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Examines the economic impact of policy changes in a forested region of the province of Alberta known as the Foothills Model Forest (FMF). Effects of policy changes in various sectors that are analyzed in terms of all sectors of the regional economy with particular emphasis on the forestry sector; Study that uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE) framework rather than a fixed-price framework to analyze economy-wide impacts of land use or forest policy changes; Application of this technique on a regional scale that is rare in the scientific literature; Model results that indicate that a decrease in forestry output somewhat offsets the positive economic impact generated by increased visitor activity; Failure to consider these trade-off impacts in the analysis that will result in erroneous conclusions; Outcomes from timely policy scenarios that are examined; Results from the CGE framework that suggest that policy makers face a greater degree of complexity than in current economic impact frameworks.

Examines the ecological combining ability of three forest types in British Columbia and Alberta. Factors that are related to the stand volume of tree species; Effect of one species on the productivity of another species; Details of the forest policy in British Columbia; Analysis of vegetation and soil physics in British Columbia and Alberta.