a company of people building their own future application techniques using gps to minimize herbicide...

“A Company of People Building their own Future”

“Application Techniques Using GPSTo Minimize Herbicide Volumes”

Northwatch - TimminsDecember 4, 2006

THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION


It’s What We Do!

• Grow New Forests• Plant 20 Million

Conifer Seedlings• Maintain Wildlife

Forest Units• Protect The Forest• Integrated Pest

Management (IPM)


Forest Stewardship Council Certification (FSC)

• “Promote the development and adoption of non-chemical methods of pest management… if chemicals are used, proper equipment and training shall be provided to minimize health and environmental risks”


Why Use Herbicide?

• Transfer of on-site soil nutrients, moisture and sunlight to young conifer seedlings to improve survival and growth

• Safe and effective


Why Aerial Application?

• Safety– public &

employee– environment

• Productivity– remote sites – short biological

window


GPS in the Boreal Forest!

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• 24 Satellites 24 hrs per day in any weather

• Locating positions, tracking, GIS compatible


GPS – Harvesting 2000

• Block Boundaries• Wildlife Tree

Implementation• Spacing• Overlay skidding• Record of

Depletion


GPS – AgNAV & FRP 2001

• Forest Research Partnership (FRP)

• Dean Thompson• AgNAV Inc. • Program

Management• Project .shp files


GPS - Aerial Seeding 2002

• AgNAV & General Airspray Ltd.

• Buffer off suitable seed source

• Save on Seed “Over-run”

• Pilot Training


GPS - Aerial Spray 2003

• All Tembec Operations employ Aircraft with AgNAV

• Moving map display & .shp files

• X-Tracking• Project Blocks


GPS – Mulching 2004

• Mixed Wood Management

• “Green Striping”• Engineer Swath

Width for desired Seedlings Per Hectare

• Mulch Bed


Judicious Use Of Herbicide

• “Floating” vs. Physical Boundaries

• Site Specific• Exclusions• Even X–Tracking• AOC Boundaries


Ericaceous Sites

• Improved imagery• Site specific

treatment area • Low lying

ericaceous species

• Hardwood stands


Moving Forward

• Reduce amount of herbicide through R&D, improved technology and developing science

• Auto Booms• Spray Safe

Manager• Block #18 Romeo


Moving Forward con’t

• “Brush Busters”• Poplar Cuttings• Stock Standards • Tree Nursery IPM• NEBIE• eFRI• Benchmarking


Monitoring

• Effects of herbicide spraying on amphibian larvae in a forest setting

• Silviculture Effectiveness Monitoring (SEM)

• MOE Pilot Project


Conclusion• Science and Field

Based Decisions• Forestry Research

Partnership • Growing Forests for

the People of Ontario!

Jeff LeachTembec FRM Ontario


Herbicide Websites – Information

• Forest Management Databasehttp://www.glfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/cfpm

• Aerial Application

http://www.agnav.com • Forestry Herbicides

http://www.monsanto.ca/products/forestry/index.shtmlhttp://www.24d.orghttp://www.truenorthspecialty.com/english/new_page_3.htm

• Pesticides Act

http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/p-11/20060614/whole.html#P180_3285 • Pesticide Education, Training & Certification

http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/fpt/edutran-e.html

• Forestry Research Partnershiphttp://www.forestresearch.ca/partnership_projects/operational_implementation/operational_implementation.htm

• Pesticide Product Information System

http://www.opac.gov.on.ca • Herbicide Alternatives

http://www.united-colloids.com/index.php?con=products

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