Cooperative Management of Historic Research Trials
A long-term collaboration.
FGrOW is a partner in the cooperative management of historical lodgepole pine trials, some established over 50 years ago. Ongoing activities involve maintenance and protection of the field installations, periodic re-measurement, analysis, synthesis and reporting of results, and interpretive signage.
Beginning in the late 1930 and ending in 1980s, the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) established a number of trials in lodgepole pine stands throughout Alberta. These trials are considered invaluable resources for monitoring and demonstrating the effects of nutrition and density management.
Since 2002, the FGYA, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) of the CFS have had a signed agreement for cooperative management of the trials. The FGYA was responsible for measurements, maintenance and support for analytic work; FGrOW has assumed these responsibilities.
Detailed information on the trials is found in Long-term Lodgepole Pine Silviculture Trials in Alberta: History and Current Results. Details on measurements conducted by the FGYA can be found in their annual reports.
