CONSULTATION

As forestry consultants, Four Management Inc. is at your disposal for superior quality services. The Consultation sector offers a variety of services to different forest users.

Management plans for Deer Wintering areas (DWA)

Deer Wintering Areas provide an adequate habitat for Whitetail deer during the winter season. Management of DWAs made by Four Best Management will preserve good perpetual habitat for the survival and well being of deer.











Forest Management Plan

The management plan is an essential tool to maintain sustainable development. The plans will maximize the usage of natural resources and guarantee a constant supply. A five-year management plan must be submitted for an 80-year planning horizon. The plans are developed with a computer forest model that uses forest survey data to generate management scenarios, and provide information for decision making. Four Best Management uses GIS (Geographic Information System), which gives us a more efficient and realistic model.

Woodlot Evaluation

Four Best Management is often asked to evaluate woodlots. The evaluation determines the market value of the potential harvesting volume and the corresponding harvesting costs. Also, our evaluation considers the changes that would be needed to the infrastructures (bridges, culverts, roadsﾅ). The monetary value of the woodlot will then be based on these factors. The evaluation also includes the cartography of the woodlot as the picture below illustrates.



















Technical Advice

The development of a woodlot management plan can be difficult because it requires technical knowledge. Four Best Management has the skills to offer its clients technical advice for long-term management of woodlots. Our professional staff will thoroughly visit your woodlot in order to give you the best advice on:
ﾕ Choice of forest prescriptions;
ﾕ Application of forest prescriptions;
ﾕ Evaluation and supervision of forest operations;
ﾕ Localization of roads;
ﾕ Identification of disease on trees;
ﾕ Other advice.






Cartography and Digitization

Four Best Management offers cartography and digitization services. We can create maps that can include any characteristics of your woodlot (roads, paths, contours, watercourses, and other infrastructures). We can also digitize ATV or snowmobile paths as well as any other feature. It is also possible to identify areas where silviculture treatments were applied. The mapping and digitization are done with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Forest Operations

Forestry operations are becoming more technologically demanding and expensive. Our professional staff will study the progress of your forestry operations and give advice on how to improve your productivity and efficiency. We will then be able to evaluate the return of investments in your operations. Our staff is also available to evaluate your needs and give financial institutes a detailed report to justify new investments in forest equipment.

Evaluation of Environment Offences

Four Best Management can evaluate environmental offences and indicate procedures to follow in order to restore the site to its original state. Many inspections are done to ensure guaranteed re-establishment of the site in the quickest possible manor. We can also evaluate the financial consequences of wood theft and intrusion acts. That evaluation can be very useful if there are legal proceedings.