The data presented on this Web site were provided by the provincial and territorial agencies responsible for the management of forest resources in their jurisdictions. The approach allows for the incorporation of updated information on the status of regenerating conditions as it becomes available. Regeneration condition is described in terms of status categories that relate to levels of stocking of commercial species and degree of competition. The regenerating land base of Crown forest lands harvested under even-aged forest management systems since 1975 was about 16 million hectares in 1998. Most harvested areas are regenerating successfully.
Natural regeneration plays a much bigger role in Canadian forestry than planting or seeding.
The area of forest land that remains understocked after harvesting is shrinking.