Poplar and Willow Council of Canada Corporate Members

• Agriculture and Agrifood Canada - AAFC has a list of insects and diseases affecting agroforestry species, including poplars and willows. Searching the site with the term "agroforestry" brings up many interesting articles
• Groupe Ramo Based in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec, Ramo focuses on the use of willows for fencing, phytoremediation and other uses. Groupe Ramo's subsidiary, Bionera, focuses on willow use in western Canada
• Bionera - part of Groupe Ramo Bionera, based in Alberta, uses willow for phytoremediation and reclamation projects
• Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry includes a long publications list (search "poplar" or "peuplier" in French) and much othe rinformation regarding Quebec's forests and forest industry
• Passive Remediation Services Inc. (PRSI) Based in Armstrong, BC, PRSI focuses on the use of hybrid poplar for phytoremediation in landfills and wastewater treatment

Canadian organizations with interest in poplars and willows

• Canadian Biomass Innovation Network (CBIN) CBIN biomass-related sends updates and news items, for those who register, about new developments in the biomass sector in Canada and internationally
• Canadian Forest Genetics Association (CFGA) The CFGA is concerned with all aspects of tree improvement in Canada. This includes species of interest to PWCC but the main focus is on coniferous species. The CFGA meets biannually. PWCC held its 2023 Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the CFGA/WFGA (Western Forest Genetics Association) conference in Vernon, BC
• Canadian Forest Service/Service canadien des forêts (CFS/SCF) The CFS is within Natural Resources Canada - a Canadian government ministry. CFS research on woody species is conducted at 5 regional centres as well as the National Tree Seed Centre and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre The CFS website also contains a link to a CFS publications database.
• Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) The CWFC is a research branch within the Canadian Forest Service, with employees throughout Canada at CFS research centres. The CWFC develops knowledge, tools and approaches to reduce the risks to Canada's forest fibre supply.
• Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation The CNAA was established in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan. Although it no longer functions as a research centre, the website contains relevant publications and information. Publications of CNAA research performed at the University of Saskatchewan can be searched at University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture and Bioresources
• FPInnovationsFPInnovations is a private not-for-profit research and development organization that supports the Canadian forest sector’s global competitiveness. It has laboratories in Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec City
• Quebec Network for Reforestation and Intensive Silviculture (2RLQ) Although the network no longer functions due to loss of long-term funding, the website contains a wealth of information about poplar research and plantations, including many published papers from 2016 to 2021
• Université de Laval
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• Université du Québec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue
• University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources
• University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry
• University of Guelph, School of Environmental Studies The faculty members who spearheaded over 45 years of agroforestry research at the UofG's School of Environmental Science (Dr. Andrew Gordon and Dr. Naresh Thevathasan) have retired, the wealth of information they generated are available as MSc and PhD theses and many published articles, some on short-rotation willow plantations
• West Fraser Inc. Former PWCC member Norbord, was taken over by West Fraser in 2021. The West Fraser website describes its operations, including the production of aspen-based Oriented Strandboard (OSB)

Carbon-related links

• British Columbia Forest Carbon Offset Protocol - The website presents the most recent draft of BC's Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP)
• Alberta Quantification Protocols - Protocols of the Alberta Emission Offset System
• Alberta Carbon Registries - Alberta carbon registries are maintained by CSA Group
• State of Ontario’s Natural Resources - Forest 2021 (pdf) Report of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - updated periodically
• Tree Canada is a national organization promoting the use of trees in both urban and rural settings. It has produced the Tree Canada Carbon Protocol (pdf)

International sites related to poplars and willows

• Association For Temperate Agroforestry - AFTA is mainly North American with researchers and practitioners which holds annual conferences. The 2024 conference is scheduled for Costa Rica
• International Poplar Commission (IPC). FAO - The IPC's mission is to "reduce poverty and improve ecosystem services worldwide by fostering the sustainable management of fast-growing trees" A full IPC session is held every four years. The 26th session will be in Rome in October, 2024. Canada provides the IPC with a country report for every session
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Unit 2.08.04 Poplars and Willows - An International Poplar Symposium is held every four years. Upcoming: IPS-IX in Starkville, Mississippi, (2026) and IPS-X in Palencia, Spain (2030)
• Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group - Based at the University of Tennessee, the SRWCOWG is focused mainly on poplars and willows for biomass as well as ecological and other uses/benefits
• Western Aspen Alliance - Based at Utah State University, WAA is a joint venture, focusing on aspen research and management

Other sites of interest

• Canadian Forests Website - Forestry internet links to companies, government, equipment, employment opportunities and more
• Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC) - Canadian foresters' professional institute and publisher of The Forestry Chronicle

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