Silviculture Program

Silviculture Interpretations

This web page is comprised of general native plant community information that can be used to prescribe and support stand-level management. For each native plant community, information is presented that will introduce foresters to natural disturbance regimes, stand dynamics, growth stages, tree behaviors and seasonal operability. General species-specific forest health information also is presented.

Your Involvement in the Process

As you read the native plant community material we hope that you will take the time to read the material carefully and if you choose, make comments for improvement or corrections or additions to the material. As well, we need you to let us know other information that you think would be useful to others that are reading this material. If you have comments you would like to make, call your regional Silviculture Program leaders for discussion and inclusion to the comments page. THANK YOU

Native Plant Community Classification

Acid Peatland Forest System
APn81 .pdf
Fire-Dependent Forest System
FDc24 .pdf FDc34 .pdf FDn12 .pdf FDn32 .pdf	FDn33 .pdf FDn43 .pdf FDs37 .pdf
Flood Plain Forest System
FFs59 .pdf
Forested Rich Peatlead System
FPn82 .pdf
Mesic Hardwood Forest System
MHc26 .pdf MHc36 .pdf MHn35 .pdf MHn44 .pdf	MHn45 .pdf MHn47 .pdf MHs38 .pdf MHs39 .pdf
Wet Forest System
WFn53 .pdf	WFn64 .pdf
Choose a plant community from the menu to view documentation about it. This will open a single PDF file with bookmarks to better navigate through the document. If the bookmarks do not open, check the help file in your version of the acrobat reader to determine how to activate the bookmarks.