Private Woodlot Silviculture Program - 2009
The beginning of 2009 silviculture season brought with it some good news. The first was that the Province of New Brunswick decided to reverse its decision of reducing silviculture assistance rates from the 70% we had in 2008 to 90% for 2009. On top of that, the Federal Government through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) also announced that they would be contributing $3.5 million to private woodlot silviculture over the next two years. The combination of these two funding sources will result in a total provincial silviculture budget of $7.75 million being available for both 2009 & 2010.
This enhanced funding will provide many needed employment opportunities in rural New Brunswick. If you would like to take advantage of this enhanced funding, please contact our office to have your name added to the request list.
For a list of the activities funded through the silviculture program and the assistance rates for each, click here.
SNB Fund Activities - 2009
SNB will continue to provide woodlot owners with financial assistance for a wide variety alternative harvesting treatments during 2009. With these activities financed by forest management levies, budgets will be a bit reduced compared to previous years as a result of lower sales. If you are interested in participating in these programs, please contact the office. If you would like more detailed description of these treatments, please click here**********For a more detailed overview of theses programs as well as our Land Management, Working Woodlot programs and other services that we provide, please click on the appropriate tab below. Feel free to contact us anytime on questions that you may have on any of our services or programs.
 Private Woodlot Silviculture Program SNB delivers this
provincially funded program to woodlot owners within our geographic
region. The two main activities that are funded include
pre-commercial thinning and reforestation, and related treatments.
For a complete description of all treatments and their criteria,
click
[Here].
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 Land Management Sevices (LMS)
The Land Management Program was initially
designed for non-resident woodlot owners, but we have found that as
many or more resident owners are participating in the program.
The general principle is that SNB will act as the owner’s agent by
preparing a management plan for the woodlot and then implementing
it. [Read more] |
 Working Woodlot Program (WWP)
This is a voluntary
program designed to recognize and assist owners who are committed to
and practicing sustainable woodlot management; and thereby
contributing to a better managed SNB region on an ongoing
basis. For more details about the program
and to view our application package, click
[Here] |
 Management Plans One
of our professional foresters or technicians can provide you with a
comprehensive management plan, based on your objectives as a woodlot
owner, to give you one of the most valuable tools you could have in
reaching all your sustainable management objectives. Check out
our online example of a completed woodlot management plan to give
you an idea of what the finished product will look like. |
 SNB Funded Activities The purpose of the S.N.B. Forest
Management Fund is to provide a system whereby a portion of the
revenue generated by the sale of forest products in the S.N.B. area
is set aside to assist woodlot owner’s with a variety of forest
management activities. For a complete description of all
treatments and their criteria, click
[Here]. |
 GIS System SNB
maintains a comprehensive Arcview GIS system database. We are very
proud of our dynamic system that we have put together over the past
10 years. We have our own Service N.B. property database along
with many DNR layers including such features as roads, forest
inventory, streams, wetlands, aerial photos and many more.
Feel free to stop by our office anytime to check your woodlot's
information on our system. |
 Retail Seedling Sales
Each spring, SNB purchases upwards of 1 million seedlings for our
tree planting program and retail seedling sales. Depending on
species, prices will range between 16 - 60 cents per seedling.
Orders can be placed for as little as one tray. Tray sizes vary with
species; 66 and 280 are the two most common sizes. Ensure to place
your orders early. Seedlings usually begin arriving around mid May.
For a complete list of species and pricing, please click
[Here]. |
 Culvert Sales
If you are looking to do some road construction or upgrading
existing roads on your woodlot, then you have come to the right
place to find the culverts you are looking for. We carry a
huge selection of plastic/polyethylene
culverts for forestry road use. Presently we have
in stock 6"- 48" in diameter and
10'- 30 foot lengths.
[Read more] |