Biometrics and Landscape Modeling

The Forestry Corp. is renowned as one of western Canada’s leading providers of analysis and modeling associated with terrestrial ecosystems at both the stand and landscape scales. Our team of professional analysts apply their knowledge and experience along with commercially available, or custom developed, software packages to deliver innovative analytical and modeling results.

Types of services

  • Assemble and create spatial landbases
  • Model stand and landscape level attribute changes over time
  • Implement multi-disciplinary approach to strategic landscape planning and cumulative effects prediction

Strategic Plan Development and Implementation

The Forestry Corp. has extensive experience in the development of strategies that can be successfully implemented and monitored. The company’s team of natural resource planning specialists have developed strategic plans and the associated linked operational implementation approaches, along with the monitoring, reporting and feedback-improvement loop required for continuous improvement.

Types of services

  • Develop strategic plans and operational implementation protocols
  • Modify or update resource plans to account for unforeseen disturbances (i.e. MPB)
  • Undertake analysis and development of Values, Objectives, Indicators and Targets (VOITS)
  • Facilitate stakeholder consultation and planning team sessions

Other Natural Resource Management Services

The Forestry Corp. possesses extensive experience and specialization in the area of natural resource management, focusing on terrestrial ecosystems (forests, vegetation, water, wildlife, etc.). The company specializes in the assembly and delivery of operationally feasible strategic and tactical management plans that involve quantitative analysis, landscape modeling, sampling and inventory design, landscape indicator and target development, and monitoring and reporting systems development. In addition to the aforementioned technical expertise, the company also specializes in the provision of the policy development and advisory, stakeholder facilitation, communication and reporting (documentation, presentation, GIS mapping, etc) components associated with natural resource management planning.

Types of services

  • Develop vegetation reclamation plans
  • Assess and classify landscapes
  • Develop, and provide advisory services related to, land management policy