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Whether you consider yourself a woodlot owner, a land steward, a homesteader, a friend to the forests, or just a person interested in New Brunswick's forest sector, we strive to provide resources you can use.

About New Brunswick's forests

Forest pests & diseases

Identifying plants, animals and fungi

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Our Partners, Supporters, and more...

The New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners (NBFWO) engages with landowners, universities, governments (provincial and federal), conservation groups, and many other organizations to be able to provide our members throughout New Brunswick with a network of information specialists, for whatever goals they have for their woodlot.

The Free to Grow in Forestry initiative aims to achieve gender equality and meaningful inclusion of equity-deserving groups (women, Indigenous Peoples, new Canadians, global majorities, 2SLGBTQI+, people living with disabilities) at all levels from technical to executive level positions in the forest sector.

What is a Working Woodlot?

A working woodlot is one that is managed to produce timber as a primary product.

"Actively managed - not just wild, but intentionally cared for.
Sustainable Cycle - harvesting and regrowth for continuous benefits.
Multiple Outputs - timber, pulp, and increasingly, bio-products, ecosystem
services."

- NHRI, The Leaflet Spring 2025

GNB's Private Woodlot Silviculture Program

"The program provides cost-sharing funds to the seven Forest Product Marketing Boards for forest management plans and eligible silviculture treatments on private woodlots. The main objective is to encourage sustainable forest management which improves the amount of higher-value timber supply.

"There should be reasonable expectation that forest management plans and work approved under this program will enhance the volume and/or quality of forest products over at least a 10 year timeframe. Where site or stand conditions, or incidence of disease or insects, or landowner objectives suggest this expectation will not be met, properties are not eligible for this program."

- GNB Natural Resources and Energy Development website (2023)

What is silviculture?

Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, and composition, health and quality of forests and woodlands.

Find the Forest Products Marketing Board for your area

Find other organizations in your area

climate adaptive silviculture prescription tool

Topographic and watershed map viewer - GeoNB

The NHRI Resource Toolbox is a collection of tools, research, and information, designed to provide essential resources for anyone interested in forestry and environmental sustainability.

Examples include:

Plantation Tending and Maintenance
Direct Seeding of Hardwoods
Plantation Planning and Site Preparation
Climate Change in New Brunswick's Mixed & Hardwood Forests - Vol. I: Adaptation Strategies
at the Stand and Landscape Scale
and much more

"The decline of sugar maple, a species valued both ecologically and economically, has become a growing concern in New Brunswick’s hardwood forests. This issue was one of several that prompted early discussions in the 2000s about the need for a regional applied research institute dedicated to hardwoods.

These discussions ultimately led to the creation of NHRI in 2012, under the leadership of the Université de Moncton and with support from key industry, government, and academic partners.

Since its founding, NHRI has focused on regional challenges, including the decline in hardwood supply and the need for more
targeted, science-based forest management practices."

- NHRI, The Leaflet, Spring 2025

NHRI Resource Toolbox

Private Protected Areas program

The Private Protected Areas initiative aims to establish a provincial program that recognizes and supports woodlot owners whose primary goal is protecting or enhancing the biodiversity of their land. This program will provide owners with valuable information about their woodlot, identify areas of high conservation significance, and allow them to register areas they wish to protect for a defined period (minimum of 5 years). In time, this initiative may also support the province’s broader biodiversity goals.

Learn more

Nature Trust's Conservation Partner Program

The Conservation Partner Program is a voluntary program that supports private landholders who want to maintain the unique environmental values of their property, like wildlife habitat, sensitive natural areas, or rare species. Participants in this program benefit from the trained expertise of Nature Trust staff, who provide support and guidance to help them toward this goal.

Learn more

Learn about the Wolastoq Priority Place - PDF
- by Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, September 24, 2024

Species-at-risk (SAR)

Riparian areas & restoration

Topographic and watershed map viewer - GeoNB

Find conservation organizations in your area

The Government of New Brunswick website is updated often. This can make finding a resource you once knew how to find more difficult to trace down again. It's a big website; we understand the challenges of keeping it current.

As of March 6, 2025, the GNB site contains a lot of information regarding Crown Land, but very little regarding Private Woodlots. Below is an overview of how information is organized. To keep it simple, we will highlight and link to pages that contain information specific to Private Woodlots.

Government of New Brunswick
- Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development
  - Energy & Mineral Resources
    - Frequently Asked Questions
    - Mineral Exploration Map
  - Fish & Wildlife
    - Fish & Wildlife Act
  - Crown Lands
    - Crown Lands & Forests Act
  - Forestry & Conservation
    - Crown Lands & Forests Act, link on right-hand side of page
    - Forest Inventory
    - Long-term Planning
    - Silviculture
      - New Brunswick Private Woodlot Silviculture Program
        
        New Brunswick Private Woodlot Silviculture Manual
        
        New Brunswick Sugar Bush Silviculture Program Manual
        
        Forest Products Marketing Boards
    - Operating on Crown Lands / Forest Operations
    - Forest Products
    - Forest Health
      - has information about forest pests and diseases
      - you can file a Pest Report here
    - Conservation of Biodiversity
      - New Brunswick's Biodiversity
      - Protected Areas
      - Wildlife Habitats
      - Status of Wildlife
      - Species-at-Risk
      - Invasive Species

Private Woodlot Silviculture Manual 2024-2025

NB e-claims - Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 (gnb.ca)
- The Province of New Brunswick has implemented an online map staking and claim acquisition system called NB e-CLAIMS. For the General Public, NB e-CLAIMS provides for the on-line viewing and printing of maps showing the location of mineral tenure throughout New Brunswick.

Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
  - Eligible Land
    - Privately owned farmland, including all managed lands for agricultural production (e.g., crop land, grazing, orchards, etc.), as well as associated wetlands, woodlots, yard sites, associated with farm entities/operations.
    - Privately owned farmland and, on a case-by-case basis, Crown Land that is accessible to the applicant under a valid, written, long-term lease agreement to manage the land for agricultural production for at least five years. A copy of the agreement will be required.
    - Indigenous lands being managed for the purpose of agricultural production.

Since 2018, NBFWO has been working to build the capacity of small private woodlot owners to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Our goal has been to educate woodlot owners so they are better able to make management decisions for their woodlots that not only meet their own goals for their woodlot but also take into consideration the impacts of a changing climate, potential carbon sequestration, and implementation of best management practices, resulting in forests that are more climate resilient.

Our work has been supported by Natural Resources Canada, GNB's Environmental Trust Fund and the work of many parnter organizations.

Click the button below to view details of our Project work and Resources specifically related to climate change.

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Your Forest in a Changing Climate