Forestry and conservation

Forest planning and management, crown land forest operations, permits for public use and more.

Forest planning and management

  • Forest pests

    A variety of forest health surveys are conducted every year on both native and invasive insects and diseases, with analyses to support risk evaluations and planning activities.

  • Landscape inventory

    New Brunswick’s landscape is a place for plant and animal species to thrive, a setting for people to enjoy nature, and a driver for rural economic growth.

  • Long-term planning

    The harvest and growth of forests on Crown lands are guided by long-term forest management plans.

  • Our forest are for everyone

    New Brunswick’s public forests are a place for wild species to thrive, a place of cultural significance, a setting for people to enjoy nature, and a driver for economic growth – both now and for generations to come.

  • Silviculture

    Silviculture is the science of growing and cultivating forest tree crops, and includes activities such as tree planting, thinning, and vegetation management with manual and herbicide treatments.

Crown land forest operations

  • Forest operations on Crown lands

    The Department of Natural Resources provides stewardship of Crown forests through forest management agreements with licensees using a results-based system.

  • Scalers license

    Licensing to authorise people to scale primary forest products harvested from Crown lands.

  • Timber licensees and sub-licensees

    New Brunswick's public forest is divided into 10 timber licences, each is leased to a large forest-based company (called a licensee) under a 25-year forest management agreement. Each license has an assigned number of sub-licensees.

Permits for public use

Forest products and industry

  • Forest products

    The goal of the Department of Natural Resources is to ensure Crown timber supports a healthy, competitive and sustainable forest sector that benefits New Brunswickers.

  • Timber royalty rates

    The Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (DNRED) calculates royalty rates on a monthly basis.

Land acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that New Brunswick is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi'gmaw, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We seek to repair and rebuild meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples and honour these lands which hold the hopes of future generations.