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Aboriginal people in Canada are increasingly expressing a desire for forestry education opportunities, yet few post- secondary institutions have yet responded to this need. It is anticipated that Aboriginal groups will frequently enter into partnership arrangements with colleges and universities for delivery of forestry education to Aboriginal students, and for delivery of Aboriginal forestry concepts to all students. This report presents a framework for such a partnership, from early explorations through program design and delivery to ongoing long-term relationships. The framework consists of a goal, a set of principles, and guidance on partnership development. The framework has been developed through consultations with Aboriginal people in northern Ontario, but is offered for use anywhere in Canada.

Fuel type is defined as an identifiable association of fuel elements (including live or dead trees, shrubs, forest litter, leaves) of distinctive species, form, size, arrangement, & continuity that will exhibit characteristic fire behaviour under defined burning conditions. Sixteen fuel type classes have been developed for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System to predict fire behaviour characteristics such as fuel consumption, rate of spread, and frontal fire intensity. This report describes the development of a new national fuel type map using new & relevant spatial data from across Canada and applying fuzzy logic to accommodate situations where information is incomplete. The report includes information on data sources, the fuzzy logic software used, map production, comparison of national fuel type data with provincial data, and the assessment of national fuel type map accuracy.