NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTThe Natural Resource Management department includes a variety of services usually
referred to as multi-phase and single-phase projects; both consisting of the
development of cutting permits in the private and the public sectors. On average, Pro-Tech
Forest Resources holds development contracts of greater than nine hundred thousand cubic
meters per year. The company has developed a reputation for being on the leading edge of
multi-phase development. The consulting services in this department include,
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Ø Total Resource Planning Ø Forest Development Planning Ø Site Plan Development Ø Stream and Riparian Assessments and Restoration Ø Vegetation / Timber Assessments and Inventories Ø CHR Recce and Assessment Ø Terrain Stability Assessment Ø Operational Cruising Ø Call Grading / Net Factoring Ø Operational Development for Aerial, Cable, and Conventional Harvesting Systems |
Ø Timber Evaluations Ø Harvesting Audits Ø Timing Trials Ø Independent Forest Audits Ø Habitat Studies Ø Feasibility Studies Ø Program and/or Project Evaluation Ø Traverse Surveys Ø GPS Surveys Ø Road Design |
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SUMMARY OF KEY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECTSThe following are selected samples highlighting some of the more recent project
conducted by Pro-Tech Forest Resources. Our project base is quite varied and we are always
willing to extend our services into exploring new opportunities and technology. Ø Since 1989, over 400 000m3 of cutting permits for Canfor-Houston Division are developed annually. Ø A 700 ha cutting permit for HFP-Houston was designed and implemented. Ø We have contributed to the development of many innovative harvest development strategies in regards to issues identified within regional Land Resource Management Plans and associated Landscape Unit Plans. Ø We have also contributed to the development of harvesting practices in established VQO areas. Ø We have developed and implemented cutting permits in highly sensitive areas. Ø We have developed complex cutting permits requiring intensive planning to meet VQO’s, Wildlife, Fisheries, and IRM objectives in the Parrot Lakes area. |
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SILVICULTUREOur silviculture department has successfully undertaken extensive projects in its
previous years. Pro-Tech Forest Resources offers a variety of surveys for the
private and public sectors and is fully capable to expand to meet any demands
placed upon us. Our silviculture services include, but are not limited to: |
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Ø Regeneration Survey Ø Stocking Surveys Ø Walkthrough Surveys Ø Free-Growing Surveys Ø Multi Layers Surveys Ø Brushing Surveys |
Ø Pre-Stand Tending Surveys Ø Forest Health Surveys Ø Silviculture Treatment Surveys/Audits Ø Stand Management Prescription Ø Habitat Inventory and Assessment |
SUMMARY OF KEY SILVICULTURE PROJECTSØ Over 14 000 hectare of various silviculture surveys was completed during the year 2001 Ø Paul Fire Silviculture Management Plan has been successfully developed using both silviculture and GIS department skills Ø Qualitative research trials measuring pre- and post-treatment growth increment were conducted in the Fulton Lake area Ø Quality control audits of local forestry consultant on behalf of Canfor were conducted Ø Watershed Restoration assessments including road deactivation field assessments and prescription have been conducted for Canfor and the Morice Forest District |
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