SelectSeed Seed Orchard Development Contracts
 


 

A Milestone for Tree Improvement in British Columbia

The Forest Investment Account Tree Improvement Program supports seed orchard expansions and the cooperative production of vegetative materials through Select Seed Company Ltd. (SelectSeed Co., SelectSeed), a corporation wholly owned by the B.C. Forest Genetics Society. SelectSeed’s primary mandate is to support seed orchard expansions needed to meet FGC objectives. As SelectSeed is controlled by stakeholders and not aligned with any other single agency, it also supplies program management services to the FGC.

SelectSeed’s Business Plan and investments are based on the long-term and annual business plans prepared by FGC TACs and Species Committees. Management discretion for spending lies with the SelectSeed Board of Directors, and is guided by the Multi-Year Agreement between SelectSeed and the MFR (previously with Forest Renewal BC). Orchard development agreements are long-term contracts that give stability for investment and management. The FGC annually reviews and approves the SelectSeed Business Plan.

Mission

The Select Seed Company Ltd. (SelectSeed Co., SelectSeed) supports Forest Genetics Council of B.C. (FGC) objectives for the development of seed orchard facilities to meet the provincial demand for high quality, ecologically adapted tree seed through investments, cooperative work with FGC members, and effective program management

SelectSeed activities in 2002 / 2003 included:

  • Completion of orchard development contracts following a 2001 Request for Proposals. A total of 9 orchards will be developed through long-term contracts.
     
  • Work with contractors, the Ministry of Forests and Range, and technical committees of the Forest Genetics Council to finalize orchard designs and parent lists.
     
  • Propagation of 14,000 lodgepole pine and 700 interior spruce for new orchard development.
     
  • Program management for the Forest Genetics Council, including Business Plan development, reporting, working with technical committees, policy support, and representing the FGC on various committees.

SelectSeed Communication and Extension

Communication activities in 2000/01 included developing a communication plan, preparing an article for TICtalk, and liaising with cooperators. SelectSeed organized a tour of tree improvement facilities in the southeast United States for 10 people associated with the FGC and its working committees.
 

Organizational relationships among SelectSeed Ltd., Forest Investment Account, Forest Genetics Council, and the B.C. Forest Genetics Society 


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