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“A Company of People Building their own Future”
“Application Techniques Using GPSTo Minimize Herbicide Volumes”
Northwatch - TimminsDecember 4, 2006
THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION
THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION
It’s What We Do!
• Grow New Forests• Plant 20 Million
Conifer Seedlings• Maintain Wildlife
Forest Units• Protect The Forest• Integrated Pest
Management (IPM)
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Forest Stewardship Council Certification (FSC)
• “Promote the development and adoption of non-chemical methods of pest management… if chemicals are used, proper equipment and training shall be provided to minimize health and environmental risks”
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Why Use Herbicide?
• Transfer of on-site soil nutrients, moisture and sunlight to young conifer seedlings to improve survival and growth
• Safe and effective
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Why Aerial Application?
• Safety– public &
employee– environment
• Productivity– remote sites – short biological
window
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GPS in the Boreal Forest!
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• 24 Satellites 24 hrs per day in any weather
• Locating positions, tracking, GIS compatible
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GPS – Harvesting 2000
• Block Boundaries• Wildlife Tree
Implementation• Spacing• Overlay skidding• Record of
Depletion
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GPS – AgNAV & FRP 2001
• Forest Research Partnership (FRP)
• Dean Thompson• AgNAV Inc. • Program
Management• Project .shp files
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GPS - Aerial Seeding 2002
• AgNAV & General Airspray Ltd.
• Buffer off suitable seed source
• Save on Seed “Over-run”
• Pilot Training
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GPS - Aerial Spray 2003
• All Tembec Operations employ Aircraft with AgNAV
• Moving map display & .shp files
• X-Tracking• Project Blocks
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GPS – Mulching 2004
• Mixed Wood Management
• “Green Striping”• Engineer Swath
Width for desired Seedlings Per Hectare
• Mulch Bed
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Judicious Use Of Herbicide
• “Floating” vs. Physical Boundaries
• Site Specific• Exclusions• Even X–Tracking• AOC Boundaries
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Ericaceous Sites
• Improved imagery• Site specific
treatment area • Low lying
ericaceous species
• Hardwood stands
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Moving Forward
• Reduce amount of herbicide through R&D, improved technology and developing science
• Auto Booms• Spray Safe
Manager• Block #18 Romeo
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Moving Forward con’t
• “Brush Busters”• Poplar Cuttings• Stock Standards • Tree Nursery IPM• NEBIE• eFRI• Benchmarking
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Monitoring
• Effects of herbicide spraying on amphibian larvae in a forest setting
• Silviculture Effectiveness Monitoring (SEM)
• MOE Pilot Project
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Conclusion• Science and Field
Based Decisions• Forestry Research
Partnership • Growing Forests for
the People of Ontario!
Jeff LeachTembec FRM Ontario
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Herbicide Websites – Information
• Forest Management Databasehttp://www.glfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/cfpm
• Aerial Application
http://www.agnav.com • Forestry Herbicides
http://www.monsanto.ca/products/forestry/index.shtmlhttp://www.24d.orghttp://www.truenorthspecialty.com/english/new_page_3.htm
• Pesticides Act
http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/p-11/20060614/whole.html#P180_3285 • Pesticide Education, Training & Certification
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/fpt/edutran-e.html
• Forestry Research Partnershiphttp://www.forestresearch.ca/partnership_projects/operational_implementation/operational_implementation.htm
• Pesticide Product Information System
http://www.opac.gov.on.ca • Herbicide Alternatives
http://www.united-colloids.com/index.php?con=products
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