Past, Present, and Future of the Hardwood Forest in New Brunswick

Part II: A joint session between the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute Executive Director Gaetan Pelletier and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Natural Resources and Development, Chris Ward

Authors

  • Gaetan Pelletier Northern Hardwoods Research Institute Inc.

Keywords:

New Brunswick, hardwood forest

Abstract

New Brunswick’s forest cover 85% of the landbase and half of the area in publicly owned (Crown Lands). Since its existence, the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute has aligned its research and development operations to address current challenges of the entire forest products sector in the province. During the second part of the conference plenary session, we will present the NHRI and highlight its workplan that is aligned with the challenges the sector is facing as presented by the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development of New Brunswick discussed during the first part of the plenary session.

 

Author Biography

Gaetan Pelletier , Northern Hardwoods Research Institute Inc.

Executive director of the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute from its beginning, Gaetan also spent numerous years working for J D Irving Limited where he successively held various technical, R&D and managerial positions. He is Lean/six sigma trained and certified as well as well versed in AGILE and over the years, has developed leading edge practices and management strategies from planted stands to hardwood forests. Gaetan has a passion for developing management systems, promoting adaptive management and designing precision forestry tools to transform knowledge into solutions for practitioners. He leverages research to solve real problems and build solutions for the forest sector. 

Published

2023-11-01

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Proceedings