Databases

S. Ellen Macdonald.
Intensive Forest Management (IFM) database.
Includes information about IFM projects located within the Foothills and boreal mixedwood natural regions of Alberta.
Description and data dictionary (does not include a description of Soil Type (field 21)).
[Summer 2001]. PDF. 242KB.
Database
[Summer 2001]. MS Access 2000. 410 records. 41 fields.
Subjects:
Innovative Zoning.

 

Aboriginal Elder Interviews On The Changing Forest Interim Report

Canada’s Aboriginal elders have accumulated a wealth of knowledge about our forests.  They have a good sense of what a healthy forest looks like and the role of human beings in maintaining the well-being of Canada’s forests.  At the same time, they have seen many changes to Canada’s forests over their lifetimes brought about climate change, logging, mining and other anthropogenic factors. Because of their intimate relationship with the land, they have a good idea of what is needed to maintain the health of the forest, what normal variability in environmental conditions should look like, and what the role of humans is in maintaining the ecological integrity of our forests.

Such wisdom and knowledge of the dynamic baseline conditions of Canada’s forested lands is instrumental to preserving the biological and cultural diversity of our forests. Yet, it is conceivable that, within the next few years -- certainly within the next decade, most of this knowledge and wisdom will be lost forever if no systematic effort is taken to record them. On this basis, the SFM Network Aboriginal Elders Legacy Project was conceived and implemented.

Click here to read the report.

Click here to view the video interviews.