Forest Management & Renewal Services
With Registered Professional Foresters (Ontario) on staff, GFMI has the capacity and expertise to meet all forest management planning needs for its clients. Across Northern Ontario, GFMI currently provides professional forest management services to both industrial and government clients. GFMI will plan, budget and implement/coordinate forest renewal programs for clients. GFMI is experienced in the financial administration, invoicing and reporting of those programs. These services include:
- Forest Management Planning:
- Project Management
- Data Preparation/Analysis
- Long-term Strategic Modeling & Planning
- Stakeholder Consultation & Information Centres
- Plan Documentation
- Amendments
- Annual Work Scheduling:
- Preparation & Documentation
- Annual Operation Support for Harvest & Renewal
- Monitoring & Road Construction/Maintenance
- Revisions
- Annual Reporting:
- Documentation of Annual Management Activities
- Independent Forest Audit Support
- Pre & Post Harvest Forest Operation/Silvicultural Prescriptions
- Mechanical/Chemical Site Preparation
- Procurement of Tree Seedlings, Cone Collection, Seed Extraction & Storage
- Tree Planting & Quality Control
- Direct Ground & Aerial Application of Tree Seed
- Manual/Chemical Tending & Pre-Commercial Thinning
- Regeneration Monitoring & Silvicultural Effectiveness Surveys
- Tree Improvement & Seed Orchard Maintenance