1. Nursery Operations

The BFI nursery commenced operation in 1990. It is situated on a 5 - hectare area with a capacity to produce 5.2 million fast-growing tree seedlings using polythylene plastic bags and Brazilian root trainers a year. It is sufficiently equipped with facilities such as: overhead irrigation system, greenhouse potting/mixing shed, hardening/pricking shed, propagator, and shading system.

2. Plantation Development

BFI has a plantable are of 21,000 hectares of mostly denuded grasslands. Its annual planting target is set at 900 hectares. The expected rotation period of the plantations is 15 years.

3. Engineering and Infrastructure Development

In support of the nursery and plantation operations, BFI has put in place the following essential infrastructure facilities such as: access road, buildings, rubber dams, fire lookout towers, bridges, irrigation system, and elevated potbeds.

4. Forestry Extension and Cooperative Planting

As part of BFI's environmental awareness program and to further promote tree plantations is the free distribution of seedlings to civic organizations, schools, and other community and religious groups. Aside from the seedlings distribution, BFI is also providing the necessary technical advice to the different recipients of he seedlings as well as to private individuals interested in tree plantation establishment to ensure good survival and good quality growth of seedlings planted.

5. Research & Development

BFI is expanding its research thrust and scope utilizing the whole plantation area as its wide laboratory. Local and international collaborators like the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) and Australian Centre for International AGricultural Research (ACIAR) work hand-in hand with BFI in developing state of the art technology for plantation management and development.

6. Integrated Social Forestry and Upland Agriculture Development Support

BFI extends assistance to farming communities within its area following the integrated Social Forestry program of the DENR.

7. Community Development, Liaison and Livelihood Support Projects

Community understanding of BFI's aims, policies and benefits, it can provide to the community leads to better acceptance and support. BFI provides community development support and assistance, i.e., water system facilities, animal dispersal, input support for upland farming communities within its area.

8. Forest Protection

BFI's forest protection component consists of two major activities, namely forest fire prevention and control and law enforcement.

9. Training

As part of the BFI's institutional strengthening, a continuing staff development and training has been put in place for all technical as well as administrative staff to improve their skills and competence in carrying out their respective functions.