TIMBER BRANCH 

 RESPONSIBILITIES OF TIMBER BRANCH 



1. Timber sales and Licences, measuring of timber cut, preparation 

 of accounts for collection of stumpage charges, compiling of 

 statistics, 



2. Production of planting stock at tree nurseries, this includes 

 acquisition, treatment, storage, distributing seed, the establish- 

 ment of seed production plots, and the distribution of ntarsery 

 stock for planting, 



3. Management on a sustained yield basis of the Forests of the 

 Province, the preparation of the forest inventory and its 

 continuous up-dating. 



Preparation and analysis of operating and management plans covering 

 Crown and Company management units. Directing cutting methods to 

 promote natural regeneration and release cutting for stand 

 improvement, ^ 



4. Supervision of reforestation on Crown land by tree planting and 

 direct seeding and other means, 



5. Extension Forestry >^ich assists organizations and individuals 

 interested in reforestation, Woodlot management and conservation, 



6. Management and reforestation of demonstration forests. County and 

 Municipal forests. Conservation Authority forests under agreement 

 for management , 



7. Planning and supervision of the construction of forest access roads 

 to open up wood producing areas, 



6, Licensing of sawmills, pulp and paper mills, 

 9, Registration and licensing of scalers. 



