Harvesting [Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, NSDNR]

Harvesting is the most visible and influential forest management activity. It provides supplies of timber to businesses for production of wood based products while also influencing the ability of the future forest to regenerate and thrive. Harvesting systems can be categorized into two general areas: Even-aged methods such as clear-cutting, shelter wood and commercial thinning and uneven-aged management systems such as individual-tree and group selection methods. This section contains links to the following guides for harvesters: Tolerant Softwood/Mixed Selection Management; Tolerant Hardwood Selection Management; Selection Management Trials for Softwoods and Hardwood; and Even-Aged Management.