{"id":2250,"date":"2025-05-23T11:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sopfim.qc.ca\/?post_type=programmes&p=2250"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:03:09","slug":"protection-program-for-small-private-forests","status":"publish","type":"programmes","link":"https:\/\/sopfim.qc.ca\/en\/programs\/protection-program-for-small-private-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection Program for Small Private Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This new aerial spraying program aims to protect state investments that have been made since nearly 30 years in private forests of less than 800 ha (plantations and thinnings) and to develop expertise in the protection of small private forests, where the planning and preparation of interventions are much more complex than in public forests. The Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats (MRNF) has mandated SOPFIM to implement an aerial spray program. Work to determine eligible areas and owners began in summer 2017 and will continue until March 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n Selection Criteria\n <\/h2>\n \n
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Several territories are likely to be affected by the spruce budworm. SOPFIM applies specific selection criteria to protect the most threatened private forests.<\/p>\n

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  • The area must be greater than 4 hectares;<\/li>\n
  • The width of the territory must be greater than 80 metres;<\/li>\n
  • The tract must be composed of susceptible species (balsam fir, white spruce and Norway spruce);<\/li>\n
  • The tract must be between 21 and 60 years old;<\/li>\n
  • Land needs to be developed. (Government subsidized treatments).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
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    \n Benefits of Treatment\n <\/h2>\n \n
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    There are several benefits from spruce budworm treatments, both environmentally and economically.<\/p>\n

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    • Recruitment and training of a skilled and competent workforce to fill positions associated with program planning and implementation;<\/li>\n
    • Regional socio-economic benefits of direct protection programs in terms of the purchase of goods and services;<\/li>\n
    • Reduction of TBE impacts on forest management and silviculture investments susceptible to TBE attacks;<\/li>\n
    • Reduced defoliation and mortality of trees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n