Forest Carbon Fertilization Project

This was a provincial scope project to identify priority forest stands to be fertilized to increase overall stand growth. The activities included strategic assessment, site level planning and prescriptions, fertilizer purchase and application. The priority areas were on the Coast in forests with high site index and known excellent return on investment for fertilization activities. The forest grows faster as a result of the fertilization, providing larger stem size more quickly. This promoted increased carbon sequestration and ultimately medium to longer term payback in timber quality. Forest stands fertilized within this project were reserved from timber harvest for at least 10 years to maximize the sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere.