Forestry

Harvesting

Consisting of selective harvesting, clear cutting or patch cutting. We have a variety of harvesting equipment available to meet any companies harvesting needs.

Pre-Commercial Thinning

Pre-Commercial Thinning is a silvicultural treatment used to reduce the number of trees in young hardwood, softwood or mixed stands. It is often carried out before the trees removed are large enough to be used or sold as a forest product. Pre-commercial thinning prevents stagnation and improves growing conditions for the remaining crop 5trees so that at final harvest the end-product quality and value is increased.

Map Development

Creation of multi-layered maps through the process of digitization.

Foliar Spraying

• Stump treating with brush saws using the R-jet application process provides excellent control of unwanted vegetation. Using this treatment the limiting distance on streams, buffers and right of ways is reduced.
• Back tank spraying is useful on small isolated areas.
• Radi-Arc Spraying from a skidder is a quick and effective vegetation control method for large areas.

Boundary Line Maintenance

This service includes the establishment of new property boundary lines and the maintaining of existing boundary lines on forested land. We use the latest in GPS technology which allows us to locate boundary lines which have become unrecognizable. The boundaries are necessary to clearly define division between property owners or licensees.

Block Layout

Block Layout entails measuring and marking a specific perimeter for road construction, harvesting, and silviculture purposes. Our GPS technology allows us to eliminate the chance of trespassing on other properties. Depending upon the type of block layout, certain constraints must be followed.

Woodlot Management

Woodlot Management is a means of realizing many benefits from a small forested area. It is a planning and decision making process that maximizes long term sustainable benefits while recognizing and minimizing conflicts. A management plan is designed based on the desired objectives of the landowner.

Planting

Poor regeneration dictates that planting is needed. Planting entails the restocking of softwood species to fill areas that are understocked.

Plantation Pruning

Using specialized saw, trees can be pruned from the base to a specified height. This is done to increase the end-product quality as well as for aesthetic reasons.

Mechanical Site Preparation

Implements Available:

• Marden Roller
• Donuts & Chains
• Disc Trencher

Software Development & Consulting

Using a variety of languages we are able to develop additional software components to blend with current operating systems or design a unique operating system based on our client’s needs. Our staff of programmers and foresters work closely together to create the most technically advanced software possible.

PCT-Q and PLT-Q: Used in a PDA device, Pre-Commercial Thinning Quality assessment and Planting Quality assessment are software packages developed to collect information on pre-commercial thinning and planting operations. They allow the used to easily view and print reports for pre-density surveys, post treatment quality surveys, and planting surveys.

Data Collection

We perform:

• Forest Development Surveys
• Deer Wintering Area Surveys
• Operational Inventories
• Plantation Assessments
• Regeneration Surveys
• Permanent Sample Plots

Drone / GIS Services

We perform:

• Forestry Mapping
• Mapping of Vegetation
• Mapping of Excavation Sites
• Forest Fire Survey

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Timber Matting

Canadian Utility Services can offer full service for temporary access solutions. CUSL can deliver, install, maintain, and remove all types of matting requirements that our clients may require. CUSL also handles Skids/Cribbing/Dunage and are made from a variety of wood types and sizes to suit our clients needs.

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