scholarly journals Applications of surficial mapping to forest management in New Brunswick

10.4138/1736 ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Pronk ◽  
A. A. Ruitenberg
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick

Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Stand and Landscape Characteristics in Northern New Brunswick, Canada (1945–2027)

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Etheridge ◽  
David A. MacLean ◽  
Robert G. Wagner ◽  
Jeremy S. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Intensive Forest Management

scholarly journals The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1573 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER G. MAJKA
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Maritime Provinces ◽  
Dinoderus Minutus ◽  
Saproxylic Species ◽  
Faunal List ◽  
Wood Boring

The beetle families of the Bostrichiformia—the Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae – in the Maritime Provinces of Canada are surveyed. Seventy-four native and established introduced species are now known to occur including 30 found in New Brunswick, 65 in Nova Scotia, and 29 on Prince Edward Island. Seven species are newly recorded from New Brunswick, 24 from Prince Edward Island, and 37 from Nova Scotia for a total of 68 new provincial records. A total of 31 species are newly recorded in the Maritime Provinces as a whole, three of which, Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius), Ernobius filicornis LeConte, and Ernobius granulatus LeConte, are newly recorded in Canada. Two species, Ptilinus pruinosus Casey and Caenocara oculata (Say), are removed from the faunal list of New Brunswick, and one subspecies, Attagenus unicolor unicolor (Brahm), is removed from the faunal list of Prince Edward Island since no specimens or published records could be found to support their presence.        Additional records of six other exotic species intercepted at ports and points in the region, but not established here, are also reported. A specimen of the Palearctic Ptinus bicinctus Sturm collected in 1915 in Nova Scotia, establishes a new early timeline for this species in North America. The fauna of the region is distinguished by the very large proportion (37 of 74 species, i.e. 50%) of which is introduced. It is also distinguished by the large proportion (22 of 37 species, i.e. 60%) of the indigenous, native fauna that is apparently rare, perhaps as a result of the historical impact of forest management practices on these wood-boring, saproxylic species. The fauna is further evaluated from both zoogeographic and ecological perspectives.

Forest management and gis what have we learned in new brunswick?

CISM journal ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
G.A. Jordan ◽  
T.A. Erdle
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick

Forest Management in New Brunswick: the Jaakko Pöyry Study, the Legislative Select Committee on Wood Supply, and where do we go from here?

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thom Erdle ◽  
David A MacLean
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Select Committee ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Intensive Forest Management ◽  
Social Management

In late 2001, the New Brunswick Forest Products Association submitted a letter to the New Brunswick Minister of Natural Resources, which triggered a three-year sequence of events whose potential to change New Brunswick forestry is more profound than any development since passage of the Crown Lands and Forests Act 25 years ago. Forestry in New Brunswick has risen to a level of prominence in the public and professional consciousness that is unprecedented in recent decades; the public voice is louder and stronger, industrial concerns are greater, and the economic vulnerability of the province is clearly evident. In this paper, we chronicle these events and identify some resulting and important challenges that confront the New Brunswick forestry community as it faces the future. The forestry community faces huge challenges to create a healthier forest and forest economy, which will require concerted, coordinated, and constructive efforts of practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers from the domains of social, management, and environmental science. Key words: forest policy, intensive forest management, public hearings, public participation, future directions of Crown land management

Integration of bioenergy strategies into forest management scenarios for Crown land in New Brunswick, Canada

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1319-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Carle ◽  
David A. MacLean ◽  
Thom A. Erdle ◽  
Roger J. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Timber Harvest ◽  
Joint Production ◽  
Timber Production ◽  
Harvest Residues ◽  
Bioenergy Production ◽  
Fossil Fuel Consumption

About 70% (110 PJ) of energy used in New Brunswick is sourced from fossil fuels, and its high cost and uncertain long-term supply have renewed interest in bioenergy production. To evaluate opportunities for sourcing bioenergy from the forest, we integrated bioenergy and timber production into a forest estate model and evaluated joint production scenarios for 3.3 million hectares of Crown land in New Brunswick over a 100-year horizon. Scenarios included maximizing timber or bioenergy production under three timing preferences (expressed as discount rates) and various combinations of harvest residues, pulpwood biomass, and willow ( Salix spp.) plantations. Under scenarios that allocated 66% of harvest residues and 30% of pulpwood to bioenergy production, maximizing discounted (8%) timber or bioenergy, respectively, generated average timber harvests of 6.51 and 6.26 Mm3·year–1 and bioenergy outputs equivalent to 30% and 32% of provincial fossil fuel consumption. Introducing 40 000 ha of willow plantations under the maximize bioenergy scenario yielded bioenergy equivalent to 41% of provincial fossil fuel consumption while maintaining the timber harvest at 6.21 Mm3·year–1. Our study demonstrates a framework for integrating bioenergy and timber production in forest management design and quantifies the significant potential for obtaining both bioenergy and timber from the forest.

scholarly journals Expanding socio-economic considerations in the management of New Brunswick's Crown land forests

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 708-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael I.L. Kennedy ◽  
Thomas M Beckley ◽  
Van A Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Select Committee ◽  
Wood Supply ◽  
Recommendations For Action

New Brunswick is in the midst of a forest policy debate regarding wood supply. This paper outlines the historical context, presents recent data and provides a detailed update on policy activities related to this debate. In 2004, the bi-partisan Legislative Select Committee on Wood Supply produced a report complete with recommendations for action. We report on the provincial government response to those recommendations, which has been to: broaden public input into forest management and planning; broaden the range of forest values considered in forest management/policy; and employ new tools, indicators and analysis to provide information to policy-makers. Key words: New Brunswick, wood supply, Crown land policy history, policy debate, socio-economic indicators, public participation in forest management

Optimal on- and off-site forest carbon sequestration under existing timber supply constraints in northern New Brunswick

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 2784-2796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric T. Neilson ◽  
David A. MacLean ◽  
Fan-Rui Meng ◽  
Chris R. Hennigar ◽  
Paul A. Arp
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
C Sequestration ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
C Storage ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Forest C

We describe a procedure to maximize carbon (C) sequestration and apply it to a 428 000 ha industrial forest management area in northern New Brunswick, Canada. Stand-specific C yield tables and C residency periods in harvested wood products were used as inputs to a linear programming model to maximize on- and off-site C sequestration in forest land. Five management scenarios were evaluated. A scenario that maximized on-site forest C sequestration for 80 years, respecting “business-as-usual” harvest constraints, projected an extra 3 t C·ha–1 across the forest management area compared with the business-as-usual scenario, with net C storage potential (forest C + forest C in products – emissions produced from decayed wood products) resulting in approximately 1 Mt C. A scenario to double softwood harvest led to a projected decrease in the forest C pool by approximately 5 t C·ha–1 from 2007 to 2082 and overall storage decrease of almost 2 Mt C from the base run. Other scenarios to increase or decrease harvest volumes by 10% resulted in overall C storage increases of 1.6 Mt C and almost 2.7 Mt C, respectively, above the base run. All scenarios resulted in net sinks of C after the 80 year simulation.

scholarly journals Triad forest management: Scenario analysis of forest zoning effects on timber and non-timber values in New Brunswick, Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K Montigny ◽  
David A MacLean
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Intensive Management ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Reserve Area ◽  
Intensively Managed

Triad forest management is a form of zoning under which land is allocated into extensively managed, intensively managed, and reserve zones, with management tailored in each zone such that all objectives are met collectively across the landbase. We evaluated the utility of triad management on the privately-owned, industrial, 190 000-ha Black Brook District in New Brunswick, Canada. Scenario planning was used to simulate effects of 64 allocation scenarios (0–15% reserve area, 39–64% intensively managed softwood, and 21–61% extensively managed) on forest species composition, age class distribution, timber growing stock, harvest levels, and old forest habitat. Softwood harvest in the short term (30 years) was insensitive to reserve and intensive management allocations but doubled in the long term as the intensive management zone was increased from 39% to 64%.Hardwood harvest was sensitive only to area in reserves, declining as the area allocated to reserves was increased. Abundance of old forest generally increased with the amount of reserve area, but varied by species composition. Management of this landbase is focused on timber production, and intensive management clearly provided major increases in timber yield. It also could permit setting aside additional reserve area; old mixedwood habitat in particular is in short supply. These were hypothetical scenarios, and the landowner is not necessarily pursuing any of modeled strategies. Although the range of desired values may differ on other landbases, a scenario analysis of alternative zoning is an effective means to select a management strategy. Key words: scenario planning, intensive forest management, reserves, extensive forest management, triad, land allocation, forest zoning

Management of New Brunswick's Crown forest during the twentieth century

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Holloway ◽  
Glen A Jordan ◽  
Burtt M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Gradual Improvement ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Gradual Evolution ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Crown Forest ◽  
Forestry Practice

A condensed history of forestry and forest management in New Brunswick's Crown Forest during the 20th century is presented. It begins with a description of the advanced state of forest management in New Brunswick today. The description provides a sharp contrast to the subsequent detailing of forestry operations, and lack of forest management, that characterized the early decades of the 20th century. A gradual improvement followed, as professional forestry education and technology combined to elevate forestry practice. Next examined is forestry practice and its change across several distinct periods: the inter-wars period (1914–1938), WWII and aftermath (1939–1957), two decades of profound change (1958–1980), and the modern era (1981–2005). It is concluded that a few key events and individuals explain the gradual evolution of forestry in New Brunswick from controlled exploitation to sustainable management. Also suggested is that the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick must continue to attract the brightest and best to its forestry programmes, if New Brunswick is to maintain its leadership position in management of public forests. Key words: forest management, history, Province of New Brunswick, technological advances, forestry practice, key personnel, Crown Lands and Forests Act

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