Forestry Industries Flashcards
What 5 regions in which most of Canada’s commercial forestry is located?
Boreal Forest Region Taiga Forest Region West Coast Forest Region Montane Forest Region Mixed Forest Region
What is Commercial in forestry?
Commercial trees are those that can be harvested profitably
What is Boreal Forest Region?
found in the Boreal Shield, Boreal Plains, and Boreal Cordillera.
eg: Black Spruce and White Spruce.
What is Taiga Forest Region?
found in the Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield, Hudson Plains, and Taiga Cordillera
coniferous trees: black spruce, white spruce jack pine
deciduous trees: poplar and trembling aspen
What is West Coast Forest Region?
It is found in Pacific Maritime
eg fir, sitka spruce, western red cedar, and western hemlock
What is Montane Forest Region?
found in Montane Cordillera
eg: spruce, lodgepole, and ponderosa pine.
What is Mixed Forest Region?
found in Mixed wood Plain and Atlantic Maritime
eg: as maple, birch, black walnut and cherry trees.
What is Non-Commercial in forestry?
They are forests that are unlikely to be cut down for industrial use.
What is Clear-cutting?
remove every tree, and leave an empty landscape behind
What is Shelterwood logging?
small groups of seed-bearing trees are left standing so that their seeds regenerate the logged area
What is Selective logging?
of harvesting only mature trees of the desired size, type, or quality.
What are 3 Logging Operations?
Clear-cutting
Shelterwood logging
Selective logging
What are the 2 Manufacturing Operations
Pulp and paper
Lumber
What is Pulp and paper?
is the world’s second largest producer of pulp and paper
What is Lumber?
British Columbia produces about 50% of Canada’s lumber.
