nova Scotia's forests are harvested in a sustainable way, their growth and quality are enhanced through silviculture techniques. Some of the silviculture treatments tested and reported on include shelterwoods, seed tree harvests, plantations, vegetation management, pre-commercial thinning, and crop-tree-release. These silviculture treatments and their effective use are critical to timber sustainability. The Timber Management group conducts research and reports on these silviculture techniques to ensure that they are applied in appropriate stand and site conditions at optimum times.

Links

• Survey of Plantations Established Without the use of Herbicides
• Results of Trials to Test the Effectiveness of Large Plantation Stock in Outgrowing Competition
• Other Silviculture Reports