 Crown
lands:
Did you know that
if you are a resident of New Brunswick, you are a partial
owner of half of New Brunswick's forested land? Surprised?
Find out more interesting facts about Crown land with our
Q&A. |
 Clearcut
Harvesting:
Seventy percent of the forest harvesting that is carried out
on Crown lands is clearcutting. This method of harvesting
removes most or all stems in a stand and dramatically
changes the future forest that will grow up in place. |
 Oldest
first harvesting:
Current policy plans harvesting in our oldest and mature
forest stands. The theory of this policy is to replace these
stands with faster growing younger stands or plantations.
The problem is that many key species of wildlife such as
woodpeckers and flying squirrels rely on mature forest.
Also, some of NB's finest lumber is fund in
mature forests. |
 Lack
of Monitoring of our Crown Lands:
There are not enough forest rangers on our crown lands to
catch violations when they happen. Too often companies are
not charged proper fines when violations occur. This allows
too many environmental mistakes to take place in our public
forests such as vital water course buffer violations! |
 Plantations:
To date 8% of our Crown forest has been converted into
softwood plantations. Plantations are very different from
natural forests in a variety of ways. Plantations are
generally composed of fewer species, have lower diversity,
making them more prone to insect infestation, and disease
outbreak. |
 Herbicide
Spraying
In many areas of our forest, clearcuts are soon
herbicided (sprayed) to kill the intolerant hardwoods in order to
make room for softwood plantations. This practice has further changed
New Brunswick’s forest
landscape, reducing the diversity of our Acadian forest.
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