Fertilization TFL 59

The goal of this project was to advance the environmental and resource stewardship of BC forests through the fertilization of managed stands of Lodgepole pine, spruce and Douglas-fir on Crown land. Benefits of fertilizing included accelerated growth and yield of timber volume and improved management of greenhouse gases by creating increased capacity for carbon storage in the growing forest. Habitat was enhanced for overwintering ungulates such deer, elk and moose. Fertilization increased the size and development of tree crowns which increased the habitat available for other species and decreased the snow depth on the forest floor.