Forest Management Publications

Forest publications by category:

[EBR Proposals] [Fact Sheets] [Forest Management Guides] [Guides & Guidelines] [Legal Documents] [Manuals] [Reports] [Resource Documents] [Strategic Direction]

Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Proposals:

• There are currently no EBR proposals for forest management in the Environmental Registry.

The Environmental Registry is a bulletin board of all the important proposals related to environmental decision-making by most Ontario government ministries. It gives you the information you need to participate in environmental decision-making. Search the Environmental Registry. [more about the EBR]

Fact Sheets:

Extension Notes:

• Agroforestry
• Financial Aspects
• Forestry
• Insects and Pests
• Water and Wetlands
• Wildlife

Forest Health Alerts:

• Asian Long-Horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
• Asian Long-Horned Beetle in Greater Toronto
• Pine Shoot Beetle (Tomicus piniperda(L.))
• Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
• Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle (Tetropium fuscum (Fabr.))

Seed Notes for Cone Crop Forecasting and Shipping:

• Fact Sheet 01 - Collections
• Fact Sheet 02 - Field Storage and Shipping Methods
• Fact Sheet 03 - Cone Shipment Identification
• Fact Sheet 04 - Post-Harvest Maturation and Seed Processing
• Fact Sheet 05 - Forecasting Collections
• Fact Sheet 06 - Palletized Cone Shipment
• Fact Sheet 07 - Cone Tray System

Ontario's Forest Management Guides:

• About Ontario's Forest Management Guides
• Status Summary of Ontario's Forest Management Guides
• List of guides with abstracts
• Select a Guide :
  • Aerial Spraying for Forest Management (multiple pdf)
  • Bald Eagle Habitat Managment Guidelines (file size 146Kb)
  • Boreal Mixedwood Notes (multiple pdf)
  • Code of Practice for Timber Management Operations in Riparian Areas (file size 635Kb)
  • Environmental Guidelines for Access Roads and Water Crossings (multiple pdf)
  • Forest Management Guidelines for the Conservation of Woodland Caribou -- A Landscape Approach - (file size 1.9Mb)
  • Forest Management Guide for Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation (multiple pdf)
  • Forest Management Guidelines for the Protection of the Physical Environment - (file size 416Kb)
  • Forest Management Guidelines for the Provision of Marten Habitat (file size 512Kb)
  • Forest Management Guidelines for the Provision of Pileated Woodpecker Habitat - (file size 150Kb)
  • Forest Management Guidelines for the Provision of White-Tailed Deer Habitat- (file size 318Kb)
  • Forest Raptors & Their Nests in Central Ontario (how to order)
  • Golden Eagle Habitat Management Guidelines - (file size 81Kb)
  • Guidelines for Providing Furbearer Habitat in Timber Management -(file size 86Kb)
  • Habitat Management Guidelines for Bats in Ontario - (file size 433Kb)
  • Habitat Management Guidelines for Birds of Ontario Wetlands - (file size 623Kb)
  • Habitat Management Guidelines for Cavity Nesting Birds in Ontario - (file size 304Kb)
  • Habitat Management Guidelines for Warblers of Ontario’s Northern Coniferous Forests, Mixed Forests or Southern Hardwood Forests- (file size 274Kb)
  • Habitat Management Guidelines for Waterfowl in Ontario - (file size 154Kb)
  • Habitat Management for Ontario’s Forest Nesting Accipiters, Buteos and Eagles - (file size 231Kb)
  • Management Guidelines for Forestry and Resource-Based Tourism - (file size 554Kb)
  • Management Guidelines for the Protection of Heronries in Ontario - (file size 365Kb)
  • Management Guidelines and Recommendations for Osprey in Ontario - (file size 223Kb)
  • Ontario Tree Marking Guide - (file size 3.6Mb)
  • Peregrine Falcon Habitat Management Guidelines - (file size 111Kb)
  • Prescribed Burn Planning Manual - (file size 703Kb)
  • Selected Wildlife and Habitat Features: Inventory Manual (multiple pdf)
  • Silvicultural Guide for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Conifer Forest in Ontario (multiple pdf)
  • Silvicultural Guide to Managing for Black Spruce, Jack Pine and Aspen on Boreal Ecosites in Ontario (multiple pdf)
  • Silviculture Guide to Managing Spruce, Fir, Birch and Aspen Mixedwoods in Ontario's Boreal Forest (multiple pdf)
  • Silvicultural Guide for the Tolerant Hardwood Forest in Ontario (multiple pdf)
  • Silviculture Guide to Managing Southern Ontario Forests (multiple pdf)
  • Timber Management Guidelines for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Resources (file size 704Kb)
  • Timber Management Guidelines for the Protection of Fish Habitat (file size 338Kb)
  • Timber Management Guidelines for the Provision of Moose Habitat (multiple pdf)

Ontario's Guides and Guidelines:

• Artificial Regeneration of Ontario's Forests: Species and Stock Selection Manual (multiple pdf)
• Regional Forest Ecosite Guides (Field guides)
• Forest Management Guide for Tomentosus Root Disease
• Guide to Forest Management Planning
• Guide to Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program
  • Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program - Environmental Bill of Rights Review
• Guide to Resource Stewardship Agreements
• Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas
• Guideline for Forest Industry Compliance Planning
  • Associated Policy ENF 22.02.01 - Forest Operations Information Program
  • Associated Procedure ENF 22.02.02 - Forest Operations Information Program
• Guidelines for Seed Pretreatment
• Seed Manual for Ontario: Guidelines for tree seed crop forecasting & collecting
• Silvicultural Effectiveness Monitoring Manual for Ontario - (file size 722Kb)
• Terrestrial and Wetland Ecosites of Northwestern Ontario (how to order)

Legal:

• Crown Forest Sustainability Act (Ontario's Key Forest Law)
• Declaration Order regarding MNR's Class Environmental Assessment Approval for Forest Management on Crown Lands in Ontario (June, 2003) [MNR Fact Sheet - Declaration Order]
• Federal Forest Related Laws
• OMNR Forest Related Laws
• Provincial Forest Related Laws
• Tourism and Forestry Industry Memorandum of Understanding

Manuals:

• Forest Management Planning Manual (2004) (for forest management plans scheduled for renewal after March 2007)
• Forest Management Planning Manual (1996) (for forest management plans scheduled for renewal prior to March 2007)
• Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual
• Forest Information Manual (2001)
  • Addendum to Forest Information Manual
• Scaling Manual

Reports:

Annual Reports:

• About Annual Reports on Forest Management
• Annual Report on Forest Management 2001/02
• Annual Report on Forest Management 2000/01
• Annual Report on Forest Management 1999/00
• Annual Report on Forest Management 1998/99
• Annual Report on Forest Management 1997/98

5 year Reports:

• State of the Forest Report, 2001
• State of the Forest Report, 2001 - Summary

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Resource Documents:

• A Review by the Ministry of Natural Resources Regarding the Class Environmental Assessment for Timber Management on Crown Lands in Ontario “MNR’s Timber Class EA Review“ - July, 2002
• Action Plan for Scientific Studies to Assess the Effectiveness of the Directions in the Forest Management Guide for Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation
• Adaptive Management Forum: Linking Management and Science to Achieve Ecological Sustainability
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
  • About the Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
  • Citizen's Guide
  • Fact Sheets
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Code of Conduct for Mediators
  • Code of Conduct for Arbitrators
  • Roster of Dispute Resolution Professionals (Mediators & Arbitrators)
  • Complaints Procedure
• Common Pests of Trees in Ontario
• Decision of the Environmental Assessment Board on the OMNR Timber Class Environmental Assessment for Timber Management on Crown Lands in Ontario - “Timber Class EA Approval“ May, 1994
• Defining a Clearcut (technical note)
• Forest Roads and Water Crossings Initiative - Task Team Report
• Impacts of Climate Change on Ontario's Forests
• Intensive Forest Management in Ontario
• Non-Timber Forest Products in Ontario: An Overview
• Old Growth Forest Definitions for Ontario
• Ontario's Forests - Sustainability for Today & Tomorrow
• Seed Catalogue 2002/2003
• Species and Stock Selection
• Where Investment opportunities grow on trees
• Wildlife Population Monitoring Program Plan

Strategic Direction:

• Forest Compliance Strategy
• Forest Resource Assessment Policy - (Version 2)
• Old Growth Policy for Ontario's Crown Forests - (Version 1)
• Policy Framework for Sustainable Forests
• Ontario's Approach to Wilderness: A Policy (pdf 1.7Mb)
• Provincial Wood Supply Strategy

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