Mountain Pine Beetle Municipal Grant Program - Mountain Pine Beetle in Alberta

	Mountain Pine Beetle Municipal Grant Program - Mountain Pine Beetle in Alberta


	The Municipal Grant Program was established in 2006 to support the costs of beetle control operations for municipalities and private landowners. The program provides funding and expert advice to municipalities that support mountain pine beetle management on municipal and private lands. Activities may include: ground surveys and mapping treatment of infested trees communication, education and outreach efforts prevention of additional attack project management Local municipalities can apply for program funding through Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. The application deadline for this program is October 31 of each year. Funds will be awarded to municipalities with trees infested with mountain pine beetle and whose management programs align directly with Alberta's overall objectives of: containing infestations and minimizing the spread of mountain pine beetle north and south along the eastern slopes of Alberta preventing the spread of mountain pine beetle (MPB) eastward further into the boreal forest MPB Municipal Grant Funding Program -- Program Overview and Guidelines - (11 pages, <1 MB) MPB Municipal Grant Funding Program - Grant Application Form - (3 pages, <1 MB) MPB Municipal Grant Funding Program - Program Priorities - (5 pages, <1 MB) MPB Control Program -- Acknowledgement of Compliance - (1 page, <1 MB)

	For more information about the content of this document, contact Devon Belanger. This information published to the web on February 29, 2016. Last Reviewed/Revised on March 1, 2018.