Forest Management Directives and Procedures - Section FOR 06

Forest health is a desired condition of the forest in relation to landscape management objectives. Silviculture is the art and science of growing forests. Ontario's ecosystem based approach to forest management requires that silvicultural practices address ecological issues such as forest health, wildlife habitat and biodiversity and timber production. 

This section of the Forest Management Directives and Procedures describes forest health control program requirements related to the use of pesticides and herbicides; and, the administration of Ontario’s climatically-based seed zones established to ensure that tree seed and stock used in planting and direct seeding regeneration activities are adapted to local climatic conditions; and, the method for seed source identification used in Ontario. 

Section Contents:

• FOR 06 01 Forest Protection
• FOR 06 02 Seed

FOR 06 01 FOREST PROTECTION

Directive FOR 06 01 01
Experimental use of pesticides in forest management (PDF, 18 KB 1 page)

Describes the rationale for MNR and its partners to maintain a field research program to test promising pesticides and gather data in support of pesticide registration.

 
Procedure FOR 06 01 02

Experimental use of pesticides in forest management (PDF, 30 KB, 4 pages)

Describes the current regulatory controls to be followed in planning, conducting, and assessing the application of a pesticide for experimental purposes.

Directive FOR 06 01 03

Alcohol on aerial spray projects (PDF, 18 KB 1 page)

Describes MNR’s policy regarding the possession of alcoholic beverages on Aerial Pesticide Projects and in any associated project camp or facility managed by MNR or its contractors consistent with employee protection requirements under section 25.2 (H) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Directive FOR 06 01 04
Aerial application of herbicides for forest management in Ontario (PDF, 30 KB 1 page)

Describes the rationale for the aerial application of herbicides for forest management in Ontario including requirements for site preparation and tending.

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Directive FOR 06 02 01
Seed zones of Ontario (PDF, 39 KB 3 pages)

• Seed zones of Ontario map (1 page)

Directs the use of climatically-based seed zones to ensure that tree seed and stock used in operational planting are adapted to local climatic conditions. Directs that the Seed Zones of Ontario map be used as the means for interpreting these climatically-based seed zones.

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