{"id":95364,"date":"2018-05-22T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-46\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:47","slug":"section-46","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iii\/section-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter III \u2013 Protection of aquatic environments, riparian areas, wetlands and soils<br \/>\nDivision V &#8211; Soils<\/p>\n<h1>Section 46<\/h1>\n<p>In forest stands belonging to the ecological subregions and ecological types indicated in <a href=\"\/en\/RADF\/guide\/schedules\/schedule-3\/\">Schedule 3<\/a>, tree branches must be left on the falling site, near the stump, to prevent a loss in soil fertility in the long term. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To avoid a loss in soil productivity in the long term<\/li>\n<li>To avoid a reduction in soil productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<p>For the purposes of this article, a single block forest stand of the same ecological type must have an area greater than 2 ha within a cutting area identified in the forest management annual program, or in the contract resulting from the auction.<\/p>\n<p>Some harvesting processes allow for tree branches and crowns to be left on the cutting site. This portion of tree biomass helps maintain soil fertility. Branches and crowns may be placed on the felling and hauling trail to increase the ground\u2019s carrying capacity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art046_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Branches and crowns left on the felling site to prevent long-term loss of soil productivity\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art046_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Branches and crowns left on the felling site to prevent long-term loss of soil productivity\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 46<\/span> Branches and crowns left on the felling site to prevent long-term loss of soil productivity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95244,"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-95364","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 46 - 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-iii\/section-46\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 46 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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