Directives - Mountain Pine Beetle in Alberta

	Directives - Mountain Pine Beetle in Alberta


	You can unknowingly bring mountain pine beetle and other forest pests into Alberta if you transport wood with bark. To minimize the risk of damage by insects or disease to forests, the transport of logs and other forest products cut from coniferous trees are regulated under provincial legislation. Mountain pine beetle is managed under the following directives: Directive No. 2011-04 Mountain Pine Beetle Log Management- Apr 15, 2011 (5 pages, <1 MB) Information Letter: Best Management Practices for Hauling and Milling MPB-Infested Pine- Feb 1, 2010 (4 pages, <1 MB) Directive No. 2011-01 Importation of conifer logs and forest products with bark attached- Jun 1, 2011 (5 pages, 1.1 MB) View all Forest Management and Forest Health Directives

	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.