Taking Action Against the Mountain Pine Beetle

• Ensuring long-term economic sustainability for affected communities
  • Premier Announces Increased Pine Beetle Funds for NDI
  • Support for Regional Beetle Action Coalitions
  • Minister's Community Advisory Group
• Maintaining and protecting public health, safety and infrastructure
  • Province, Canfor Join Fight Against City's Pine Beetle
• Recovering the greatest value from dead timber before it burns or decays, while respecting other forest values
  • Tenure Opportunities Advertised
  • Allowable Annual Cut Determinations
• Conserving the long-term forest values identified in land use plans
  • Forest Stewardship
• Preventing or reducing damage to forests in areas that are susceptible but not yet experiencing epidemic infestations
  • B.C. and Alberta Commit to Fight Pine Beetle
  • 2004 Aerial Overview Survey Results
  • Emergency Bark Beetle Management Area Expanded

Research Reports and Other Publications

• Updated! Provincial Level Projection of the Current Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak – May 2005
• Historical Documents and Publications

News Releases and Backgrounders

• 2005 News Releases
• 2004 News Releases
• 2001-2003 News Releases

Frequently Asked Questions

• Updated! Frequently Asked Questions – Fall 2005

Maps

• Cumulative percentage of pine killed (slideshow with data for 1999-2004 and projection for 2005-2014)
• Infestation Levels in 2004
• Natural Resources Canada Overview
• Emergency Bark Beetle Management Area Maps
• Animated Map Showing Outbreak History 1959-2002
• Provincial Aerial Overview Surveys

Regulations

• Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Area No. 1
• Bark beetle regulation
• Bark beetle management guidebook
• Forest health surveys guidebook
• Bark Beetle Management Technical Implementation Guidelines