Specific objectives:

To

• increase the information base for, and emphasis on, growth and yield of interior species and stand types, particularly mixed conifer stands, broadleaf/conifer mixes, pure broadleaf stands, even-aged and uneven-aged stands, in response to silvicultural systems and treatments;
• improve the predictive capability of modeling tools by modifying/validating existing models, developing new modeling approaches, and by incorporating a mechanistic understanding of forest ecosystem processes; these new tools will also have the capability of predicting the dynamics of non-timber resources;
• ducate individuals at UNBC to provide regional expertise for growth and yield of boreal, subboreal, interior montane, and north coast forests;
• facilitate co-operation in forest growth and yield education and research between UNBC and the University of British Columbia (UBC);
• enhance opportunities for research collaboration and technology transfer between the two universities and with user-groups and stakeholders in central and northern BC and throughout the rest of the province;
• elevate the profile of forest growth and yield as a vital component of forest management and demonstrate the value in investing in growth and yield research and extension;
• enhance community understanding of established harvest levels, timber supply issues, and community-level impacts of rate-of-cut and timber supply fluctuations;
• enhance collaboration between the growth and yield scientists in British Columbia and the researchers in the national and international communities.

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