Field sites

1. Ainsworth Engineered Canada maintains hardwood trial sites in North Western Alberta - e-mail. 
2. Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. operates a hybrid poplar breeding program aimed at generating planting stock for private land that grows better and faster. Contact Dr. Barb Thomas regarding the research and operational programs.
3. Alberta Tree Improvement and Seed Centre is the provincial government’s main research site for tree improvement and adaptability. It also processes and stores large quantities of tree seed for conservation and deployment purposes. Call 780-656-5052 or e-mail.
4. Daishowa-Marubeni International – maintains and participates in tree improvement research and trials. Contact Florance Niemi at 780-624-7415.
5. Forest Genetics Alberta Association research sites serve industry and government. Contact Tara Filliol at 780-482-2795.
6. HASOC operates a breeding orchard supported by a number of forest-sector companies interested in tree improvement research and trials. Call 780-513-5139, fax. 780-513 2513, or e-mail.
7. Western Boreal Aspen Corp provides research leadership and an information-sharing network for a number of forest-sector companies interested in tree improvement research and trials. Contact manager Tara Filliol at 780-482-2795.
8. Weyerhaeuser Company maintains and participates in tree improvement research and trials in West Central Alberta. Contact Tim Gylander.

   Growth and Yield
   • Foothills Growth & Yield Association
   • Mixedwood Growth Model (WESBOGY)
   • Mixedwood Management Association
   • Western Boreal Growth and Yield Association (WESBOGY)
   
   Policy
   • Alberta Forest Genetic Resources Management and Conservation Standards
   • Alberta Forest Management Planning Standard
   • Alberta Regeneration Survey Manual
   • Alberta Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules Framework for Renewal
   • Genetically Modified Organisms
   • BC Seed and Vegetative Material Guidebook
   • BC Forest Practices Code
   • BC Chief Forester's Standards for Seed Use

   Literature
   

   Flewelling, J.W. 2008. Review and recommendations on methods of genetic gain prediction within the Alberta genetics program. Report prepared for ASRD Forest Management Branch Agreement #08FMB010.

   Rockwood, D.L. 2000. Growth and yield predictions for Queensland produced F1 clones of slash x Honduras Caribbean pines. Technical Report No. 54. Cooperative Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry. 26 pp.

   Luckert, M.K. and D. Haley. 1995. The Allowable Cut Effect (ACE) as a Policy Instrument in Canadian Forestry. Can. J. For. Res. 25: 1821-1829.

   Hegan, R.L. and M.K. Luckert. 2000. An economic assessment of using the allowable cut effect for enhanced forest management policies: an Alberta case study. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 1591–1600.

   White, T.L., W.T. Adams and D.B. Neale. 2007. Forest Genetics. CAB International. Wallingford, UK. 682 pp.

   Zobel, B and J. Talbert. 1984. Applied forest tree improvement. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA. 505 pp.

   Post Harvest Stand Development – conference proceedings