Le premier cours en ligne gratuit sur la sylviculture mélangée à couvert continu, disponible en trois langues.

The Department of Nature and Forests puts several hundred cubic metres of very high quality logs up for sale each year. The logs are carefully selected to keep only the most beautiful ones.

Dead wood, rich in biodiversity, has long been eliminated from the forest out of fear and ignorance of its role in the forest ecosystem. By the commonly used term “dead wood” we mean the notion of “decaying wood”. This term does not apply to completely dead trees; it refers to all forms of decaying wood, existing as part of a living or dead tree standing or on the ground.

Maintaining a significant amount of dead wood in the forest, in all its forms and stages of decomposition, plays a key role in the economical production of sustainable and durable wood, in balance with a functional forest ecosystem.

The training day aims to give each participant the chance to carry out a soil analysis and to interpret the results in terms of constraints relating to the different forest species. Participants will be able to analyse different situations independently and in detail.

Indicator flora can provide valuable information for interpreting the ecological conditions of a forest station. It allows us to identify characteristics relating to mineral wealth and humidity and potentially also to clarify the water and trophic levels of the Ecological Species Database, or to provide additional information in a soil survey.

The new version of the Ecological Species Database allows the conscientious user to make an informed choice when attempting to regenerate stands. The training modules provide a fully effective introduction to the tool (Module 1 – Purpose of the tool and its basis for use), a good understanding of forest soils so that you can make any necessary adjustments and validate the parameters resulting from mapping in order to properly consider the constraints linked to the station (Module 2 – Understanding forest soils) and a floristic analysis, which allows a diagnosis to be made using the vegetation present (Module 3 – Indicator species of flora). The aim of this fourth training module is to expose participants to all the available tools so that forestry officers can make comparisons and take advantage of the range of tools available, particularly when they reveal differences in results or performance.

Prerequisites
To have completed the three previous modules (“Fundamentals of the tool”, “Understanding forest soils”, “Interpreting the indicator species of flora”)
« Interpréter la flore indicatrice »)

• Structure and contents of the triage book (CAR)
• fichierecologique.be 1. Concept of and basis for the tool (FEE1)
• Réception des plants forestiers (PLANT)

Quality research has always guided foresters in their management actions. Recognising the main defects in standing and felled timber is of great importance in gaining a more accurate view of what a forester is producing in his or her stands.

For several decades now, forest stands have faced a number of extreme events, both climatic and biotic. Consequently, species-station suitability is essential to ensure the resilience of forests, and establishing each species in its habitat is a major challenge for foresters.
This half-day spent using fichierecologique.be aims to inform users about this tool so that they can use it to the best of its potential. There are also some review activities such as reading and interpreting the soil map of Wallonia. Finally, some practical exercises help illustrate the theoretical concepts.

When properly managed, the edges, transitional environments between the forest and open spaces, are true oases of life welcoming a large number of species. They bring many benefits: an increase in biodiversity, protection of stands against sunburn and wind turbulence, as well as the creation of a more diverse landscape.

As part of this training, everyone will be able to practice simulated tree marking using a lisieroscope in favour of a structured and diversified forest edge. lisièroscope.

The lisieroscope is an exercise area which allows the intensity and character of each tree marker’s harvesting practice to be analysed according to different criteria. It consists of an area of just over one hectare set up on the outer edge, where all the trees are numbered and mapped. The variables taken from each inventoried tree are: species, circumference, presence of dendromicrohabitats, ecological value of the trees, economical quality, as well as various observations (narrow crown area, health status, pillar tree, etc.).

La formation a pour but de présenter les notions et l’intérêt de la mesure de la surface terrière et de la hauteur dominante. Les différents instruments de mesure seront présentés et testés sur le terrain.

Le catalogue de stations d’Ardenne synthétise les caractéristiques des principaux milieux forestiers présents au sein d’une région bioclimatique. Son objectif est de fournir des conseils de gestion adaptés aux conditions écologiques d’une parcelle forestière.

This tool, provided free of charge a fichierecologique.be‎ uses the results of a field diagnosis to determine the type of station for a specific plot.

For each of the forest stations, a detailed description includes the constraints and opportunities, compatible species together with their strengths and weaknesses, natural habitat, as well as management recommendations.

Birch is a species widely present in the forests of Europe. However, it receives little attention from a forestry point of view due to the low quality of the current logs produced and its low value locally. It nevertheless presents major advantages for both the ecosystem and the wood industry. In fact, it can live in a wide range of station conditions and can be put to a variety of uses.

To produce quality wood that can be used for purposes other than firewood, it is essential to take the tree’s requirements into account and apply rigorous silviculture, at the right time and with the right intensity.