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Silviculture Funding Program
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Following is the latest information on the silviculture treatments that are being funded through the Association for Sustainable Forestry (ASF) in 2010/11. 

Limited funding is available for (1) Pre-commercial Thinning in natural stands, (2) Commercial Thinning and (3) Fill Planting (>300/ha).  Woodland owners holding under 2000 hectares of woodland in Nova Scotia are eligible to apply for funding under this program.

 The Silviculture Criteria found below explains the pre- and post-treatment conditions that a stand must meet in order to be eligible for funding through this program.

Please note:  Anyone accessing the ASF program is now required to fill out only the Silviculture Funding Request Form for initial application. Request forms will be accepted until July 16, 2010. Please print the form and either fax or mail into the ASF. Funding will be allocated based on the percentage of the total applied for, so that everyone who applies receives some funding. Please note that there are still funding caps of $10,000.00 per landowner and $40,000.00 per silviculture contractor or agent. Applicants will be contacted before July 30, 2010 with the amount of funding granted and will have two weeks to send in Association for Sustainable Forestry application forms, along with proof of public liability and property insurance and Worker’s Compensation Insurance or private insurance (please note: landowners working on their own woodland do not need this insurance). All silviculture treatments must be completed 90 days after application approval or funding may be cancelled.

*If you are applying for pre-commercial thinning in natural stands please note that there will be a limit on the amount of high density treatments that can be approved. Please apply for both high- and low-density pre-commercial thinning in natural stands where possible.

Please find the ASF Procedures Manual below. Anyone accessing the program is encouraged to follow the manual for field procedures.

If you would like to be added to our email contact list in order to receive information on our programs, please email David@asforestry.com. I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

David Sutherland RPF
Coordinator

Association for Sustainable Forestry

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2010 - 2011 Application and Claim Forms
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Silviculture Funding Request Form
Application Form
Claim Form
Signing Authority Form


Silviculture Criteria
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Pre-commercial Thinning (Natural Stands)
Commercial Thinning
Fill Planting
Rate Payment System

ASF Procedures Manual
Assessment Procedures
Appendix A – Pre-Assessment Sheets
Appendix B – Post-Assessment Sheets
Appendix C – GPS Submissions
Appendix D Silviculture Update Form
Appendix E - Crop Tree Pruning Educational Pamphlet
Appendix F - Crop Tree Pruning Quality Criteria


Current Tenders
There are no current tenders.

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2008-2009 ASF Silviculture Funding Program
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Article
Program Statistics

2007-2008 ASF Silviculture Funding Program
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Article
Program Statistics

2006-2007 ASF Silviculture Funding Program
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Article
Program Statistics

2005-2006 ASF Silviculture Funding Program
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Article
Program Statistics

2003-2005 ASF Silviculture Funding Program
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Article
Program Statistics



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