Silviculture
B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. provide silviculture services with a professional emphasis on stewardship, forest ecology and sustainable forest management.
Silviculture treatment prescriptions
B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd. plans and implements silviculture programs of all sizes and complexities, with a focus on quality control. Our work includes site preparation, planting, brushing and weeding, spacing, pruning, fertilization, pre-commercial thinning, cone collection, and comprehensive silviculture and forest health surveys.
Silviculture site plans
We evaluate and prepare site plans and amendments for all silviculture systems and harvesting methods. The firm has special expertise in preparing prescriptions using partial cutting and alternative silviculture systems.
Forest fertilization
We have developed a comprehensive planning and referral process for the development of landscape-scale operational fertilization. Our staff has managed large programs for numerous coastal licensees, including the identification of managed forest stands, development of fertilization prescriptions, and implementation of fertilization programs. Over the past 10 years, we have been responsible for the planning and application of more than 10,000 hectares of forest fertilization on the BC coast.
Silviculture policy
We assess and provide guidance around current legislative stocking standards and associated plantation performance, to help guide our clients’ forest policy development.
Forest nutrition research
We have extensive experience in the design and establishment of foliar/volume fertilization response trials in both coastal and interior ecosystems throughout BC. Our expert knowledge in the analysis and interpretation of fertilization response has been instrumental in the successful design and implementation of large, multimillion dollar forest fertilization programs.
Sensitive-site management
We evaluate and prepare prescriptions for the management of sensitive areas such as high elevation sites, talus slopes, and dry or poorly drained sites. The firm also specializes in identifying poorly performing stands such as "offsite" Douglas-fir plantations, and making recommendations for improvement.
Woodlot, community and private forest management
Our silviculture experts prepare ecological-based inventories, prescriptions, and plans for managing woodlots, community forests, First Nations land, and private forest land.
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