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Fire behaviour in mulch fuel beds: observations from experimental fires at Pelican Mountain

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Author
Hvenegaard, Steven
Price, Louis
Date
October 2018
Edition
52659
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
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Author
Hvenegaard, Steven
Price, Louis
Date
October 2018
Edition
52659
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
16 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Wildfire Operations
Subject
Fire
Behavior
Mulch
Vegetation
Wildfires
FOP Technical Report
FPI TR
Series Number
Technical Report ; TR 2018 n.43
Language
English
Abstract
FPInnovations collaborated with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and other research agencies to conduct two experimental fires in mulched fuels under very high fire hazard conditions. This study documented fire behaviour and compared it to other experimental fires in mulch fuel beds at other independent study sites. Documentation of fire behaviour in this novel fuel type can inform wildfire managers of potential fire behaviour and suppression challenges.
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COSIA in-situ oil sands shared practices for working in and around wetlands

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Author
Gillies, Clayton
Osko, Terry
Pyper, Matthew
Date
February 2018
Edition
52674
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
and failure; and tree mortality or other vegetation changes in wetlands adjacent to roads. This document
Author
Gillies, Clayton
Osko, Terry
Pyper, Matthew
Date
February 2018
Edition
52674
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
76 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Transportation Infrastructure
Subject
Alberta
Roads
Culverts
Vegetation
Series Number
Report
Language
English
Abstract
Wetlands are a critical and valued component of boreal landscapes in northeastern Alberta, and they comprise a significant proportion of operational tenures within the in-situ oil sands region. While companies have made progress on avoidance and mitigation strategies to reduce their impacts to wetlands, they also face many common challenges, including pad, road, and culvert settlement; culvert bowing and failure; and tree mortality or other vegetation changes in wetlands adjacent to roads. This document compiles a toolbox of shared practices currently in use by COSIA companies, or which have been used but were found to be unsuccessful.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of FireSmart priority zones for structure protection

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Author
Walkinshaw, Stew
Schroeder, Dave
Date
November 2013
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
........................................................................................................................................... 19 FPInnovations 4 Keywords FireSmart, Vegetation control, Wildfires, Thinning, Fire
Author
Walkinshaw, Stew
Schroeder, Dave
Date
November 2013
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
20 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Fire
Fire Control
Vegetation
Wildfires
Advantage
Series Number
Advantage ; Vol. 14, No. 6
Language
English
ISSN
14933381
Abstract
When wildfire escapes into the wildlands-urban interface, homes, industrial facilities, and other urban values can be threatened or destroyed. As recommended by the FireSmart Canada program, vegetation management is a key principle in mitigating the risk of wildfire affecting urban values. In 2007, at a forested test site in the Northwest Territories, Canada, FPInnovations evaluated the effectiveness of using vegetation management- i.e., removal and reduction of forest fuels from the vicinity of a small building- as a strategy for protecting the building from wildfire.
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Differences in species flammability: identifying less-flammable vegetation

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Author
Baxter, Greg
Date
February 2010
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
by FPInnovations–Feric Division, and in the use of less-f lammable vegetation to minimize the effects of fire
Author
Baxter, Greg
Date
February 2010
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
8 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Loads
Hybrid
Biomass
Advantage
Series Number
Advantage ; Vol. 11, No. 25
Language
English
Abstract
We tested six plant species or mixes at Vegreville, Alberta to determine their ignition and fire behaviour characteristics and whether they could be used along linear corridors to reduce the fire potential at strategic locations. Nine ignition trials over three years and one grass-fire burning into the test plots were completed to allow ranking of the species based on their characteristics. Three of the species were chosen for additional field studies: white clover, yarrow, and Plateau Rocky Mountain fescue.
Flammability
Ignition
White clover
Trifolium repens
Alsike clover
Trivolium hybridum
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Plateau Rocky Mountain fescue
Festuca saximontana
Vegetation
Fuel loads
Biomass
Curing
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The impact of site preparation on terrestrial lichen: nine-year re-measurement

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Author
Phillips, Eric
Date
November 2009
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
lichen before the site preparation treatments than surrounding areas and had consistent vegetation
Author
Phillips, Eric
Date
November 2009
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
8 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Lichen
Vegetation
Sites
Site preparation
Site disturbance
Scarification
Preparation
Animals
Advantage
Series Number
Advantage Vol.11 No.20
Language
English
Abstract
Five site preparation methods in a chunk-management harvest block were monitored from 1996 to 1998 and the resulting cost and productivity, site disturbance, and terrestrial lichen distribution are described in Phillips (2001). After nine years, there were few measurable differences in the impact of site preparation on lichen growth. Vegetative propagation, “seeding” with fragments of shrub lichen (Cladina spp.), increased the amount of lichen in all areas/treatments except on the wettest sites.
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Comparison of two site preparation treatments using the Meri Crusher

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Author
Mitchell, Janet L.
Date
October 2000
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
Author
Mitchell, Janet L.
Date
October 2000
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
4 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Sites
Site preparation
Scarifying equipment
Scarification
Saskatchewan
Preparation
Advantage
Series Number
Advantage ; Vol. 1, No. 24
Language
English
Abstract
Mistik Management Ltd. has been using a Meri Crusher mounted on a small loader since 1998 to prepare sites for planting. The Meri Crusher mulches the organic material and mixes the mulched material with mineral soil to create a mixed microsite to favour planted white spruce and provide vegetation control from Calamagrostis canadensis (marsh reed grass) and aspen. However, harvesting in aspen and mixedwood forests creates moderate to high slash loading. When the Meri Crusher is used for site preparation, these slash loadings have led to low machine productivity.
Site preparation
Scarifying equipment
Vegetation control
Crushers (silv.)
Mulching
Comparison
Meri crusher
Saskatchewan
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The Sprout-Less Herbicide Applicator

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Author
Desrochers, Luc
Date
1999
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
. They worked in sec- tions approximately 400 m apart, with slightly different vegetation covers. RESULTS
Author
Desrochers, Luc
Date
1999
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
2 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Productivity
Pesticides
Application
Series Number
Field Note ; Silviculture-FN-000117
Language
English
Abstract
Vegetation control
Herbicides
Pesticide applicator
Productivity
Sprout-less herbicide applicator
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Harvester-mounted herbicide applicators

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Author
Desrochers, Luc
Ryans, Mark
McPhee, Brent
Makkonen, Ismo
Date
November 1998
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
. p. 38 In Vegetation Management Alternatives Program, Annual Report 1994-1995. Ont. Min. Nat
Author
Desrochers, Luc
Ryans, Mark
McPhee, Brent
Makkonen, Ismo
Date
November 1998
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
2 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Harvesters
Application
Series Number
Field Note ; Felling-FN-000029
Language
English
Abstract
Vegetation control
Herbicide application
Sprayers
HARVESTER-MOIUNTED
Feller bunchers
SINGLE-GRIP HARVESTERS
Avenor-FERIC feller-buncher sprayer
Droppen R-500 sprayer
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Roll-A-Wick and IECO 3000 pesticide application systems

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Author
Long, N.
Date
May 1998
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
- activated lever. The hose and rod can vary in length, depending on the height of vegetation to be treated
Author
Long, N.
Date
May 1998
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
2 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Productivity
Pesticides
Costs
Application
Series Number
Field Note ; Silviculture-FN-000103
Language
English
Abstract
Vegetation control
Pesticide application
Productivity
Costs
ROLL-A-WICK PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
IECO 3000 PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
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Operational trial of Brush Blanket mulch mat for afforestation in southern Ontario

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Author
St-Amour, Michel
Date
January 1996
Material Type
Research report
Field
Fibre Supply
the germination of competing vegetation. Despite their higher purchase price, consolidated mulches are easier
Author
St-Amour, Michel
Date
January 1996
Material Type
Research report
Physical Description
2 p.
Sector
Forest Operations
Field
Fibre Supply
Research Area
Forestry
Subject
Vegetation
Seedlings
Regeneration
Plantations
Hardwoods
Artificial Intelligence
Series Number
Field Note ; Silviculture-FN-000086
Language
English
Abstract
Artificial regeneration
Seedlings
Vegetation control
Hardwoods
Plantations
Mulch mats
Ontario
BRUSH BLANKET MULCH MAT
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