The Forest Service of Newfoundland and Labrador is responsible for the management, protection and utilization of the forest resources of the province, and supervises, controls and directs all matters relating to:

• constructing and maintaining forest access roads;
• protecting the forests of the province from fire, insect and disease;
• carrying out programs of afforestation, reforestation, forest improvement and tree improvement;
• cutting, classifying, measuring, manufacturing, marking and inspection of trees and timber;
• preparing timber management plans for areas of productive forest land; and
• developing and maintaining an up-to-date inventory of the timber resources of the province.

The Forest Service complements this full line of duties by conducting research activities surrounding ecosystem sustainability and the subsequent enforcement of the Forestry Act, as components of forest management.

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