Forestry work in the forests of southern Quebec is many and varied. The interventions made in a given place depend, among other things, on the composition of the stand and the objectives of the owner, for the private forest, or those of the State, citizens and users, for the public forest. Here are some of the most common interventions.
Planting maintenance and clearing of natural regeneration are fairly common interventions that are usually done manually using a brush cutter.
The preparation of the land consists of making the land suitable for planting a quantity of seedlings in sites suitable for reforestation.
Reforestation consists of planting seedlings with bare roots, seedlings in containers or cuttings. Reforestation with broadleaf species is a much less common intervention than reforestation with coniferous species.
Enrichment generally consists of introducing or increasing the number of stems of noble species (oak, white pine, maple, cherry, etc.) in a stand in order to improve the quality of regeneration.
Precommercial thinning is selective cutting in an overly dense young stand. This intervention aims to reduce the density of the stand while conserving the most interesting species and the most vigorous trees.
Commercial thinning is done in a high density stand that has not yet reached full maturity, but the stems have reached commercial size.
Progressive seed cutting is carried out in a stand of even-aged structure (trees of the same age) which has reached maturity. It allows the opening of the forest cover.
Total cutting involves harvesting a mature stand to promote the establishment or development of natural regeneration.
Vegetation control is a preventive activity that aims to reduce the risks associated with the presence of vegetation near the distribution network.
The gardening cut is a periodic harvest of trees in a stand of uneven structure (trees of various ages) which aims to maintain the uneven structure.