Wood supply challenges in Alberta – Growing more timber is the only sustainable solution
The industrial wood supply from public lands is at risk in Alberta from natural disturbances and landbase withdrawals while simultaneously being asked to provide for an increasing timber harvest rate. While maintaining the timber landbase is critical, we believe that the only truly sustainable way o...
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| description | The industrial wood supply from public lands is at risk in Alberta from natural disturbances and landbase withdrawals while simultaneously being asked to provide for an increasing timber harvest rate. While maintaining the timber landbase is critical, we believe that the only truly sustainable way of increasing wood supply is by growing more wood. Meeting these wood supply goals will require the application of tree improvement and intensive silviculture programs on the best sites to increase timber productivity, reduce rotation lengths, and close timber supply gaps. In this article, we present the main ideas from a recent Canadian Institute of Forestry – Rocky Mountain Section workshop on wood supply in Alberta and provide what we see as the best path forward to meeting our wood supply goals – growing more timber. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4e0fb135d5944188106e069b28d86082025-08-20T02:56:44ZengCanadian Institute of ForestryThe Forestry Chronicle0015-75461499-93152021-06-01970210610810.5558/tfc2021-013Wood supply challenges in Alberta – Growing more timber is the only sustainable solutionBradley D. Pinno0Barb R. Thomas1Victor J. Lieffers2Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 442 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3The industrial wood supply from public lands is at risk in Alberta from natural disturbances and landbase withdrawals while simultaneously being asked to provide for an increasing timber harvest rate. While maintaining the timber landbase is critical, we believe that the only truly sustainable way of increasing wood supply is by growing more wood. Meeting these wood supply goals will require the application of tree improvement and intensive silviculture programs on the best sites to increase timber productivity, reduce rotation lengths, and close timber supply gaps. In this article, we present the main ideas from a recent Canadian Institute of Forestry – Rocky Mountain Section workshop on wood supply in Alberta and provide what we see as the best path forward to meeting our wood supply goals – growing more timber.https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2021-013wood supplysilviculturetree improvementtimber productivityapprovisionnement en boissylviculture |
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| title | Wood supply challenges in Alberta – Growing more timber is the only sustainable solution |
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| title_short | Wood supply challenges in Alberta – Growing more timber is the only sustainable solution |
| title_sort | wood supply challenges in alberta growing more timber is the only sustainable solution |
| topic | wood supply silviculture tree improvement timber productivity approvisionnement en bois sylviculture |
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