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All research reports are available free of charge by downloading the file. Simply click the report title to download the PDF version of the report.

You may also contact Forestry by e-mail: forestry@gov.ns.ca to recieve a copy by mail. Please indicate which copy or copies you require and we will send them to you as soon as possible; or write to the Natural Resources and Renewables Library:

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Nova Scotia Forest Practice Brochures

Your Forest Management Plan Information on plans, property lines, inventory, cutting schedules and protection.	Free
Building Woodland Roads Explains the terms: shaping, ditching, culverts, bridges, proper location, gravel and rightofway.	Free
Forest Surveys and Boundary Lines Explains line blazing, importance of good boundaries, surveys, boundary line renewals and replaced corner posts.	Free
Cleaning Forest Stands Answers the 5 w's of cleaning forest stands.	Free
Thinning Forest Stands Answers the 5 w's of thinning forest stands.	Free
Planting Forest Trees Answers the 5 w's of planting forest trees.	Free
Protecting Your Woodlot From Fire Rules for thinning, removing snags, lopping brush and ways to construct fire ponds.	Free
Thinning Mixed Hardwoods Answers the 5 w's of thinning mixed hardwoods.	Free
Safe Felling Contains the general rules when handling a power saw, examples of an escape route, how to construct notches and where to stand when felling.	Free
Safety From Stump To Roadside Describes limbing, bucking, piling and skidding processes. Includes safety tips when driving tractors.	Free
Harvesting Systems Shelterwood Method Explains the why,where and how shelterwood harvesting is carried out.	Free
Harvesting Systems Clearcut Method Explains the why, where and how clearcut harvesting is carried out.	Free
Harvesting Systems Selection Method Explains the why, where and how selective cutting is carried out.	Free
Harvesting Systems Seed Tree Method Explains the why, where and how the seed tree option to clearcut harvesting is carried out.	Free
Harvesting Systems Release Cutting Explains the why, where and how release cutting is carried out to free a desired crop species from an overtopping canopy.	Free
Shelterwood Harvesting Manual by Ronald G. Robertson and Robert W. Young, 1989, color illustrations. Intended for woodland owners, contractors, forest workers, or anyone else comtemplating shelterwood harvesting as an alternative to clearcutting.	Free
Tree Planting Manual by R. G. Robertson and R.W. Young, 52 pages, color illustrations. Primarily intended for contractors and their employees, although anyone planting trees will benefit.	Free
Woodlot Roads and Stream Crossings by G.C. Brathwaite, P.Eng., 1992, 34 pages, illustrated. Addresses the problems and solutions encountered with stream crossings and the construction of woodlot roads.	Free