A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada
Canada’s forests have frequently been characterized using binary classifications such as intact/non-intact or managed/unmanaged. A more nuanced classification approach is needed to better understand the geography of forest management in Canada. The best way to represent Canada’s complex diversity of...
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Canadian Institute of Forestry
2019-09-01
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| author | Graham Stinson Gurp Thandi Darren Aitkin Chris Bailey James Boyd Michelle Colley Catherine Fraser Lane Gelhorn Kathleen Groenewegen Adam Hogg Joe Kapron Antoine Leboeuf Matt Makar Mike Montigny Boyd Pittman Kirk Price Tim Salkeld Lisa Smith Antonio Viveiros Dale Wilson |
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| description | Canada’s forests have frequently been characterized using binary classifications such as intact/non-intact or managed/unmanaged. A more nuanced classification approach is needed to better understand the geography of forest management in Canada. The best way to represent Canada’s complex diversity of forest management regimes with a simple classification is to categorize according to ownership, protection status and tenure. We gathered federal, provincial and territorial geospatial datasets and used a binary decision tree approach in GIS to classify land into nine classes: (i) Protected, (ii) Restricted, (iii) Federal Reserve, (iv) Indian Reserve, (v) Treaty/Settlement, (vi) Private, (vii) Long-Term Tenure, (viii) Short-Term Tenure, and (ix) Other. These classes are broad; management intensity may vary considerably within classes. Not all forests in Long-Term Tenure or Short-Term Tenure areas are available for timber supply. Government regulations establish considerable reserve areas within forest management units where harvesting is not permitted. The resulting map dataset is current to 2017 and will need to be updated as land designations change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48f1b0d9750e42248de87b360e7b7e7c2025-08-20T03:42:44ZengCanadian Institute of ForestryThe Forestry Chronicle0015-75461499-93152019-09-01950210111210.5558/tfc2019-017A new approach for mapping forest management areas in CanadaGraham Stinson0Gurp Thandi1Darren Aitkin2Chris Bailey3James Boyd4Michelle Colley5Catherine Fraser6Lane Gelhorn7Kathleen Groenewegen8Adam Hogg9Joe Kapron10Antoine Leboeuf11Matt Makar12Mike Montigny13Boyd Pittman14Kirk Price15Tim Salkeld16Lisa Smith17Antonio Viveiros18Dale Wilson19Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 W Burnside Rd, Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5 CanadaNatural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 W Burnside Rd, Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5 CanadaAlberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Resource Analysis Section, 9920 108 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4 CanadaNova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, 15 Arlington Place, Truro, NS B2N 0G9 CanadaManitoba Sustainable Development, Forestry and Peatlands, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 CanadaOntario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 300 Water Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5 CanadaNova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, 15 Arlington Place, Truro, NS B2N 0G9 CanadaSaskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Forest Service, PO Box 3003, Prince Albert, SK S6V 6G1 CanadaNorthwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Forest Management Division, Lot 173, Hay River Reserve, Hay River, NT X0E 1G3 CanadaOntario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 300 Water Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5 CanadaOntario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (retired)Québec Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction des Inventaires Forestiers, 5700 4ième Avenue Ouest, Québec, QC G1H 6R1 CanadaBritish Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development, Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch, 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3 CanadaPrince Edward Island Department of Communities, Land & Environment, Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division, 183 Upton Road, Char-lottetown, PE C1A 7N8 CanadaNewfoundland & Labrador Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, Forest Ecosystem Management Division, 192 Wheelers Road, Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8 CanadaYukon Energy, Mines and Resources, Forest Management Branch, Mile 918 Alaska Hwy, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 CanadaBritish Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch, PO Box 9512, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9C2 CanadaNorthwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Forest Management Division, Lot 173, Hay River Reserve, Hay River, NT X0E 1G3 CanadaManitoba Sustainable Development, Forestry and Peatlands, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 CanadaNew Brunswick Department of Energy and Resource Development, Forest Planning and Stewardship Branch, 774 James Kidd Flemming Circle, Fredericton, NB E3C 2G6 CanadaCanada’s forests have frequently been characterized using binary classifications such as intact/non-intact or managed/unmanaged. A more nuanced classification approach is needed to better understand the geography of forest management in Canada. The best way to represent Canada’s complex diversity of forest management regimes with a simple classification is to categorize according to ownership, protection status and tenure. We gathered federal, provincial and territorial geospatial datasets and used a binary decision tree approach in GIS to classify land into nine classes: (i) Protected, (ii) Restricted, (iii) Federal Reserve, (iv) Indian Reserve, (v) Treaty/Settlement, (vi) Private, (vii) Long-Term Tenure, (viii) Short-Term Tenure, and (ix) Other. These classes are broad; management intensity may vary considerably within classes. Not all forests in Long-Term Tenure or Short-Term Tenure areas are available for timber supply. Government regulations establish considerable reserve areas within forest management units where harvesting is not permitted. The resulting map dataset is current to 2017 and will need to be updated as land designations change.https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2019-017forest managementmanaged forestforest mapforest classificationCanadaforest tenure |
| spellingShingle | Graham Stinson Gurp Thandi Darren Aitkin Chris Bailey James Boyd Michelle Colley Catherine Fraser Lane Gelhorn Kathleen Groenewegen Adam Hogg Joe Kapron Antoine Leboeuf Matt Makar Mike Montigny Boyd Pittman Kirk Price Tim Salkeld Lisa Smith Antonio Viveiros Dale Wilson A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada The Forestry Chronicle forest management managed forest forest map forest classification Canada forest tenure |
| title | A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada |
| title_full | A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada |
| title_fullStr | A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada |
| title_short | A new approach for mapping forest management areas in Canada |
| title_sort | new approach for mapping forest management areas in canada |
| topic | forest management managed forest forest map forest classification Canada forest tenure |
| url | https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2019-017 |
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