Dataset featuring the spatial location of reforestation (plantation) treatments on private woodlots and provincial Crown Lands. The dataset is a record of silvicultural treatments going back to 2005 which is used to inform the history of forest management activities on private woodlots and provincial Crown Lands.

Dataset featuring the spatial location of vegetation management (silvicultural herbicides) treatments on provincial Crown Lands. The dataset is a historical record of silvicultural herbicide treatments which is used to inform the history of forest management activities on provincial Crown lands.

Spruce budworm is the most destructive, native defoliating insect in eastern Canada. When budworm populations reach outbreak levels, significant ecological and economic damage occurs (see www.healthyforestpartnership.ca for more details). In New Brunswick, budworm populations are tracked through numerous surveys annually. In the fall, the budworm hatch from eggs, crawl to a secure location on the branches of trees and spin a small web to protect them from the winter elements. They will stay in this location, dormant, throughout the winter and into the spring of the following year before emerging to feed on the new needles of spruce and fir branches.This life stage is known as the second larval stage or “L2” for short, and it is an ideal time to sample populations. The survey is significant task, and members of the Forest Health section are aided by regional GNB staff and forestry industry cooperators in collecting the nearly 2000 sample locations across the province. The branches from this survey are taken to Forest Health lab in Fredericton where they go through a “wash” that separates the tiny budworm from the branches. Their numbers are then counted and used to develop maps of spruce budworm populations.These populations are used by the Healthy Forest Partnership research program to develop early intervention strategies to avoid to impacts of outbreak populations./La tordeuse des bourgeons de l’épinette est l’insecte défoliant indigène le plus destructeur de l’est du Canada. Lorsque les populations de TBE atteignent un niveau d’infestation, on observe d’importants dommages sur le plan écologique et économique (voir http:

This layer contains point features that represent reconnaissance till sampling locations collected by the New Brunswick Geological Survey between 1986 and 2014. Samples were collected on an approximated 2 km grid, with increased density over areas of interest. At each location, observations and measurements about the forest soil profile, terrain surface, and (in some locations) forest species information were recorded, and a soil sample was collected for geochemical, lithological, and grain size analysis. Observational data are included in this layer, but analytical results are not included in this layer.

This layer contains point features that represent till sampling locations collected by the New Brunswick Geological Survey between 2014 and present. Sampled areas and sample density are dependent on the goals of the project and historical sampling. At each location, observations and measurements about the forest soil profile and terrain surface were recorded, and a soil sample was collected for geochemical, lithological, and grain size analysis. Observational data are included in this layer, but analytical results are not included in this layer.

Dataset featuring the spatial location of stand improvement (precommercial thinning, plantation cleaning) treatments on private woodlots and provincial Crown Lands. The dataset is a record of silvicultural treatments going back to 2005 which is used to inform the history of forest management activities on private woodlots and provincial Crown Lands.

This layer contains point features that represent the locations of exploration trenches in New Brunswick. Geological data collected in exploration trenches are useful for mineral exploration and bedrock mapping. These data were compiled using archived mineral assessment reports of work (1950s to present), mining lease documents, and other sources. Data accuracy is variable depending on the source.

This layer contains polygon features that represent granular aggregate deposits in New Brunswick. ‘Granular Aggregate’ is the term used to describe naturally occurring deposits of sand and gravel formed during the last ice-age when glaciers were melting and receding. These important resources, which are used for infrastructure construction and maintenance.

Designated forested patches meeting DNRED’s criteria for “Old Forest Communities” and “Old Forest Wildlife Habitats”.

The data represents roads not maintained by DTI whose primary purpose is to access the forest resources on crown or private land within the province.