


{"id":95298,"date":"2018-04-13T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-9\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:47","slug":"section-9","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter II \u2013 Protection of particular places and territories<br \/>\nDivision I &#8211; General<br \/>\n\u00a72 &#8211; Strips of woodland<\/p>\n<h1>Section 9<\/h1>\n<p>A partial harvest not exceeding 40% of the merchantable stems, in the case of stands of species referred to in Part A of <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/schedules\/schedule-2\/\">Schedule 2<\/a>, or 40% of the basal area in the case of stands of species referred to in Part B of that Schedule, is however allowed in the strip of woodland when forest operations are carried out on the adjacent land.<\/p>\n<p>However, the density of the stand may never be reduced to less than 700 merchantable stems\/ha, in the case of stands of species referred to in Part A of <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/schedules\/schedule-2\/\">Schedule 2<\/a>, or the basal area may not be reduced to less than 16 m2\/ha, in the case of stand of species referred to in Part B of that Schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the first and second paragraphs, where the sylvicultural prescription provides for partial cutting in the stand adjacent to the strip of woodland referred to in sections 7 and 8, the harvest level indicated in the sylvicultural prescription of the adjacent stand then applies to that strip of woodland.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To allow certain forest development activities in or near a particular place<\/li>\n<li>To allow for the harvesting of wood<\/li>\n<li>To ensure the renewal of trees in the strip of woodland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Explanations<\/h3>\n<p>Some of the trees in the strip of woodland alongside the places and territories mentioned in sections <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-7\/\">7<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-8\/\">8<\/a> may be cut if forestry operations are carried out on the adjacent site.<\/p>\n<p>The permitted intensity of harvesting varies by stand type. In the case of a stand composed of the species referred to in Part A of <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/schedules\/schedule-2\/\">Schedule 2<\/a>, up to 40% of the merchantable stems may be harvested, provided the density of the stand is not reduced to less than 700 merchantable stands\/ha. In the case of a stand composed of species referred to in Part B of that Schedule, up to 40% of the basal area may be harvested, provided the density of the stand is not reduced to less than 16 m\u00b2\/ha.<\/p>\n<p>However, where partial cutting takes place in the stand adjacent to the strip of woodland on either side of the places and territories listed in sections <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-7\/\">7<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-8\/\">8<\/a>, the harvest level in the strip of woodland must comply with the specifications set out in the sylvicultural prescription of the adjacent stand..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art009_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Partial cutting in the strip of woodland alongside various places and territories\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art009_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Partial cutting in the strip of woodland alongside various places and territories\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 9<\/span> Partial cutting in the strip of woodland alongside various places and territories<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residual trees in the strip of woodland must be spread uniformly so as to constitute a visual screen and contribute to maintain the forest ambiance and the function of the place or territory concerned. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>2<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Total cutting is prohibited in the strip of woodland. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>3<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To contribute to the quality of the experience in the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":""},"class_list":["post-95298","cpt_radf","type-cpt_radf","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Section 9 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-ii\/section-9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 9 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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