TIMBER BRANCH 



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Tree harvester, Thunder Bay Forest District. 

 Photo by C. Van Cemerden. 



Timber Branch is divided into two sections and their sub- 

 ordinate units, and one separate unit, with duties and re- 

 sponsibilities as follows. 



TIMBER PRODUCTION SECTION 



Silviculture Unit: Establishment and treatment of forest 

 crops on Crown lands and Agreement Forests, and on private 

 lands under The Woodlands Improvement Act agreements; 

 collection, processing, storage, distribution and improve- 

 ment of tree seed; production and improvement of planting 

 stock; and development of new equipment and techniques. 

 Advisory Sen/ices Unit: Development and direction of an 

 active forest extension program on private lands; adminis- 

 tration of forestry agreements with private landowners; 

 distribution of nursery stock; assessment of silvicultural 

 programs; and editorial and administrative services for 

 Branch publications. 



TIMBER SALES SECTION 



Forest Resources Inventory Unit: Continuing program of 

 forest re-inventory on Crown lands; preparation of maps 

 and compilation of reports for Crown Management Units; 

 co-operative forest inventories on Company Management 

 Units; preparation of contour plans for Provincial Parks; and 

 air photo library and map photo service. 



Management Planning Unit: Supervision of management 

 plan preparation; preparation of planning manuals and vol- 

 ume tables; and direction of access roads programs. 

 Licensing and Finance Unit: Issuance and control of timber 

 licences; measurement of timber cut on Crown lands and 

 Agreement Forests; development of new methods of mea- 

 surement; licensing and registration of scalers; and prepara- 

 tion of scaling returns. 



FOREST ECONOMICS UNIT 



Mill licensing; analysis of the economics of timber produc- 

 tion, transportation and marketing; promotion of industrial 

 expansion; and preparation of industry directories and re- 

 gional reports of timber availability. 



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