Sheeps in Canada

Using sheep grazing to manage competing vegetation in a forest environment

Field: Silvicultural treatments - Method testing

Eastern Quebec

La Forêt modèle du Bas-Saint-Laurent inc.

In 1995, the Lower St. Lawrence Model Forest decided to experiment with using sheep to remove competing vegetation from plantations. The primary objective of the project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method as an alternative to plantation cleaning. Another goal of the project was to develop regional expertise in the method and to determine if sheep production in forest areas was feasible. Cutovers in the Lower St. Lawrence region are known to be subject to severe invasion by competing vegetation