Research Branch

New and Notable

• (2008 May 02) Updated SIBEC Web site with new (2008) SIBEC estimates reports.
   
• (2008 March 20) New research provides a tool for estimating the abundance and spatial distribution of advance regeneration in MPB-attacked stands in the MS zone in the Merritt TSA.
   
• (2007 APR 12) Released TIPSY 4.1. Updates include trembling aspen database, windthrow module, and a fertilization bug fix.
  
• (2007 MAR 5) Prepared by the Ministry of Forests and Range, this Mountain Pine Beetle Implementation Framework describes the current high priority Mountain Pine Beetle stewardship knowledge gaps and identifies the key activities to address these gaps, with a focus on the Chief Forester’s highest priority gaps.
  
• (2007 FEB 13) Research / Growth & Yield Plot Locations provides information on how to access the spatial data for all the priority Ministry of Forests and Range Research Installations and Growth and Yield plots throughout the province.
  
• (2006 JUL 12) New Fish-Forestry Interaction Program site.
  
• (2006 JUN 19) Updated BECWeb with new Biogeoclimatic Zones map, and Forest District subzone/variant maps.