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Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation SOUTH ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCE DISTRICT HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N 2011‐2016 Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment #1 To add HFN First Nations Woodland Licence K4H Initial Submission:
Approved Plan:
Original Plan: February 18, 2011
April 29, 2011 August 22, 2011 Dec. 9,2011
Submission:
Approved Amendment:
Amendment #1: Forest Operations Of HFN Forestry Limited Partnership Prepared for: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural Resource District 4885 Cherry Creek Road Port Alberni, BC V9Y 8E9 Ph. (250) 731‐3000 Fax (250) 731‐3010 Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date:
2011.08.22
11:51:44 -07'00'
Forest Stewardship Plan Holder: HFN Forestry Limited Partnership P.O. Box 200, Bamfield, BC VOR 1BO Ph. (250) 728‐3080 Fax (250) 728‐3081 E‐mail pdagg@hfnforestry.ca ______________________ A.P. Dagg, RPF I certify that I have reviewed this document and, while I did not personally supervise the work described, I have determined that this work has been done to the standards of a member of the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Huu-ay-aht First Nations
3483 3rd Avenue,
Port Alberni, BC V9Y 4E4
Ph. (250) 723-0100
Fax (250) 723-4646
E-mail pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
August 19, 2011
Paul Knowles, RPF
District Manager
Ministry of Forest and Natural Resource Operations
South Island Natural Resource District
4885 Cherry Creek Road
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 8E9
Attention: Paul Knowles
Re: The submission of Amendment #1 to the HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N 2011-2016 Forest Stewardship Plan
To add HFN First Nations Woodland Licence K4H to the FSP
Dear Paul Knowles:
This FSP amendment has been prepared to add an additional Forest Development Unit (FDU) #2 that exclusively contains the new
Huu-ay-aht First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL), (see over view map in Appendix 2. This new FDU is comprised of four
distinct polygons or Units: The Grappler Inlet Unit, the Sugsaw Lake Unit, the Calamity Lake Unit and the Sarita/Central Unit. The
proposed HFN FNWL area extends from just east of Poett Nook to branch 279 off Central North Main at the easternmost point and it
extends south to Somerset 171 and Klanawa 380 and then west to Bamfield 2660 near the Pachena River and the westernmost polygon
is north of the Bamfield Marine station near Trevor Channel. These new areas total 9655 hectares surrounded by TFL 44.
The only other amendment item is the addition to the originally approved FSP stocking standards of the CWHvm1 site series 01s and
the CWHvm1 site series 06 s nutrient very poor to poor salal phases.
In relation to the new FDU a number of minor revisions have been made to the approved FSP to ensure consistency. It is important to
emphasize that no changes have been made to any approved Result and/or Strategy (R/S) that guides how HFN Forestry Limited
Partnership will be managing the key forest resources as defined by the government however, due to the creation of a new FDU
specific R/S’s are open for review and comment that will be implemented on the FNWL FDU. These have been identified as defined
below.
To aide the reviewer, each section of the FSP amendment has a statement attached to it stating whether it is open for review and
comment or not. This is designed to allow the reviewer to focus attention on any concerns that may arise from the creation of the new
FDU rather than focusing on portions of the FSP document that have an “approved” status. FSP sections that are open for review and
comment have been indicated by a section header stating “Open for review and comment for FNWL FDU #2 only”. Where FSP
sections are not open for review and comment they are indicated by “Not open for review and comment”.
This amendment has been referred to the following agencies:
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Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Paul Knowles – District Manager South Island Natural
Resource District
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Regional District of Clayoquot- Mike Irg – Manager of Planning and Development – Regional District of Clayoquot
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Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, ILMB British Columbia- Ron Cotton, Land and Resource Specialist, Coast Region
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Ministry of Transportation- District Manager, Vancouver Island District
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Municipal Governments- Ken Watson – Chief Administrative Officer – City of Port Alberni
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First Nations- George Williams, Manager Natural Resources, Ditidaht First Nation
First Nations- Charlie Cootes. Sr. – Chief Counselor, Uchucklesaht Band
Po Box 118, 5000 Mission Rd., Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7L9
First Nations- Rob Hunter, RPF – Tseshaht First Nation
PO Box 1218, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7M1
Guide Outfitter Licensees- Sean Lingl, President, Canadian Guide Outfitters Ltd.
Trapper Licensees - The Sport and Joe families, Huu-ay-aht First Nation members
Alberni Valley Outdoor Club - Robert Gunn, Chair Alberni Valley Outdoor Club
Commercial Interests- Telus, Rob Hazlett, Network District Manager, North Island.
Commercial Interests -Telus, Ronald Peterson, Network Technician, North Island.
Commercial Interests- Dylan Gothard, Design Manager, BC Hydro & Power, Qualicum to North Island & West of Qualicum
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Commercial Interests- Jeff Labelle, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Distribution, BC Hydro & Power, Duncan,
B.C.
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Commercial Interests- Ray Read, Vegetation Manager
For Vancouver Island Transmission, BC Hydro & Power, Nanaimo, B.C.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date:
2011.08.22
11:51:58 -07'00'
A. Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Huu-ay-aht First Nation Forestry
Created on 7/18/2011
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HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 4 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Abbreviations used in this plan ................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Forest Development Unit (FDU) Designations .......................................................................................... 11 1.3 HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N Amendment #1 Contacts .......................................................... 11 2.0 Public Review and Comment ......................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Application of this FSP (FRPA S.3 (4)) ........................................................................................................ 12 3.0 Term of the FSP (Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) s. 6(1) (a)) ............................................................. 13 4.0 Commencement of Term (Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) s. 6(1) (b)) .............................................. 13 5.0 Maps (FRPA s. 5.1(a), Forest Planning and Practices Regulation (FPPR) s. 14) ............................................. 13 5.1 Areas to which FRPA s. 196(1) or (2) or FPPR s.110 Applies (FPPR s. 14(1) (c)) ........................................ 13 5.2 Designations in Effect at Date of Submission of this FSP (FPPR s.14 (3)) .................................................. 13 5.3 Areas within FDU's Subject to a Road Permit or Timber Sale Licence But Not Subject to this FSP (FPPR s. 14 (3) (k)) ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 6.0 Results and Strategies ................................................................................................................................... 15 6.1 Land Use Objectives (FPPR s.1 definition) ................................................................................................. 15 Order Establishing Sarita Landscape Unit and Objectives ................................................................................. 15 Landscape Biodiversity ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Draft Old Growth Management Areas .............................................................................................................. 16 Old Growth Management Areas ....................................................................................................................... 17 Old Growth Management Areas ....................................................................................................................... 17 Old Forest Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Old Forest Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Order Establishing Sarita Landscape Unit and Objectives (continued) ............................................................. 19 6.2 Objectives prescribed under FRPA S.149 .................................................................................................. 34 Water, Fish, Wildlife and biodiversity within Riparian Areas ............................................................................ 36 HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 5 Community Watersheds Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only ....................................... 38 Wildlife and Biodiversity Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only ....................................... 39 Cultural Heritage Resources Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only ................................. 40 Objectives set by government for cultural heritage resources (FPPR S. 10). .................................................... 40 6.3 Objectives Established under the Government Actions Regulation .......................................................... 44 Objectives set by Order to establish fisheries sensitive watersheds and associated objectives Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only .......................................................................................................... 45 7.0 7.1 Stocking Standards ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Situations or Circumstances that determine whether Free Growing is assessed on a Block Basis or Across Blocks 46 7.2 Regeneration Date and Stocking Standards, Free Growing Height ........................................................... 46 7.3 Situations or Circumstances that Determine when FPPR S. 44(4) and the Standards Applicable Under FPPR S.16 (4) Applies ............................................................................................................................................. 46 8.0 Measures to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Plants .......................................................... 46 9.0 Measures to Mitigate the Effect of Removing or Rendering Ineffective Natural Range Barriers ................. 49 10.0 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... 51 10.1 Appendix 1 – FSP Stocking Standards ........................................................................................................ 52 10.2 Appendix 2 – 1:160,000 scale map showing the FNWL K4H FDU, UWRs, boundaries, VQOs etc. ............ 56 10.3 Appendix 3 – A copy of the notice published under section 20 inviting public review and comment ..... 57 10.4 Appendix 4 – Referral Summary ................................................................................................................ 58 10.5 Appendix 5 – A copy of each written comment received under section 21.............................................. 59 10.6 Appendix 6 – First Nations’ Correspondence and Notes ........................................................................... 60 10.7 Appendix 7 – Public Review Correspondence and Notes .......................................................................... 71 10.8 Appendix 8 – Agency and Commercial Interests Correspondence and Notes .......................................... 89 HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 7 1.0
Introduction This FSP amendment has been prepared to add an additional Forest Development Unit (FDU) #2 that exclusively contains the new Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL), (see over view map in Appendix 2. This new FDU is comprised of four distinct polygons or Units: The Grappler Inlet Unit, the Sugsaw Lake Unit, the Calamity Lake Unit and the Sarita/Central Unit. The proposed HFN FNWL area extends from just east of Poett Nook to branch 279 off Central North Main at the easternmost point and it extends south to Somerset 171 and Klanawa 380 and then west to Bamfield 2660 near the Pachena River and the westernmost polygon is north of the Bamfield Marine station near Trevor Channel. These new areas total 9655 hectares surrounded by TFL 44. The only other amendment item is the addition to the originally approved FSP stocking standards of the CWHvm1 site series 01s and the CWHvm1 site series 06s nutrient very poor to poor salal phases. In relation to the new FDU a number of minor revisions have been made to the approved FSP to ensure consistency. It is important to emphasize that no changes have been made to any approved Result and/or Strategy (R/S) that guides how HFN Forestry Limited Partnership will be managing the key forest resources as defined by the government however, due to the creation of a new FDU specific R/S’s are open for review and comment that will be implemented on the FNWL FDU. These have been identified as defined below. To aide the reviewer, each section of the FSP amendment has a statement attached to it stating whether it is open for review and comment or not. This is designed to allow the reviewer to focus attention on any concerns that may arise from the creation of the new FDU rather than focusing on portions of the FSP document that have an “approved” status. FSP sections that are open for review and comment have been indicated by a section header stating “Open for review and comment for FNWL FDU #2 only”. Where FSP sections are not open for review and comment they are indicated by “Not open for review and comment”. This amendment has been referred to the following agencies: 
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Paul Knowles – District Manager South Island Natural Resource District 
Regional District of Clayoquot‐ Mike Irg – Manager of Planning and Development – Regional District of Clayoquot 
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, ILMB British Columbia‐ Ron Cotton, Land and Resource Specialist, Coast Region 
Ministry of Transportation – Barbara Thomas, District Manager, Vancouver Island District 
Municipal Governments‐ Ken Watson – Chief Administrative Officer – City of Port Alberni 
First Nations – George Williams, Manager Natural Resources, Ditidaht First Nation HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 8 
First Nations – Charlie Cootes, Sr. – Chief Counselor, Uchucklesaht Band o
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Po Box 118, 5000 Mission Rd., Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7L9 First Nations – Rob Hunter, RPF – Tseshaht First Nation o
PO Box 1218, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7M1 
Guide Outfitter Licensees‐ Sean Lingl, President, Canadian Guide Outfitters Ltd. 
Trapper Licensees – The Sport and Joe families, Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation members 
Alberni Valley Outdoor Club – Robert Gunn, Chair Alberni Valley Outdoor Club 
Commercial Interests – Telus, Rob Hazlett, Network District Manager, North Island 
Commercial Interests – Telus, Ronald Peterson, Network Technician, North Island 
Commercial Interests – Dylan Gothard, Design Manager BC Hydro & Power, Port Alberni, B.C. 
Commercial Interests – Jeff Labelle, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Distribution, BC Hydro & Power, Duncan, B.C. 
Commercial Interests – Ray Read, Vegetation Manager For Vancouver Island Transmission, BC Hydro & Power, Nanaimo, B.C. The Huu‐ay‐aht Community Forest Agreement K3N area is located within TFL 44 on Vancouver Island. CFA K3N is approximately 20km north east of the town of Bamfield, adjacent to the Huu‐ay‐aht treaty settlement lands and within the core territory. It consists of four separate polygons or units: Spencer Creek (West Unit), Blenheim Unit, Spencer Creek (East Unit), & the Central & Harris Creek Unit. The HFN CFA K3N area is discontinuous and it extends from just east of Numukamis Bay and south of May Lake to the easternmost unit in the Central Main North/Harris Creek Main Unit. These areas total 2345 hectares within TFL 44. The approved Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for Community Forest Agreement Licence #CFA K3N was prepared by HFN Forestry Limited Partnership for the HFN. The HFN CFA K3N is mostly located within the Sarita Landscape Unit with a small area located within the Klanawa Landscape Unit. The Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Units (LUs) are located on the west coast of British Columbia south and east of Barkley Sound. The major drainage in the Sarita LU that is in the vicinity of the CFA K3N is the Sarita River. Sarita Lake is the largest lake in the vicinity of the CFA K3N. The FSP is a landscape level plan, which is focused on establishing strategies and results for conserving and protecting timber and non‐timber resource values for forest management activities. The FSP states measurable, enforceable results and strategies that must be consistent with objectives set by government for a variety of forest values (e.g. fish, water, biodiversity cultural and heritage resources, etc). The FSP is a plan which shows how the licensee will manage all stated government objectives from a site specific level to the landscape level for a period of five years. This type of plan is intended to allow tenure holders to be more responsive to changing market conditions and to allow forest professionals to HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 9 be innovative in applying management strategies to meet and exceed environmental standards in a manner specific to their operating area. The FSP and the FSP amendment take direction from the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan (VILUP), the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA), the Land Act (LA), the Government Actions Regulation (GAR), and the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation (FPPR), grandfathered sections of the Forest Practices Code Act of British Columbia (FPC), and other pertinent legislation that governs forest practices. The FSP is intended to be a succinct document stating the management objectives for the resources in the operating areas or Forest Development Units (FDU) as they are called in the FSP. The FSP is not intended to state methodology or give direction regarding how the management objectives are to be met; that is the role of the forest professionals to decide. The FSP results and strategies must be consistent with government objectives for the management of all resources, and they must be measurable and verifiable. Throughout the FSP and the FSP amendment there are several references to the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation (FPPR) and the sections therein that are relevant to the FSP documents. The FPPR can be viewed at the following website: http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/12_14_2004 The FSP is the primary referral process along with the HFN Community Forest K3N Community Forest Management Plan and the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL)Management Plan community awareness and consultation process for notifying the public, First Nations, and government agencies as to the future location of Forest Development Units (FDU's). 1.1
Abbreviations used in this plan The following abbreviations are provided for reference: “BCMONRO” means the BC Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, (formerly called the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations and Range, (MOFR). “CP” means Cutting Permit. “HFNFLP” means HFN Forestry Limited Partnership. “HFN CFA1” means the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation Community Forest Agreement 1. “FDU” means a forest development unit under this FSP. “FLNR” means the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “FNWL” means First Nations Woodland Licence. “FPPR” means the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation B.C. Reg 14/2004. “FRPA” means the Forest and Range Practices Act. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 10 “FSP” means this forest stewardship plan. “FSP Amendment” means this forest stewardship plan amendment. “FSP holder or plan holder” refers to HFN Forestry Limited Partnership under the Forest Act that is the signatory to this FSP. “GAR” means the Government Action Regulation. BC Reg 582/2004, as amended from time to time. “MOE” means the Ministry of Environment. “OGMA” means old growth management area. “Primary Forest Activities” mean one or more of the following (according to the FPPR): 1.
Timber harvesting; 2.
Silviculture treatments; and 3.
Road construction, maintenance and deactivation. “Qualified Person” means a person who by experience and/or education is considered knowledgeable and able to provide experts advice on a given subject in a given situation. “Qualified Professional” means a person who by education, experience and professional credentials is considered knowledgeable and able to provide expert advice on a given subject in a given situation. “reasonable efforts” means pursuing a fair, rational approach that a sensible person in similar circumstances would logically employ. “RMZ” means in reference to riparian matters a “riparian management zone”; and in the context of the Vancouver Island Land use Plan and related Higher Level Plan Order means a “resource management zone”. “SIFD” means the South Island Forest District, which is now called the South Island Natural Resource District, (SINRD). “SMZ” means a special management zone under the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan Higher Level Plan Order. “THLB” means timber harvesting land base. “UWR” means an ungulate winter range. “VQO” means visual quality objective. “WHA” means Wildlife Habitat Area. “WTP” and “WTRA” means wildlife tree patch and wildlife tree retention area respectively. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Forest Development Unit (FDU) Designations Forest Development Units (FDU’s) identify areas of planned development activities in the next five years. FDU’s are general in nature and do not reflect the final development outcomes for a particular FDU. The Huu‐ay‐aht Community Forest Agreement K3N (HFN CFA K3N) has been treated as one Forest Development Unit (FDU #1) for the FSP, because of the relatively small size of the tenure. For larger tenures on the coast, landscape units are often used as FDU’s. The HFN CFA K3N is smaller than either of the landscape units that it is within. For the purposes of the FSP it is likely that the operating areas of the Community Forest are similar enough to be addressed effectively as one unit. The new additional FDU shall be called FDU #2 and it exclusively contains the new Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL). FDU #2 is comprised of four distinct polygons or Units: The Grappler Inlet Unit, the Sugsaw Lake Unit, the Calamity Lake Unit and the Sarita/Central Unit. A 1:160,000 scale map indicating the FDU’s is located within Appendix 2. 1.3
HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N Amendment #1 Contacts Questions regarding the HFN Community Forest FSP may be directed to the following HFN Forestry staff at the Port Alberni office: Steve Gray, General Manager, HFN Limited Partnership Ph: 250‐728‐3080 E mail: steven.gray@hfnforestry.ca Paul Dagg, RPF, Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation Planning Forester Ph: 250‐723‐4042 E mail: pdagg@hfnforestry.ca 2.0
Public Review and Comment Previous Forest Development Plan (FDP) methodology under the Forest Practices Code Act (FPCA) required licensees to focus on development activities prior to public review and comment. This planning process often required a great deal of “up‐front” development work to formulate stand level plans that could be assessed and reviewed by the public. The Forest Stewardship Planning process provides for an alternative system whereby other resource users are required to identify areas of concern within FDU’s at the FSP stage to ensure that concerns are addressed prior to development of the area. Further referral can be arranged at the FSP stage if knowledge of the final block shape is required to determine impacts on other resources (i.e. visual resources, fish habitat, water values and wildlife habitat values). Comments specific to the FDU’s will be recorded and kept on record to ensure that concerns are addressed at the development stage. If requested, affected stakeholders will be provided proposed cutblock shapes and road locations and given an opportunity to provide comments prior to cutting permit application by HFN Forestry Limited Partnership. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 12 This FSP is the main operational planning tool and referral document for HFN Forestry Limited Partnership’s Community Forest Licence within TFL 44. This plan is used for both “in‐house” planning of harvesting and fieldwork and as the principal referral document for other resource users. The plan is produced every five years with the option of extending it for another five years. The Forest Stewardship Plan was made available for public review and comment at the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations (HFN) office in Port Alberni for a period of not less than 60 days and the same has been done for the FSP Amendment #1. The general public was made aware that the FSP and FSP Amendment #1 was available for review and comment through advertisements placed in the local newspaper, and through referral notices that were sent out to potentially affected stakeholders, and to neighboring First Nations. The FSP and FSP Amendment #1 was made available for public review at the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations office and at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural Resource District office in Port Alberni during regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Additionally, the HFN posted the FSP and FSP Amendment #1 on the Huu‐ay‐aht website (www.Huu‐ay‐aht.org) with a link for the public to provide written comments on the plan. HFN provided a referral notice and requested a meeting with neighboring First Nations representatives and Licensees to discuss the FSP and FSP Amendment #1 documents. A referral summary is included in Appendix 3. Written comments received during the review period and revisions made during the referral period are summarized in Appendices 4 and 5. 2.1
Application of this FSP (FRPA S.3 (4)) Licensees and Licences This FSP applies to each cutting permit and road permit issued or granted to the holder of an agreement, and for the agreements, listed in Table 1 that is issued or granted: a)
after the Commencement date of this FSP; and b) within the Forest Development Units (FDU) under this FSP. Table 1: Application of this Forest Stewardship Plan Licence Held By Licenses HFN Forestry Limited Partnership (FDU 1) HFN Forestry Limited Partnership (FDU 2) HFN CFA1 (Licence # CFAK3N) HFN FNWL (Licence # K4H) HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Term of the FSP (Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) s. 6(1) (a)) The term of this FSP is 5 years. 4.0
Commencement of Term (Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) s. 6(1) (b)) The term of this FSP will begin on the date specified by the Minister. 5.0
Maps (FRPA s. 5.1(a), Forest Planning and Practices Regulation (FPPR) s. 14) FSP maps show the boundaries of the FDU included in this FSP. 5.1
Areas to which FRPA s. 196(1) or (2) or FPPR s.110 Applies (FPPR s. 14(1) (c)) There are no areas to which Section 196(1) or 196(2) apply on this FSP. 5.2
Designations in Effect at Date of Submission of this FSP (FPPR s.14 (3)) The attached maps identify the designations and requirements described in FPPR s.14 (3) that was in effect on the Date of Submission, including, for ease of reference, the designations listed in the following table. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 14 Open for review and comment in relation to HFN FNWL (Licence # K4H) FDU#2 only. Additions to the table are indicated in red. Table 2: FPPR 14(3) Designations in effect for the HFN CFA1 FSP Amendment #1 FPPR 14 (3)(a) Ungulate Winter Ranges #U‐1‐013 FPPR 14 (3)(b) Wildlife Habitat Areas Marbled Murrelet (MAMU) Several proposed WHAs within TFL 44 are currently being discussed with The Ministry of Environment (MoE). WHA 1‐028 FPPR 14 (3)(c) Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds N/A. Klanawa FPPR 14 (3)(e) Scenic Areas (Bamfield Mainline travel corridor from Port Alberni to Bamfield) (Travel corridor ‐ Alberni Inlet from Port Alberni to Bamfield) Barclay Sound, including views between Tzartus Island and Toquart Bay FPPR 14 (3) (g) Community Watersheds N/A. Sugsaw Lake Watershed FPPR 14 (3)(h) Non‐spatial OGMA as per Sarita Landscape Unit Plan Non‐spatial OGMA as per Klanawa Landscape Unit Plan LU/ FDU
Date Designated
Sarita/FDU 1
FDU
October 18, 2004
Date Designated
FDU 1 Klanawa/Sarita/FDU 2
LU/FDU
January 15, 2003
Date Designated
Sarita/FDU 1
Klanawa/FDU 2
LU/FDU
December 28, 2005
Date Designated
Portions of Sarita/ FDU 1 and FDU 2
Portions of Sarita/ FDU 1 Portions of Sarita/FDU1 and FDU 2 November 13, 1998
Established in GAR order effective December 15, 2005 LU/FDU
Date Designated
Sarita/FDU 1
Sarita/FDU 2
FDU
Sarita/FDU 1
July 16, 1999
Date Designated
Klanawa/FDU 2
Open for review and comment in relation to HFN FNWL (Licence # K4H) FDU#2 and Klanawa LU only. Additions are indicated in red. 5.3
Areas within FDU's Subject to a Road Permit or Timber Sale Licence But Not Subject to this FSP (FPPR s. 14 (3) (k)) The FSP maps identify the areas that are within the outer boundaries of the FDU’s, but subject to a road permit or TFL 44 CP. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 15 Inventories of Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHAs) including Ungulate Winter Ranges (UWRs) and Marbled Murrelet Habitat Areas (MAMU) are maintained by the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations and they are also in WFP Inc. TFL 44 Management Plan #5 map appendices. Spatial mapping data can be downloaded from their websites. These inventories are shown on the Non Timber Resources Map (NTR Map) in Figure 4. There are no legally confirmed MAMU WHAs within the HFN CFAK3N, however WHA 1‐028 in FDU 2 within the HFN FNWL is a MaMu WHA and it was approved January 15, 2003. Planning for MAMU WHAs in this area is integrated with planning for OGMAs. Discussions between WFP Inc., BC Ministry of Environment Regional Wildlife Habitat Area Biologist, the Integrated Land Management Branch (ILMB) and HFN on OGMA and MAMU WHA planning are ongoing involving the review of non‐spatial OGMAs and MAMU WHAs. There is one UWR confirmed under order #U‐1‐013. This UWR was approved October 18, 2004 and it is located in the Spencer Creek (East Unit) just north of Sarita Lake. UWR areas are excluded from the timber harvest land base. 6.0
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Results and Strategies Land Use Objectives (FPPR s.1 definition) Order Establishing Sarita Landscape Unit and Objectives Landscape Units and Biodiversity Emphasis Options (BEOs) were designated through the Order Establishing Provincial Non‐
Spatial Old Growth Objectives effective June 30, 2004 (NSOG order). This order is in effect until Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) are spatially determined through Landscape Unit Planning. The draft OGMA has been identified in the Sarita Landscape Unit (LU). The Timber Supply Analysis (TSA) for the CFA K3N used the draft OGMA applied as a net down, to account for old forest objectives. The gross area of the Sarita draft OGMA is 135 ha. The draft OGMA must complete a public and First Nations’ review process before becoming legal. The Sarita LU has a Low BEO. For the forest types within TFL 44, old forest is identified as stands >250 years old. The old seral target is based on the combination of BEO, BEC variant, and the natural disturbance type (NDT) of the variant. Therefore the Sarita draft OGMA in CFA K3N has identified enough area to meet the old seral target drawn down to 1/3 for the first rotation (80 years). Targets for the end of the second rotation (160 years) and the end of the third rotation (240 years) will be addressed as forest cover constraints. Intermediate and High BEO landscape units will be subject to the full target constraints throughout the analysis period. Table 4 indicates the landscape biodiversity constraints that will be applied for old seral forest in the Sarita LU. Open for review and comment in relation to HFN FNWL (Licence # K4H) FDU#2 and Klanawa LU only. Additions are indicated in red. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 16 The proposed HFN FNWL is mostly almost exclusively located within the Sarita Landscape Unit with only 6.1 ha of the tenure landbase located within the Klanawa Landscape Unit. The Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Units (LUs) are located on the west coast of British Columbia south and east of Barkley Sound. The major drainage in the Sarita LU that is in the vicinity of the HFN FNWL is the Sarita River. Sugsaw, Calamity, Frederick, Pachena and Rosseau Lakes are the largest lakes within the HFN FNWL area. The HFN FNWL is comprised of four distinct polygons or Units: The Grappler Inlet Unit, the Sugsaw Lake Unit, the Calamity Lake Unit and the Sarita/Central Unit. The proposed HFN FNWL area extends from just east of Poett Nook to branch 279 off Central North Main at the easternmost point and it extends south to Somerset 171 and Klanawa 380 and then west to Bamfield 2660 near the Pachena River and the westernmost polygon is north of the Bamfield Marine station near Trevor Channel. These areas total 9655 hectares surrounded by TFL 44. The Klanawa LU was also designated through the June 30, 2004 NSOG order. The draft OGMA has been identified in the Klanawa LU. The Timber Supply Analysis (TSA) for the HFN FNWL used the draft OGMA applied as a net down, to account for old forest objectives. The gross area of the Klanawa draft OGMA is 3,198 ha with 0 ha within the HFN FNWL area. The draft OGMA must complete a public and First Nations’ review process before becoming legal. The Klanawa LU has an intermediate BEO therefore this LU will be subject to the full old seral target throughout the analysis period. Table 4 indicates the landscape biodiversity constraints that will be applied for old seral forest in the Klanawa LU. Landscape Biodiversity In the TFL 44 MP 4 timber supply analysis, landscape biodiversity objectives were applied as seral forest objectives in accordance with the Landscape Unit Planning Guide. Since that analysis, draft OGMAs have been introduced. The draft OGMAs replace the aspatial targets in the CFA K3N and HFN FNWL base case analysis, and old forest objectives were run as a sensitivity variable since the draft OGMAs only satisfied approximately 1/3 of the full old seral target. Draft Old Growth Management Areas Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) are spatially defined areas of old growth forest or recruitment areas that are identified during landscape unit planning exercises. OGMAs, in combination with other areas where forestry development is prevented or constrained, are used to achieve biodiversity targets. In 2006 draft OGMAs were provided for eight different landscape units within the East and West Alberni working circles. These areas were entirely removed from the available harvesting land base. The gross area for draft OGMAs in the CFA K3N is 135 ha, but after accounting for previous THLB deductions the net area removed is 0 ha. The gross area for draft OGMAs in the HFN FNWL is 595 ha, but after accounting for previous THLB deductions the net area removed is 12ha. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 17 Old Growth Management Areas The CFA K3N timber supply analysis used draft OGMAs applied as a land base net down, to account for old forest objectives. The area of the draft OGMAs is detailed in Table 3. Table 3: Old Growth Management Area distribution in CFA K3N OGMA Outside of OGMA OGMA Area (ha) NHLB Area (ha) THLB Area (ha) 2,212 461 1,615 134 131 0 Old Growth Management Areas Open for review and comment in relation to HFN FNWL (Licence # K4H) FDU#2 and Klanawa LU only. Additions to the table are indicated in red. The HFN FNWL timber supply analysis used draft OGMAs applied as a land base net down, to account for old forest objectives. The area of the draft OGMAs is detailed in Table 4. Table 4: Old Growth Management Area distribution in HFN FNWL OGMA Outside of OGMA OGMA Area (ha) NHLB Area (ha) THLB Area (ha) 9,060 1,806 6,655 595 575 0* *OGMA is zero ha as part of THLB as OGMA is excluded from THLB. Old Forest Objectives Old forest objectives are applied by BEC variant / landscape unit. BEC variants were derived from the Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping for TFL44 and the provincial Abec coverage was used to fill some small gaps in the terrestrial ecosystem mapping. Most of CFA K3N is within the low biodiversity emphasis option (BEO) Sarita landscape units, while a small area is within the intermediate Klanawa Landscape Unit as shown in Table 4). The full old seral constraint will be tested as a sensitivity analysis for CFA K3N. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 18 Table 4: Old Seral Targets BEO, LU, BEC CFAK3N LB Area (ha) THLB Area (ha) Old Seral Constraint (minimum %)(1) Intermediate, Klanawa, CWHvm2 2.3 2.0 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvh1 2.5 2.2 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvm1 1745.1 1288.5 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvm2 456.9 322.5 13% (1) In the low BEO units the requirement is to achieve one third of the old seral target now and to meet the full target by the end of three rotations. Old Forest Objectives Not open for review and comment as retention levels are pre‐determined by government. Additions to the table are indicated in red. Most of the HFN FNWL is within the low biodiversity emphasis option (BEO) Sarita landscape units, while a small area is within the intermediate Klanawa Landscape Unit as shown in Table 5). The full old seral constraint will be tested as a sensitivity analysis for HFN FNWL. Table 5: Old Seral Targets BEO, LU, BEC HFN FNWL LB Area (ha) THLB Area (ha) Old Seral Constraint (minimum %)(1) Intermediate, Klanawa, CWHvm2 3 2 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvh1 1,156 779 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvm1 7,289 5,055 13% Low, Sarita, CWHvm2 1,204 820 13% (1) In the low BEO units the requirement is to achieve one third of the old seral target now and to meet the full target by the end of three rotations. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 19 Order Establishing Sarita Landscape Unit and Objectives (continued) Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) have not yet been spatially established for the Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Units. Landscape Units and Biodiversity Emphasis Options (BEOs) were designated through the Order Establishing Provincial Non‐Spatial Old Growth Objectives effective June 30, 2004 (NSOG order). This order is in effect until Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) are spatially determined through Landscape Unit Planning. The draft OGMAs have been identified in the Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Units (LUs). The result and strategy for OGMAs as defined below will come into effect when OGMAs are spatially determined through Landscape Unit Planning for the Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Units.
Objective 1 Old Growth Management Areas: Not open for review and comment. The green is new text. 1. Maintenance or recruitment of old growth forests. Maintain or recruit old growth forests when the Sarita OGMA within the Huu‐ay‐aht CFAK3N is established in the Sarita Landscape Unit, and when the Huu‐ay‐aht FNWL is established in the Klanawa Landscape Unit subject to subsection 2 below. 2. Permissible Activities. a) Minor OGMA boundary adjustments for operational reasons: To accommodate operational requirements for timber harvesting and road or bridge construction, boundaries of OGMAs that are 10 ha or greater in size may be adjusted, provided that: i) the boundary adjustment does not affect more than 10 per cent of the area of the OGMA; ii) road or bridge construction is required to access resource values beyond or adjacent to the OGMA and no other practicable option for road or bridge location exists; and iii) suitable OGMA replacement forest of at least equivalent quantity is identified either (in order or priority) directly adjacent to, or in the same variant and landscape unit as the adjusted OGMA. In the case of ii) above, as an alternative to finding replacement area the licensee may permanently deactivate and rehabilitate a temporary road or bridge site within four years after construction. b) Other permissible activities: i) Boundary pruning of trees to improve wind firmness; ii) Timber harvesting to prevent the spread of insect infestations or diseases that pose a significant threat to forested areas outside of OGMAs. Salvage within OGMAs will be done in a manner that retains as many old growth forest attributes as possible; iii) Maintenance, deactivation, removal of danger trees, or brushing and clearing on existing roads under active tenure within the right‐of‐way for safety purposes; iv) Felling of guy line clearance, tailhold anchor trees, or danger trees (except high value wildlife trees) along cutblock boundaries or within the right of way on new road/bridge alignments to meet safety requirements; v) Construction of rock quarries and gravel pits under authority of forest tenure where the development will be located immediately adjacent to existing roads under tenure and will affect the OGMA by less than 0.5 ha in total; and vi) Intrusions, other than those specified that affect an OGMA by less than 0.5 hectares in total. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 20 OGMA replacement forest is required as a result of activities under 2b) above, if the total net change to the OGMA exceeds 0.5 ha in size. Replacement forest must be biologically suitable, of at least equivalent quantity and situated (in order of priority), either immediately adjacent to the existing OGMA, or in the same variant and landscape unit as the existing OGMA. FDU Portion of FDU within Sarita LU and Klanawa LU Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy, “suitable OGMA replacement” is forest that is biologically suitable and is of at least equivalent quantity and is identified either (in order of priority) directly adjacent to the existing OGMA, or in the same variant and landscape unit as the adjusted OGMA. 2. The Holder(s) of the FSP will not carry out or authorize road construction or timber harvesting within the Old Growth Management Area (OGMA) when the Sarita and Klanawa OGMAs within the Huu‐ay‐
aht CFA K3N and HFN FNWL respectfully are established as part of the Sarita and Klanawa Landscape Unit Plans except under the following circumstances: a) to accommodate operational requirements for OGMAs that are 10 ha or greater in size provided that: i) a boundary adjustment does not affect more than 10% of the area of the OGMA; ii) road or bridge construction is required to access resource values beyond or adjacent to the OGMA and no other practicable option exists; and iii) suitable replacement OGMA is identified. b) timber harvesting to prevent the spread of insect infestations or diseases that pose a significant threat to forested areas outside of OGMAs; c) salvage provided that it is done in a manner that retains as many old growth forest attributes as practicable; d) removal of danger trees, or brushing and clearing within the right‐of‐way on existing roads for safety purposes; e) felling of trees for guy line clearance, tailhold anchor trees, (except high value wildlife trees) or danger trees along cutblock boundaries or within the right‐of‐way on new road/bridge alignments to meet safety requirements; f) construction of rock quarries and gravel pits where development will be located immediately adjacent to existing roads and will affect the OGMA by less than 0.5 ha in total; or g) intrusions that affect an OGMA by less than 0.5 ha in total. 3.
The Holder(s) of the FSP may authorize or carry out boundary pruning of trees to improve wind firmness within an OGMA; and 4.
Suitable OGMA replacement forest will be identified as a result of activities under S. 2 b), c), d), or e), of this strategy where the total net change to an OGMA exceeds 0.5 ha in size. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 21 Objective 2 – Wildlife Tree Retention Not open for review and comment. Biodiversity at Stand Level: Note: definitions in FPPR are important to understand regarding wildlife tree retention: "wildlife tree retention area" ‐ means an area occupied by "wildlife trees", and describes the location of the wildlife tree retention area. "Wildlife trees" ‐ means a tree or group of trees that (a) provide wildlife habitat, and (b) assist in conservation of stand level biodiversity. Wildlife Tree Retention ‐ FPPR 66 (1) 66 (1) If an agreement holder completes harvesting in one or more cutblocks during any 12 month period beginning on April 1 of any calendar year, the holder must ensure that, at the end of that 12 month period, the total area covered by wildlife tree retention areas that relate to the cutblock is a minimum of 7% of the total area of the cutblocks. Maintain stand‐level structural diversity, by retaining wildlife tree retention areas (WTRAs). The holder of an agreement under the Forest Act, except a woodlot licence agreement, who completes harvesting in one or more cutblocks, except minor salvage cutblocks, located within the LU during any 60 month period beginning on January 1 of any calendar year following the establishment of this objective, must ensure that, at the end of the 60 month period, the total area covered by wildlife tree retention areas that relate to the cutblocks, meets or exceeds the percent of the total area of the cutblocks by subzone presented in Table 5. In addition: 1.
WTRAs must be well distributed across the BEC subzone; 2.
When designated at the operational site plan level, WTRAs must be located within or immediately adjacent to a cutblock; 3.
No timber harvesting, including single tree selection is to occur within WTRAs, except as noted in 4 below; 4.
Salvage of windthrown timber is permitted within WTRAs where windthrow impacts 25% to 50% of the dominant or co‐dominant stems. Salvage of windthrown timber and harvesting of remaining standing stems is permitted within WTRAs where windthrow exceeds 50% of the dominant or co‐dominant stems; or where forest health issues pose a significant threat to areas outside the WTRA. Where salvage/harvesting is planned and authorized, suitable replacement WTRA of at least equivalent quantity must be identified concurrently to achieve the retention target; 5.
WTRAs should include, if present, remnant old‐growth patches and live or dead veteran trees (except danger trees); 6.
WTRAs must include representative larger trees for the stand (dbh>average operational cruise) and any moderate to high value wildlife trees if available (excluding danger trees); 7.
BEC subzones and variants will be determined by operational site plan information; and 8.
In WTRAs with a likelihood of windthrow, pruning and/or topping may be carried out to maintain the integrity of the WTRA. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 22 Not open for review and comment as retention levels are pre‐determined by government. Table 5: Wildlife Tree Retention by BEC subzone in the Sarita Lake Landscape Unit as per FPPR 66(1). Biogeoclimatic Subzone
% WTRA requirement CWH vm (Coastal Western Hemlock, very wet maritime)
7
CWH vh1 (Coastal Western Hemlock, southern very wet hypermaritime) 7 Table 6: Wildlife Tree Retention by BEC subzone in the Klanawa Landscape Unit as per FPPR 66(1). Biogeoclimatic Subzone
% WTRA requirement CWH vm (Coastal Western Hemlock, very wet maritime)
7
CWH vh1 (Coastal Western Hemlock, southern very wet hypermaritime) 7 FDU Portion of FDU1 within Sarita LU and portion of FDU 2 within Sarita and Klanawa LUs Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy “wildlife tree patches (WTP)” is the same as “wildlife tree retention areas (WTRA)” which is defined in FPPR as an area occupied by wildlife trees that is located in a cutblock, in an area that is contiguous to a cutblock, or in an area that is sufficiently close to the cutblock that the wildlife trees could directly impact on, or be directly impacted by, a forest practice carried out in the cutblock. 2.
When harvesting is completed in one or more cutblocks, except minor salvage cutblocks, during any 5 year period beginning on January 1 of any calendar year, the Holder(s) of the FSP will ensure that, at the end of the 5 year period, the total area covered by wildlife tree retention areas that relates to the cutblocks meets or exceeds the percent of the total area of the cutblocks by subzone presented in the following table: Biogeoclimatic Subzone
CWH vm (Coastal Western Hemlock, very wet maritime)
CWH vh1 (Coastal Western Hemlock, southern very wet hypermaritime) 3.
% WTP requirement
7 7 The Holder(s) of the FSP will ensure that: a.
WTPs are distributed across the BEC subzone; b.
WTPs area located within or immediately adjacent to a cutblock when designated at the operational site plan level; c.
No timber harvesting, including single tree selection, is allowed to occur within a WTP except: i. salvage of windthrown timber within WTPs where windthrow impacts 25% to 50% of the dominant or co‐dominant stems, HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 23 ii) salvage of wind thrown timber and harvesting or remaining standing stems within
WTPs where windthrow exceeds 50% of the dominant or co‐dominant stems, or iii) where forest health issues pose a significant threat to areas outside the WTP; d.
WTPs include, if present, remnant old‐growth patches and live or dead veteran trees (except danger trees); e.
WTPs include representative larger trees (dbh> average operational cruise) for the stand and any moderate to high value wildlife trees if available (except danger trees); f.
BEC subzones and variants will be determined by operational site plan information; and g.
WTPs with a high likelihood of wind throw may be pruned or topped to maintain the integrity of the WTP. 4.
The Holder(s) of the FSP will authorize or carry out forest practices only if consistent with the design for the cutblock in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this strategy. 5.
The Holder of the FSP will enter into a timber sale licence or cutting permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3.
Objective 3 – Special Management Zone 18 Not open for review and comment (does not relate to HFN FNWL and FDU 2) The Spencer Creek west unit is in the Alberni Canal Special Management Zone (SMZ) 18. The primary SMZ values are visual qualities as seen from the Alberni Canal and coastal wildlife habitat. The SMZ 18 management considerations from the Vancouver Island Summary Land Use Plan are: to apply an emphasis on the maintenance of visual quality as seen from the marine traffic area, as well as recreation and tourism opportunities associated with the marine environment; maintenance of coastal habitats. The objectives for SMZs are: 1.
Provide suitable habitat for wildlife species identified as primary values; 2.
Maintain the visual quality of known scenic areas in accordance with visual landscape inventory recommendations; 3.
Creating or maintaining stand structures and forest attributes and opportunities associated with mature and old forests; 4.
Retaining within cutblocks structural and forest attributes associated with mature and old forests; and 5.
Applying a variety of silvicultural systems, patch sizes, and patch shapes across the zone, and for the Alberni Canal SMZ, to maintain the visual quality for the visible polygons in accordance with the recommended visual quality classes in the visual landscape inventory. This unit is in a known scenic area associated with the Alberni Inlet from Port Alberni to Bamfield (Alberni Inlet SMZ) travel corridor. The recommended Visual Quality Objective (rVQO) for visual polygon #0874 is partial Retention. Visual Impact HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 24 Assessments will be completed for any planned harvesting areas in this unit to ensure that the alteration meets the Visual Quality Objective definition of partial retention. If the holder of this FSP harvests timber or constructs a road pursuant to this FSP within a portion of the FDU within SMZ 18 having a category of alteration, it will design the cutblock or road consistent with the category of alteration or applicable to a category of alteration above it as set out in table 6 as follows: Table 6: Category of Alteration and Required Characteristics of Cutblock or Road Category of Alteration Preservation Characteristics of Cutblock or Road (i) very small in scale; and
(ii) not easily distinguishable from the pre‐harvest landscape Retention (i) difficult to see;
(ii) small in scale; and (iii) natural in appearance Partial Retention (i) easy to see;
(ii) small to medium in scale; and (iii) natural and not rectilinear or geometric in shape Modification (i) very easy to see; and
(ii) is: (A) large in scale and natural in appearance; or (B) small to medium in scale but with some angular characteristics Maximum Modification (i) very easy to see; and
(ii) is: (A) very large in scale; (B) rectilinear and geometric in shape; or (C) both VILUP Old Growth and Mature Forests VILUP Objective 1(a) and 1(b): For SMZ 18 Sustain forest ecosystem structure and function within the portion of Special Management Zone 18 located in the Sarita Landscape Unit, by retaining mature and old forests (i.e. > 80 years of age) on an area covering at least 25 per cent of the total forested area of the SMZ portion located within the landscape unit. FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy:
“areas” means the net area to be reforested plus the area occupied by Permanent Access Structures;
“non‐contributing landbase” means the non‐contributing landbase identified in the Regional Land Use Planning database (RLUPS version 3.2 August 15, 2005, (scrub out)). HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 25 “spatially defined areas” are areas of mature or older forest that can be mapped at a 1:20 000 scale.
“mature and old” is forest > 80 years of age. “old forest” is forest > 250 years of age. 2. During the term of this plan, if at least 25% of the forested landbase within the portion of Special Management Zone 18 within the Alberni Canal is not spatially defined as being mature or old, the Holder(s) of the FSP, will not carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction in: a. Old forest within the non‐contributing landbase of that special management zone, and b. Mature forest structure in the non‐contributing landbase, and 3. Within the portion of SMZ 18 within the Alberni Canal, the Holder(s) of the FSP may carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction if doing so will not result in the amount of old or mature forested area to drop below 25%. Order Establishing Provincial Non‐Spatial Old Growth Objectives Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only The Order Establishing Provincial Non‐spatial Old Growth Objectives (effective June 30, 2004) (the Order) clarifies the amount of area available for timber harvesting. This order supplements, but does not replace, FPPR S. 9. FDU Portion of FDU within the Sarita and Klanawa LUs Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy:
“non‐contributing landbase” means the non‐contributing landbase identified in the Regional Land Use Planning database (RLUPS version 3.2 August 15, 2005, (scrub out)). “Order” means the Order Establishing Provincial Non‐Spatial Old Growth Objectives (effective June 30, 2004); “retention targets” means those retention targets, by biogeoclimatic (BEC) variant, that: i.
Are specified in the Order as per the Regional Land Use Planning Strategy database (RSUPS version 3.2, August 15, 2005), (Table 7) or similar tables generated to reflect an inventory update and ii.
Refined by applying the 1/3 drawdown to the retention targets in those LUs with a low biodiversity emphasis option (BEO). “draft OGMA” are those old growth management areas identified consistent with provision A8 of the Order and provisions 2(c) and 6 of the Implementation Policy1. 2.
In accordance with the Implementation Policy, the Holder(s) of the FSP may identify draft old growth management areas (OGMAs). Where draft OGMAs are identified, the holder(s)of the FSP, in accordance with the written notice specifying that the draft OGMAs meet the intent of the Order, will: a) Maintain or recruit old growth forest attributes within draft OGMAs and b) Will authorize or carry out road construction or timber harvesting or other such operations 1
The Implementation Policy provides guidance for the implementation of the provincial order for non‐spatial old growth objectives. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 26 FDU Result or Strategy within draft OGMAs in accordance with direction in the written notice specifying that draft OGMAs meet the intent of the non‐spatial Order for the landscape unit and c) Authorize or carry out road construction where draft OGMAs overlap areas of road construction or timber harvesting to the extent that replacement areas are agreed upon with the agency responsible for the written notice. 3. In addition to subsection (2), where there are no draft OGMAs, the Holder(s) of the FSP, in concert with holders of major licences operating in the same FOU, will a)
not carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction in areas of old forest within the non‐contributing landbase in that landscape unit, to the extent necessary to meet the specified retention targets, and b) if the amount of old forest in the non‐contributing landbase is insufficient to meet the specified retention target, determine if the identified shortfall can be achieved in the old forest in the timber harvesting landbase and in the mature forest in the non‐contributing landbase and (i)
not carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction in areas of mature forest assessed to have old forest structure in the non‐contributing landbase; and/or (ii)
not carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction in areas of old forest within the timber harvesting landbase to the extent necessary to meet the specified retention targets. 4. Where OGMAs are established through the Landscape unit planning process, the Holder(s) of the FSP, in accordance with the Order establishing Higher Level Plan Objectives for the landscape unit, will: a) Maintain or recruit old growth forest attributes within OGMAs, and b) Authorize or carry out road construction or timber harvesting or other such operations within OGMAs in accordance with direction in the objectives for the landscape unit plan, and c) Authorize or carry out road construction where OGMAs overlap areas of road construction or timber harvesting to the extent that changes to OGMAs are agreed upon with the agency responsible for the written notice. 5. Subsection 3 applies: a) to the portions of Landscape Units listed in Table 7 that fall under this FSP; and b) to the portions of Landscape Units that are not the subject of an Order establishing Higher Level Plan objectives for the landscape unit or a written notice specifying that the draft OGMAs meet the intent of the non‐spatial Order. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 27 Table 7: Old Growth Targets by Landscape Unit in the CFAK3N Landbase FDU # Landscape Unit 1 1 1 1 Sarita Sarita Sarita Klanawa Biodiversity Emphasis Option (BEO) Low Low Low Intermediate
BEC Variant CWH vm1
CWH vm2
CWH vh1
CWH vm2
Community Timber Forest Landbase Harvesting Area (ha) (CFLB) Landbase (THLB) 1745.1
456.9
2.5
2.3
1288.5 322.5 2.2 2.0 Old Growth: Retention Target (minimum %) (1) 13
13
13
13
(1) In the low BEO units the requirement is to achieve one third of the target now and to meet the full target by the end of three rotations. Table 8: Old Growth Targets by Landscape Unit in the HFN FNWL Landbase Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only. Additions to the table are indicated in red. FDU # Landscape Unit Biodiversity Emphasis BEC Variant
Option (BEO) HFN FNWL Timber Old Growth: Landbase Area Harvesting Retention (ha) (FNWLLB) Landbase (THLB) Target (minimum %) (1) 2 2 2 2 Sarita Sarita Sarita Klanawa Low Low Low Intermediate CWH vm1
CWH vm2
CWH vh1
CWH vm2
7,289
1,204
1,156
3
5,055 820 779 2
13
13
13
13
Vancouver Island Land Use Plan Higher Level Plan Order Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only. Additions to the table are indicated in red. The Vancouver Island Land Use Plan, Higher Level Plan (VIHLP) Order (effective December 1, 2000) establishes Resource Management Zones and Resource Management Zone Objectives within the area covered by the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan (VILUP). The applicable Higher Level Plan Order Objectives for the Special Management Zones (SMZs) and Enhanced Forestry Zones (EFZs) are listed in the following tables and described below. Table 8: VILUP Special Management Zones Special Management Zone SMZ 18 Alberni Canal
Applicable HLP Objective
1, 2, 6
A small area of the Alberni Canal SMZ (SMZ 18) is a part of the Forest Stewardship Plan within FDU 1. Table 9: VILUP Resource Management Zones (Enhanced) Enhanced Resource Management Zone
EFZ 43 ‐ Sarita 7, 8, 9, 9.1, 15, 16
EFZ 44 ‐ Klanawa 7, 8, 9, 9.1 HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 28 The HFN Community Forest Agreement (CFA K3N) is mostly located within the Sarita Landscape Unit with a small area located within the Klanawa Landscape Unit. Table 10: VILUP Resource Management Zones (Enhanced) Enhanced Resource Management Zone
EFZ 43 ‐ Sarita 7, 8, 9, 9.1, 15, 16
EFZ 44 ‐ Klanawa 7, 8, 9, 9.1 The HFN FNWL is mostly located within the Sarita Landscape Unit with only a 6.1 ha area located within the Klanawa Landscape Unit. HLP Order Objective 1(a) Not open for review and comment (does not relate to HFN FNWL and FDU 2) 1.
Sustain forest ecosystem structure and function in SMZs, by: (a) Creating or maintaining stand structures and forest attributes associated with mature2 and old3 forests subject to the following: FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 i.
The target for mature seral forest should range from one quarter to one third of the forested area of each SMZ4; and ii.
In the SMZs where the area of mature forest is currently less than the mature target range referred to in (i) above, the target amount of mature forest must be in place within 50 years. Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy:
“areas” means the net area to be reforested plus the area occupied by Permanent Access Structures; “Non‐contributing landbase” means the non‐contributing landbase identified in the Regional Land Use Planning database (RLUPS version 3.2 August 15, 2005, (scrub out)); and “spatially defined areas” are areas of mature or older forest that can be mapped at a 1:20 000 scale. 2
The mature seral forest is defined as generally 80 to 120 years old or older, depending on species and site conditions. The structure of mature seral forests generally includes canopies that vary vertically or horizontally, or both. The age and structure of the mature seral stage will vary significantly by forest type and from one biogeoclimatic zone to another. 3
The old seral forest is defined as generally greater than 250 years old, containing live and dead (downed and standing) trees of various sizes, including large diameter trees, and of various tree species, including broad‐leaved trees. The structure of old seral forest varies significantly by forest type and from one biogeoclimatic zone to another. 4
Mature seral targets will be established through landscape unit planning. See transition provisions under III. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
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The Holder(s) of the FSP will not carry out or authorize the harvesting of mature seral forest within the designated SMZ 18 that would result in the amount of mature seral forest to fall below 25% of the forested area for SMZ 18. 3.
In addition to subsection 2, where at least 25% of the forested landbase within SMZ 18, is spatially defined as mature seral stage, the Holder(s) of the FSP, in concert with holders of major licences operating in the same FDU, will not harvest within these areas to reduce the area of mature seral stage forest below 25%. FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 Result or Strategy 1. Sustaining forest ecosystem structure and function in SMZ 18 as per VILUP Objective 1(a) will be managed as per the strategy for Objective 3 of the Sarita Landscape Unit Plan, included in Section 6.1.1 of this FSP. HLP Order Objective 1(b) Not open for review and comment (does not relate to HFN FNWL and FDU 2) 1.
Sustain forest ecosystem structure and function in SMZs by: (b) Retaining, within cutblocks5, structural forest attributes and elements with important biodiversity functions6. FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 Result or Strategy 1. In this result or strategy, ‘structural forest attributes with important biodiversity functions’ includes but is not limited to snags, wildlife trees and downed logs; 2.
Within areas designated as SMZ 18, the Holder(s) of the FSP will: a. Design cutblocks in a manner that is consistent with retaining structural forest attributes and elements with important biodiversity functions that exist in each of the following: i. Wildlife tree patches, ii. No‐work zones, iii. Riparian management areas, iv. Other potential leave areas, That are generally within cutblock boundaries, and b. Carry out forest practices only if the forest practices are consistent with the design for the cutblock referred to in paragraph (a), and c. Enter into a timber sale licence or cutting permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock referred to in paragraph (a). 5
Within cutblocks generally means non‐contiguous with cutblock boundaries. 6
This includes, but is not limited to snags, wildlife trees, and downed logs. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 30 HLP Order Objective 1(c) Not open for review and comment (does not relate to HFN FNWL and FDU 2) 1.
Sustain forest ecosystem structure and function in SMZs by: (c) Applying a variety of silvicultural systems, patch sizes and patch shapes across the zone, subject to a maximum cutblock size of 5 ha if clearcut, clearcut with reserves or seed tree silvicultural systems are applied, and 40 ha if shelterwood, selection or retention silvicultural systems are applied7. FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 Result or Strategy 1. Within areas designated as SMZ 18, the Holder(s) of the FSP will:
a. Design cutblocks in a manner that is consistent with: i. establishing a variety of silvicultural systems and patch sizes and shapes across the SMZ, and ii. for shelterwood, selection, or retention silvicultural systems: (A) maintaining varying levels of retention within the cutblock based on a consideration of the site‐specific site conditions and the forest values, and (B) limiting the Net Area to be Reforested (NAR) to 40 hectares except as provided in the result or strategy for HLP Objective 2, and iii. for clear‐cut, clear‐cut with reserves or seed tree silvicultural systems, limiting the NAR to 5 hectares except as provided in the result or strategy for HLP Objective 2, and b.
carry out forest practices only if the forest practices are consistent with the design for the cutblock referred to in paragraph a), and c.
enter into a timber sale licence or cutting permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock referred to in paragraph a). 7
Maximum cutblock sizes refer to net are to be reforested. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 31 HLP Order Objective 2 Not open for review and comment (does not relate to HFN FNWL and FDU 2) 2.
Despite subsection 1(c) above, cutblocks larger than 5 or 40 ha as the case may be, may be approved if harvesting is being carried out to recover timber that was damaged by fire, insects, wind or other similar events and wherever possible, the cutblock incorporates structural characteristics of natural disturbances. FDU Portion of FDU within SMZ 18 Result or Strategy 1. If, within areas designated as SMZ 18, timber harvesting is to be carried out in a cutblock to recover timber damaged by fire, insects, wind or other similar events, the Holder(s) of the FSP may design the cutblock to have a NAR that exceeds a.
40 hectares for shelterwood, selection, or retention silvicultural systems, and b.
5 hectares for clear‐cut, clear‐cut with reserves or seed tree silvicultural systems provided that the design incorporates structural characteristics of natural disturbances into the cutblock where safe, and practicable. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 32 HLP Order Objective 7 Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only (c)
To increase the short‐term availability of timber, (a) a cutblock may be larger than 40 ha pursuant to section 11(2)(a) of the OPR; and (b) pursuant to section 68(4) of the OPR, a cutblock is greened‐up if it is adequately stocked and the average height of those trees that are: (i) the tallest tree in each 0.01 ha plot included in a representative sample, and (ii) a commercially valuable species or other species acceptable to the district manager is at least 1.3 meters; unless the district manager determines that a cutblock referred to under (a) or (b) would significantly impact specific hydrological, wildlife, biodiversity, scenic or recreation values. FDU Portion of FDU within EFZs 43 and 44. Result or Strategy 1. For the purposes of HLP Order Objective 7, in EFZs 43 and 44, the Holder(s) of the FSP may carry out or authorize timber harvesting and road construction within cutblocks that: a) apply any silvicultural system, b) exceed 40 ha, and c) are adjacent to areas that are greened‐up as provided in HLP Objective 7 (b), and 2. For the purposes of HLP Order Objective 7, in determining the size of a proposed cutblock in the Sarita and Klanawa EFZs, the non‐greened up portion of a cutblock adjacent to a cutblock proposed for harvest will be considered part of the NAR, and 3. In order to avoid or mitigate significant impacts to specific hydrological, wildlife, biodiversity, scenic or recreation values, cutblocks described in subsection (1) will be consistent with: a) hydrological values if consistent with results/strategies for VILUP objective 8 included in this FSP, b) wildlife values if consistent with results/strategies in Section 5.2.2 of this FSP, for wildlife, c) wildlife and biodiversity values if consistent with results/strategies in Section 5.2.3 of this for water, fish, wildlife and biodiversity within riparian areas, d) wildlife and biodiversity values is consistent with results/strategies in Section 5.2.5 of this FSP for wildlife and biodiversity, e) scenic values if consistent with results/strategies in Section 5.3.1 of this FSP for visual quality, and f) recreation values if consistent with ”Order to Identify Recreation Sites, Trails and Interpretive Forest Sites as Resource Features for the South Island Forest District” dated December 1, 2005. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 33 HLP Order Objective 8 Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only 8.
Avoid or mitigate adverse hydrological impacts, which may result from the practices referred to in objective 7, in watersheds with significant watershed sensitivity and significant fisheries values, as determined by the district manager and designated environment official. FDU Portion of FDU within EFZs 43 and 44. Result or Strategy 1. Before carrying out or authorizing a primary forest activity in a cutblock in accordance with HLP Order objective 7, within a watershed with significant watershed sensitivity and significant fisheries values, as determined by the district manager and designated environment official, the Holder(s) of the FSP will: a) monitor the following environmental indicators for cumulative hydrological effects on Crown land: i) the percent of the watershed and/or sub‐basin harvested, by important elevation bands, corrected for Equivalent Clearcut Area (ECA)%, ii) the road density (km/km²), iii) the mass wasting potential; b) determine scores for each indicator under Subsection 1a); and c) Authorize or carry out forest practices to a cumulative low to moderate risk threshold for adverse hydrological effects, in accordance with the resulting indicator scores under Subsection 1b). 2. Subsection 1) of this result/strategy applies where, for the portion of the watershed with significant watershed sensitivity and significant fisheries values, as determined by the district manager and designated environment official: a) Equivalent Clearcut Area (ECA) is within 5 percentage points leading up to the ECA threshold of the most recent previously established Coastal Watershed Assessment Procedure (CWAP) for the fisheries sensitive portion of the watershed; or b) ECA is within 5 percentage points leading up to a 20% ECA threshold where there is no established ECA threshold, or c) the Holder(s) of the FSP estimates that primary forest activities will result in cumulative hydrological effects resulting in adverse hydrological impact. 3. In addition to subsections 1 and 2, in respect of watersheds with significant watershed sensitivity and significant fisheries values, as determined by the district manager and designated environment official, the Holder(s) of the FSP will: a) work with holders of major licensees operating within the affected FDU to not exceed the ECA threshold, b) design cutblocks and roads in a manner that is consistent with a cumulative low to moderate risk threshold for material adverse hydrological effects, in accordance with the resulting CWAP indicator scores, c) carry out a primary forest activity only if the activity is consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in paragraph b), and d) enter into a timber sale licence or cutting permit or grant a road permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in paragraph b). HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 34 HLP Order Objective 9 and 9.1 Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only 9.
When proposing the species composition for the purposes of OPR section 39(3)(o), a person may, pursuant to OPR section 41, select a single species that is ecologically suited to the area, if a mix of species was present on the area before the timber was harvested. 9.1
The area that may be subject to selection of a single species pursuant to objective 9 is limited to no more than 20 percent of the forested area of any variant within a given EFZ. FDU Portion of FDU within EFZs 43 and 44. Result or Strategy 1. If the Holder(s) of the FSP carries out or authorizes the harvest of timber within the area(s) designated as EFZ(s) 43 and 44, the Holder(s) of the FSP will ensure that not more than 20% of the total NAR for all of the cutblocks will be reforested using a single species that is ecologically suited to the area, using a preferred species as set out in the applicable stocking standards. 6.2
Objectives prescribed under FRPA S.149 Soils Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Objective set by government for soils (FPPR S. 5). The objective set by government for soils is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests, to conserve the productivity and the hydrologic function of soils. The Holder(s) of the FSP will undertake to comply with FPPR s. 35 and 36. In accordance with FPPR s. 12.1(1) and 12.1(5), the Holder(s) of the FSP are exempt from the requirement to specify intended results and strategies set out in FPPR s. 5. The timber sales manager will notify each holder of a timber sale licence entered into or a road permit granted during the term of the plan that sections 35 and 36 of the FPPR apply. Wildlife Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Objectives set by government for wildlife (FPPR S. 7). 1.
The objective set by government for wildlife is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests, to conserve sufficient wildlife habitat in terms of amount of area, distribution of areas and attributes of those areas, for (a) the survival of species at risk, (b) the survival of regionally important wildlife, and (c) the winter survival of specified ungulate species. 2.
A person required to prepare a forest stewardship plan must specify a result or a strategy in respect of the objective stated under subsection (1) only if the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act gives notice to the person of the HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 35 applicable (a) species referred to in subsection (1), and (b) indicators of the amount, distribution and attributes of wildlife habitat described in subsection (1). 3.
If satisfied that the objective set out in subsection (1) is addressed, in whole or in part, by an objective in relation to a wildlife habitat area or an ungulate winter range, a general wildlife measure, or a wildlife habitat feature, the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act must exempt a person from the obligation to specify a result or strategy in relation to the objective set out in subsection (1) to the extent that the objective is already addressed. 4.
On or after December 31, 2004, a notice described in subsection (2) must be given at least 4 months before the forest stewardship plan is submitted for approval. FDU Species 1 and 2 Marbled Result or Strategy
1. In these results or strategies:
Murrelet “Marbled Murrelet notice” means the notice entitled “Indicators of the amount, Brachyramphus distribution and attributes of wildlife habitat required for the survival of species at marmoratus risk in the South Island Forest District for Marbled Murrelet” dated December 21, 2004; “non‐contributing land base” means the non‐contributing land base described in the Tree Farm License (TFL) 44 Management Plan No. 4, dated September 2002. “detailed survey” references Standard Methods for Identifying and Ranking Nesting Habitat of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in British Columbia using air photo Interpretation and Low‐level Aerial Surveys, Burger, A. ed 2004. 2. A detailed survey has been conducted within the areas to which this FSP applies. The Holder(s) of the FSP will carry out or authorize timber harvesting or road construction in a manner that retains the habitat specified in the Marbled Murrelet notice, where the habitat is described as the following forest types: (i) Amount: Class 1, 2 or 3 Marbled Murrelet habitat within the noncontributing land base in FDU 1 at the time the Marbled Murrelet Notice was issued; and (ii) Distribution: Where the habitat occurs on the land base in FDU 1; and (iii) Attributes: Class 1, 2 or 3 Marbled Murrelet habitat, as described in Standard Methods for Identifying Marbled Murrelet Habitat in British Columbia Using Air Photo Interpretation and Low‐level Aerial Surveys. 3. For the purposes of subsection (2), the amount of habitat specified in the marbled HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 36 murrelet notice will be:
(a) first, identified on the non‐contributing land base within FDU 1, and if there is insufficient habitat on that landbase, then identified on the contributing landbase; and (b) reduced by the amount of area of suitable habitat within any wildlife habitat area, or ungulate winter range established in the South Island Forest District subsequent to the date of the Marbled Murrelet Notice, except where: (i) a wildlife habitat area is established specifically for marbled murrelet, and then the amount will be reduced by the entire amount of area in the wildlife habitat area. (c) Second, within the area of suitable MAMU habitat within the OGMA within FDU 1 consistent with the direction from Landscape Unit Planning. Water, Fish, Wildlife and biodiversity within Riparian Areas Objectives set by government for water, fish, wildlife and biodiversity within riparian areas (FPPR S. 8) Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only The objective set by government for water, fish, wildlife and biodiversity within riparian areas is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests, to conserve, at the landscape level, the water quality, fish habitat, wildlife habitat and biodiversity associated with those riparian areas. FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. In respect of FPPR Section 8, the Holder(s) of the FSP will adopt as a result/strategy FPPR Section, 48(3) to (5), 49(2) to (3), 50(1), 51(1), 51(3), 52(2) and 53, as they were on the date of submission except in those circumstances as described below. a) For areas of primary forest activity authorized or carried out by the Holder(s) of the FSP, the widths of the riparian management area, riparian reserve zone and riparian management zone will be: HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 37 i) As specified in FPPR Sections 47(4) to (6), 48(3) to (5) and 49(2) to (3), or
ii) An equivalent amount of each riparian management area, riparian reserve zone and riparian management zone by class within the Community Forest Agreement License gross area or cutting permit gross area as would have been achieved under section 1a)(i) of this result/strategy, provided that: (1) Any increase or decrease in width from section 1a)(i) of this result/strategy is specified in a written rationale signed by a qualified professional, prior to commencement of the primary forest activity, and (2) An alternative width specified in section 1a)(ii) of this result/strategy would be as effective and/or functional as the width specified in section 1a)(i) of this result/strategy, based on one or more of the following circumstances: A. windthrow hazard and consequence, B. natural disturbance patterns, C. sensitive stream protection, D. environmental sensitivity such as terrain stability class 4 or 5, E. topography, or F. worker safety. b) In respect of FPPR Section 51, all roads outside of cutblocks will have riparian reserve zones in accordance with FPPR Sections 47(4), 48(3) and 49(2). c) In respect of FPPR Section 50, for construction of roads through a stream, wetland or lakeshore Riparian Management Area, the Riparian Management Area will be as specified in FPPR Section 47(4), 48(3) and 49(2). FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. In respect of FPPR Section 12(3), if the Holder(s) of the FSP authorizes or carries out a primary forest activity in a riparian management zone in a cutblock, retention of trees will: a) be based upon the factors in FPPR Schedule 1 Section 2, and b) be specified and prescribed in a written rationale signed by a qualified professional, prior to commencement of the primary forest activity. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 38 Community Watersheds Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only There are no Community Watersheds (CWS) in the CFA K3N landbase FDU. Therefore there are no community watershed results or strategies that apply. Objectives set by government for water in community watersheds (FPPR S. 8.2). 1.
In this section, “community watershed” means a community watershed (a) That is continued under section 180(e) of the Act, and (b) for which a water quality objective has not been 2.
(i)
continued under section 181 of the Act, or (ii)
established under the Government actions Regulation. The objective set by government for water being diverted for human consumption though a licensed waterworks in a community watershed is to prevent to the extent described in subsection (3) the cumulative hydrological effects of primary forest activities within the community watershed from resulting in (a) a material adverse impact on the quantity of water or the timing of the flow of the water from the waterworks, or (b) the water from the waterworks having a material adverse impact on human health that cannot be addressed by water treatment required under 3.
(i)
an enactment, or (ii)
the licence pertaining to the waterworks. The objective set by government under subsection (2) applies only to the extent that it does not unduly reduce the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests. 4.
If satisfied that the objective set out in subsection (2) is not required to provide special management the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act must exempt a person from the requirement to specify a result or strategy in relation to the objective. 5.
If satisfied that the objective set out in subsection (2) is addressed, in whole or in part, by an enactment, the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act must exempt a person from the requirement to specify a result or strategy in relation to the objective set out in subsection (2) to the extent that the objective is already addressed. FDU The portion of FDU 2 within the(Sugsaw) Community watershed Result or Strategy 1) Prior to authorizing or undertaking timber harvesting or road construction within a designated community watershed area, the holder(s) of the FSP will: a) have a qualified professional complete or update a watershed assessment, within the community watershed that takes into consideration: i) The history of resource development and natural disturbances; ii) The history of water quality and quantity issues and availability of monitoring, research and HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 39 inventory data; iii) The history of downstream flooding and debris‐flow implications; iv) Water systems within the watershed area; v) Location of intake locations for water diverted for human consumption by a licensed waterworks within the watershed area; vi) Watershed restoration planned and completed; vii) Proposed development; viii) Delineation of sub‐basins within the watershed. b) incorporate the results and recommendations of the watershed assessment into forest practices unless a variance to the recommendations is supported by a rationale written by a qualified professional. 2) In respect of community watersheds, the holder)s) of the FSP will adopt as a result and strategy, practice requirements in FPPR S.59, 60 and 61. Wildlife and Biodiversity Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Objectives set by government for wildlife and biodiversity – landscape level (FPPR S. 9). The objective set by government for wildlife and biodiversity at the landscape level is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests and to the extent practicable, to design areas on which timber harvesting is to be carried out that resemble, both spatially and temporally, the patterns of natural disturbance that occur within the landscape. FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. The Holder(s) of the FSP will adopt FPPR Sections 64 and 65, as results or strategies under this FSP.
2. Further to subsection 1: a) cutblocks located in SMZ 18 will have a net area to be reforested in accordance with the result or strategy for VILUP HLP Order Objective 1(c) or HLP Order Objective 2; and b) for cutblocks located within EFZs 43 and 44, cutblock harvesting will be in accordance with the result or strategy for VILUP HLP Order Objective 7. Objectives set by government for wildlife and biodiversity – stand level (FPPR S 9.1). The objective set by government for wildlife and biodiversity at the stand level is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia’s forests, to retain wildlife trees. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 40 FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. Subject to subsections 2 and 3 of this result/strategy, the Holder(s) of the FSP adopts, as a result or strategy, section 66 and 67 of the FPPR. 2. The Holder(s) of the FSP may retain wildlife trees in each cutblock in a landscape unit in accordance with minimum wildlife tree retention as specified for each BEC subzone in the Regional Land Use Plan Strategy database (RLUPS version 3.2 August 15, 2005 where “LUs are considered to have been designated”8). 3. Where wildlife tree retention targets are specified in approved Landscape Unit Plans, wildlife tree retention will meet or exceed targets specified in approved Landscape Unit Plans. Cultural Heritage Resources Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Objectives set by government for cultural heritage resources (FPPR S. 10). The objective set by government for cultural heritage resources is to conserve, or, if necessary, protect cultural heritage resources that are: (a) the focus of a traditional use by an aboriginal people that is of continuing importance to that people, and (b) not regulated under the Heritage Conservation Act. FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. In these results or strategies “special cultural heritage resource” means a cultural heritage resource, other than a resource feature, that is a) the focus of a traditional use by an aboriginal people that is of continuing importance to that people, and b) not regulated under the Heritage Conservation Act, and c) “monumental western red Cedar or cypress ” refers to western red cedar or cypress used for making paddles, masks, totems, canoes, and other traditional use items. 8
RLUPS v.3.2 (15‐Aug‐2005) with “Scrub Not used in Summary” HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 41 FDU Result or Strategy The following steps will be undertaken by the Holder(s) of the FSP:
2. The Holder(s) of the FSP will annually refer to applicable First Nations; areas identified for potential timber harvesting and road construction, if any, and request information respecting special cultural heritage resources within the identified areas. 3. The Holder(s) of the FSP will evaluate the nature and extent of a possible site‐specific special cultural heritage resource identified within areas of potential timber harvesting and road construction activities, including making reasonable efforts to share information or consult with the applicable First Nation in respect of the possible special cultural heritage resource. 4. The Holder(s) of the FSP, when designing a cutblock or road will, prior to harvest or construction, identify: a) the portion of the area occupied by a special cultural heritage resource, b) the nature of the special cultural heritage resource, c) whether the special cultural heritage resource is to be protected or conserved, and d) if the special cultural heritage resource is to be conserved, what constraints, if any, are to apply to the forest practices carried out on the area and e) where the First Nation has provided comment on the special cultural heritage resource, notify the applicable First Nation in writing as to: i) whether the special cultural heritage resource is to be protected or conserved, and ii) if the special cultural heritage resource is to be conserved, what constraints, if any, are to apply to the forest practices carried out on the area. 5. For each special cultural heritage resource that has been identified under subsection 4 for protection, the Holder(s) of the FSP will carry out or authorize a person to carry out a forest practice only to the extent that the forest practice does not damage or render ineffective the special cultural heritage resource. 6. For each special cultural heritage resource that has been identified under subsection 4 for being conserved, the Holder(s) of the FSP will carry out or authorize a person to carry out a forest practice only to the extent that the forest practice is consistent with the constraints, if any, specified in the design for the cutblock or road. 7. If, within a cutblock or road where the Holder(s) of the FSP is carrying out or has authorized timber HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 42 FDU Result or Strategy harvesting or road construction, a previously unidentified special cultural heritage resource is encountered, the Holder(s) of the FSP will a) require operations within the cutblock or road to cease or be modified to the extent necessary to protect the special cultural heritage resource, b) determine: i) the nature of the special cultural heritage resource, ii) whether the special cultural heritage resource is to be protected or conserved, and iii) if the special cultural heritage resource is to be conserved, what constraints, if any, are to apply to the forest practices carried out on the area, c) modify the design of the cutblock or road to conform with subsection 7(b)(iii), and d) authorize operations to resume within the cutblock or road to the extent that the operations are consistent with the modified design. 8. In addition to subsections 2 through 7, the Holder(s) of the FSP recognizes that mature western red Cedar and Cypress located within the identified FDU are special cultural heritage resources to the applicable First Nations and the Holder(s) of the FSP will ensure that, in addition to subsections 2 through 7, a) these First Nations are provided with a copy of the most recent publicly available western red cedar inventory for the applicable area completed by the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nations or the South Island Forest District as well as any updates to that inventory, and b) western red cedar and cypress, where ecologically suited, will be planted on areas referred to in section 29 (1) of the Act in accordance with the stocking standards specified in this forest stewardship plan, and c) where requested by a First Nation, the Holder(s) of the FSP will assist in developing a strategy for and in the identification of monumental western red cedar or cypress within their traditional territory, and d) where a strategy for monumental western red cedar or cypress as outlined in 8(c) has been developed and agreed upon by the holder(s) of the FSP, the applicable First Nation and the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, the holder(s) of the FSP will assist in implementation of the strategy. 9. In addition to subsections 2 through 7, the Holder(s) of the FSP recognizes that deciduous species such HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 43 FDU Result or Strategy as bitter cherry, yew and arbutus located within the identified FDU may be special cultural heritage resources to an applicable First Nation. The Holder(s) of the FSP will ensure that, a) where one or more of these species is identified to the Holder of the FSP(s) as a special cultural heritage resource by a First Nation, and b) where it is present in a an area referred to in section 29(1) of the Act, a component of these species will be maintained within the section 29(1) area, provided that it can be done in accordance with the stocking standards specified in this forest stewardship plan HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Objectives Established under the Government Actions Regulation Objectives set by Order to establish visual quality objectives for the South Island Forest District which is now referred to as the South Island Natural Resource District. Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only. Pursuant to Section 7(2) of the Government Actions Regulation (GAR), I, Jack Dryburgh, District Manager for the South Island Forest District, establish Visual Quality Objectives (VQOs) for the South Island Forest District as shown on the attached map titled South Island Forest District, Visual Quality Objectives Established Under Section 7(2) GAR order, dated December 1, 2005. This order is effective on December 15, 2005. These VQOs apply to the scenic areas identified as known in the district manager’s letter dated November 13, 1998 and grand‐parented under Section 180 of the Forest and Range Practices Act. These objectives apply to the crown land portions of the South Island Forest District, and to the private land within Woodlot Licenses and Tree Farm Licences. FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy 1. In these results or strategies
“applicable scenic area” means a scenic area that was made known in the South Island Forest District by letter dated November 13, 1998, and “applicable visual quality objective” means the visual quality objective established for a scenic are in the South Island Forest District pursuant to Section 7(2) of the Government Actions Regulation. 2. Within each applicable scenic area, the Holder(s) of the FSP will: a) ensure that each cutblock or road within the FDU is designed in a manner such that the altered forest landscape for the applicable scenic area will be consistent with the applicable visual quality objective, and b) carry out forest practices only if the forest practices are consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in paragraph (a), and c) enter into a forest licence or cutting permit or grant a road permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in paragraph (a). HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 45 Objectives set by Order to establish fisheries sensitive watersheds and associated objectives Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Background Information The objective enabled by government for fisheries sensitive watersheds (GAR 14(2) December 28, 2005) is: To provide, for each of the Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds identified by this Order, within the normal forest rotation, special management of the amount, timing and distribution of primary forest activities, in order to: i)
conserve the natural hydrological conditions, natural stream bed dynamics and integrity of stream channels in the Fisheries Sensitive Watershed, ii)
conserve the quality, quantity and timing of water flows required by fish in the Fisheries Sensitive Watershed, and iii) prevent the cumulative hydrological effects of primary forest activities in the Fisheries Sensitive Watershed from resulting in a material adverse impact on the fish habitat of the watershed. Result or Strategies The Legislative Reference is FRPA 5(1) (b) (ii) GAR 14(1) and the application is to FDU 1 and FDU 2. FDU Result or Strategy Klanawa The following result or strategy is applicable to FSW F‐1‐007: Klanawa River. The licensee carrying out Fisheries timber harvesting and road construction according to this FSP, adopts as a result or strategy the following:
Sensitive Watershed9 1. At a minimum of once every five years, ensure that a qualified professional assesses the portions of cumulative effect of existing and proposed primary forest activities within the watershed relative FDU 1 and to the objective for fish habitat in fisheries sensitive watersheds (GAR 14(2)). FDU 2 2. Ensure harvest and road development activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the last Watershed Assessment conducted by a qualified professional for the FSW. 3.
Manage harvest and road development activities to limit post‐harvest and road construction risk of adverse hydrological impacts to the “Low” to “Moderate” range within the FSW. 4.
Plan and implement primary forest management activities within the FSW consistent with the recommendations of qualified professionals. ____________________________ 9
The GAR Order dated December 19, 2005 and effective on December 28, 2005 established the Klanawa as a Fisheries Sensitive Watershed. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Stocking Standards Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only 7.1
Situations or Circumstances that determine whether Free Growing is assessed on a Block Basis or Across Blocks FPPR s. 44(1) applies in all situations or circumstances under the FSP where a free growing stand is required to be established under FRPA s. 29. 7.2
Regeneration Date and Stocking Standards, Free Growing Height The Stocking Standards specify the regeneration date, free growing height and stocking standards for the situations or circumstances where FPPR S. 44(1) applies. 7.3
Situations or Circumstances that Determine when FPPR S. 44(4) and the Standards Applicable Under FPPR S.16 (4) Applies If the Holder(s) of the FSP carries out or authorizes harvesting of special forest products, intermediate cuts or commercial thinning from an area within the area under this plan, cutblock specific uneven aged stocking standards will be proposed as an amendment of this FSP. Uneven aged stocking standards which may be amended into this FSP will be maintained on the area for twelve months following the completion of the harvesting. 8.0
Measures to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Plants Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Measures to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Plants (FRPA s.47, FPPR s.17) FRPA s.47 requires that: A person carrying out a forest practice or a range practice must carry out measures that are: (a) specified in the applicable operational plan, or (b) authorized by the minister to prevent the introduction or spread of prescribed species of invasive plants. FPPR s.17 For the purpose of section 47 [invasive plants] of the Act, a person who prepares a forest stewardship plan must specify measures in the plan to prevent the introduction or spread of species of plants that are invasive plants under the Invasive Plants Regulation, if the introduction or spread is likely to be the result of the person’s forest practices. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 47 FDU 1 and 2 Result or Strategy In these measures “applicable area” means an area where: (a) it is likely that forest practices will result in introduction or spread of invasive plants; (b) there is a moderate to high risk invasive plants, and any priority invasive plants are likely to germinate on soil exposed that is a result of a person’s forest practices under this FSP; (c) it is reasonably expected that grass would grow on these exposed sites; (d) it is reasonably foreseeable that revegetation with grass seed would materially reduce the likelihood of invasive plant germination; and (e) the Holder(s) of the FSP has not deemed the area as an active surface area. “preferred seed” means seed with the following attributes: (a) high sod‐forming content, except in areas that are planted with tree seedlings; (b) has been certified by the Canadian Seed Growers Association that the seed; (i) meets Common #1 Forage Grade or better standards for varietal purity established by the Association for seed of that species (Seeds Act, Seeds Regulation s.2(1)), and (ii) is of native origin; “Priority invasive plants” includes Gorse, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Scotch Broom, Purple Loosestrife, and Yellow Iris: (1) The Holder(s) of the FSP will: (a) confirm known locations of priority invasive plants within the plan area using the most current recognized provincial database; (b) distribute information to staff and contractors on priority invasive plants that exist or threaten to establish within the plan area; (c) direct staff to monitor and report new incidences of priority invasive plants and enter them into most current recognized provincial database; (d) (i) direct the holders of a timber sale licence to inspect logging and road building equipment for invasive shrub vegetation, and remove from equipment prior to transporting equipment from an area of a known occurrence of the invasive plant to a remote location or site where the invasive plant is currently not present, or (ii) direct the persons carrying out timber harvesting and/or road building activities to HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 48 FDU Result or Strategy inspect logging and road building equipment for invasive shrub vegetation, and remove from equipment prior to transporting equipment from an area of a known occurrence of the invasive plant to a remote location or site where the invasive plant is currently not present. (2) If the Holder of the FSP carries out a forest practice in an applicable area, the Holder(s) of the FSP will, within one year of completing the activity authorized in the timber sale licence or cutting permit, will: a) revegetate contiguous areas of exposed soil that exceed 0.1 ha giving preference to preferred seed that is: (i)
readily available, and (ii)
comparable in cost to agronomic mixtures, and (iii)
comparable in effectiveness to agronomic mixtures and b) revegetate temporary access structures within cutblocks with legumes. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Measures to Mitigate the Effect of Removing or Rendering Ineffective Natural Range Barriers FDU All Result or Strategy (1) The Holder(s) of the FSP will:
(a) each year under the term of this FSP, identify any areas within the FDU that are subject to or adjacent to agreements under the Range Act in respect of grazing of livestock, using information gathered from Ministry of Natural Resource Operations district range staff, or regional experts; (b) inform each the affected holders of agreements under the Range Act of planned harvest and road construction within or adjacent to their agreement; (c) where the affected holder of an agreement under the Range Act indicates that the planned harvest and road construction will remove or render ineffective a natural range barrier, (i) design cutblocks and roads to mitigate the effect of the removal or ineffectiveness, (ii) carry out forest practices only if the forest practices are consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in subparagraph (i), and (iii) enter into a timber sale licence or cutting permit or grant a road permit only if the licence or permit is consistent with the design for the cutblock or road referred to in subparagraph (i). (2) The holder of a timber sale licence or cutting permit will not remove or render ineffective a natural range barrier other than in a manner set out in the timber sale licence or cutting permit. (3) If the holder of a timber sale licence or cutting permit removes or renders ineffective a natural range barrier other than in a manner set out in the timber sale licence or cutting permit, the holder of the timber sale licence or cutting permit will carry out reasonable measures to mitigate the effect of the removal or ineffectiveness. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendices HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendix 1 – FSP Stocking Standards Open for review and comment for HFN FNWL FDU 2 only Stocking Standards HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N and HFN FNWL The CWHvm1 site series 01s and the CWHvm1 site series 06 s nutrient very poor to poor salal phases have been added to the originally approved FSP stocking standards as indicated in red in the table below. MIN
Inter
Stocking (w/s) Tree Delay
Dist (m)1
In all cases the late Free Growing (FG) is 20 years. ID Silv Strat REF Acceptable Species BEC Zone
Preferred Species SZ/ Site Ht Ht 1 2 Variant Series
(min) (min)
1036956 1 CWH mm1 01 Fd 3 1036957 2 CWH mm1 02 Pl 1.25 Fd 1036958 3 CWH mm1 03 Fd 2 Ht Ht 4 (min)
(min)
3 Cw 1.5 2 3
Cw 1.0 29
Ht (min)
1 2 2 6 800 400 400
2
6 800 400 400
2
3 Hw* 1.75
22
2.5
Hw* 1.75
22
2.5
Hw*
8
3 Ba* 1.75
1 Hw*
2.5
04 Fd 2 Cw 1.0 Pw
05 Fd 3 Pw
1036961 6 CWH mm1 06 Cw 1.5 Hw 2 1036962 7 CWH mm1 07 Cw 1036963 8 CWH mm1 4
Fd 25
Ba
* 4
Hw
1.5
Ss 1036964 9 CWH mm2 1 Ba .75
Fd 2.25 Yc 1036965 10 CWH mm2 12 Cw 1 Hm 12
01 / 1/1.25 Cw 1 Hw 02 Pl 1.25 Fd 1.5 1036966 11 CWH mm2 03 Fd 1.5 Hw 1 Cw .75
1036967 12 CWH mm2 04 Fd 1.5 Cw .75 10
29
29
Hm
Pw
10
1036968 13 CWH mm2 05 .75 Cw 1 Yc 1 Fd
1036969 14 CWH mm2 06 Hw 1.25 Cw 1 Yc 1 Ba 4
1036976 21 CWH vm1 1036977 22 CWH vm1 04 Cw 1.5 Hw 3 05 Ba 1.75 Cw 1.5 20
06 Ba 1.75 Cw 1.5 20
NEW* CWH vm1 06S Ba 1.75 Cw 1.5 Ba 12
1036978 23 CWH vm1 07 Ba 2.25 Cw 2 1036979 24 CWH vm1 08 1036980 25 CWH vm1 12 Cw 1.0 Hw 1.5 Ba 2.25 Cw 2 5
22
Ss
8, 23 Ss
8, 23 *
*
900 500 400
2
3 900 500 400
2
3 13
900 500 400
2
6 12
.75 Hm
.75
Hw 5
4 10, 18
4 23
Ss Ss
1.25 Fd 2.25
4
Yc .75
800 400 400
2
3 10
3 4
Hw
* 900 500 400
2
3 1 800 400 400
2 3 1.75 Fd 2.5
Yc 4
.75
3 Yc 1.5
900 500 400
2 6 3 Yc 1.5
900 500 400
2 6 Yc 1.0
26
4, 9, 4, Fd
6 Ba* 1.75 Ss
3 2 5
900 500 400
Hw 1 1.7
30
Fd
.75 Hw*
Pl 1.25
3 Yc Hw Hw* 1.25 Se .75
3 3 2.5
2 10, 15
2
2.5
10, 15
3 800 400 400
22
10, 15
Hw 22
Fd
Fd
6 Pw
1036975 20 CWH vm1 3 Hw 2 2
1 2 2
03 Cw 3 800 400 400
1036974 19 CWH vm1 2 800 400 400
10 Cw .75 1.75
900 500 400
1036972 17 CWH mm2 3 Ba
Hw
01S Cw 1.5 Hw 3 Fd
Hm
NEW* CWH vm1 20
6 9, 10, 15
2
1.75
900 500 400
1 20
.75
3 Ba
.75
Ba 9, 10, 15
Ba 01 Cw 1.5 Hw 3 Fd
3 3 Yc 08 Cw 1.25 Yc 1.25 1036973 18 CWH vm1 2
2
.75
07 Cw .75 Hw 1 900 500 400
900 500 400
.75
1036971 16 CWH mm2 Ba* .75
12
1036970 15 CWH mm2 4
4
2 Cw 2.25 Pw
Max
(yrs)
2 5 CWH mm1 4 1 4 CWH mm1 Fd Target Min Min Ht Ht 4 P&A P&A P (min)
(min)
(sph) (sph) (sph)
900 500 400
Cw 1036960 2 3 11
Hw
1036959 Cw 1.5 Ht (min)
8, 23
800 400 400
2
6 3.0
Ba* 1.2
900 500 400
2
3 3 900 500 400
2 3 3 900 500 400
2 6 8, 23 *
3 900 500 400
2
6 23
4 900 500 400
2 3 23
4 900 500 400
2
3 23
2 Yc 1 800 400 400
2
3 Ss Hw 4 Ss
Ss
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HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 53 MIN
Inter
Stocking (w/s) Tree Delay
Dist (m)1
In all cases the late Free Growing (FG) is 20 years. ID Silv Strat REF Acceptable Species BEC Zone
Preferred Species SZ/ Site Ht Ht 1 2 Variant Series
(min) (min)
1036981 26 CWH vm1 3 Ht Ht 4 (min)
(min)
4
1036982 27 CWH vm2 14 Cw 1.5 Fd 8, 4, 28
01 2.25 Hw 2.5 Cw/Yc 1.5
1036983 28 CWH vm2 03 Cw 1036984 29 CWH vm2 1036985 30 CWH vm2 1036986 31 CWH vm2 04 Cw 1 Hw 1.75 Fd
10, 15
Hw 1.75 Fd
10, 15
05 Cw 1.5 Hw 2.5 06 Cw 1.5 Hw 2.5 13
5
28
Yc 28
Yc
1036989 34 CWH vm2 4
09 Cw 1 1036990 35 CWH vm2 11 Fd 1 1036991 36 CWH xm 01 Fd 3 4
4, 28
Hw 1.75 Yc 4, Yc
1 28
7
6 900 500 400
2
6 900 500 400
2 3 900 500 400
2
6 1.5
12*
Ba 1.75 Hm
12
1 Hm
1.75
Ss 3 12
22
1 8
Ss * 26
3 12
1 Ss
12
1
8, 23
900 500 400
2
3 900 500 400
2
3
Pl * 1.25 Ss * 2 12, 4, 14, Hm
Ss
Hw 1.75 26
0.75 23
2 * * 22
19
Cw 1.5 Pw
2.5 Hw
2 800 400 400
2
3 800 400 400
2 3 900 500 400
2
3 Ba Hm *
1.5
4
8, 23
4
2 Cw 1 Fd 3 Cw 1.5
1036994 39 CWH xm 05 Cw 2 Fd 4 Pw
8
22
2
Hw* 1.25 Pw 2.5
Pw
22
2.5
26
2.5 Bg * 3.5 Hw* 1.75
2
1036995 40 CWH xm 06 Cw 1.5 Hw 2 Fd 3 Bg *
1036996 41 CWH xm 07 Cw 2 Fd 4 Bg 3.5
1036997 42 CWH xm 12 Cw 4
1 1036998 43 MH mm1 01 Yc 1.0
1036999 44 MH mm1 02 Hm .75 1037000 45 MH mm1 03 Ba 0.6 Hm 1 Yc 1 1037001 46 MH mm1 04 Ba 0.6 Hm 1 Yc 1 1037002 47 MH mm1 05 Ba 0.6 1037003 48 MH mm1 06 Hm .75 Yc .75 Hw* 1.75
4
Hw
22
23
2.5 Ss * 1.5
1.5 Pw
** 13, Hw
30
30, 31
1 1 Se 1 Bp
26
* 30
Ba 0.6 Se 1 13. Hw
30, 31
1 1 Bp
26
* 13. Hw
1 26
* 13, Hw
4
30, 31
Hm
1 1 1 Bp
26
13, Hw
4
Ba 0.6
0.75
26 1037004 49 MH mm1 1037005 50 MH mm1 4
4
Yc 1 4
4
07 Ba 0.6 Yc .75 4
4
09 Yc .75 Hm .75 4
Hm
3 Hw
26
Pw 2.5
800 400 400
2
3 900 500 400
2
3 900 500 400
2
3 900 500 400
2
6 900 500 400
2
3 800 400 400
2 3 900 500 400
2 7 800 400 400
2
4 900 500 400
2 4 900 500 400
2 7 900 500 400
2 4 800 400 400
2 7 13, .75
13, Hm *
Fd Yc .75 4
04 0.6 Hm 1 * 4 23, 8
03 Ba 3 2 Pw
1036993 38 CWH xm 17
2 800 400 400
15, 1 1036992 37 CWH xm Pl 1.25 Max
(yrs)
2.5 Hm * 0.75 Pl * 1.25 28
15
12
23
1.5 Yc
1 Ba 1.5 Pw
2.5 Hm * 0.75 Ss * 2 4, 9, Fd
12
23
1.5 Ba 1.75 10, 18 2.25
Hm * 1 Ss 3 28
1.5 Yc
Ba 2.25 Ss
Yc
5
3 6 Ba 2.25
Yc
Hw 3.5 1 4, 23
Target Min Min Ht Ht 4 P&A P&A P (min)
(min)
(sph) (sph) (sph)
26
Pl * 2 800 400 400
3 2 2
Hw 3.5 2
12*
Ss
Ht (min)
900 500 400
2 2 08 Cw
3 Ba 1.75 Hm
28
07 Cw 1036988 33 CWH vm2 4
Hw
28
1036987 32 CWH vm2 4
2 10, 18 1 Ht (min)
1 0.75
Hw
26 4
Ba 0.75
900 500 400
2 4 0.6
800 400 400
2 4 *The CWHvm1 site series 01s and the CWHvm1 site series 06s nutrient very poor to poor salal phases have been added to the originally approved FSP stocking standards. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 54 Reference Notes Stocking Standards Tree Species Notes ‘Ba’ is amabilis fir ‘Bg’ is grand fir ‘Bp’ is noble fir ‘Cw’ is western red cedar ‘Fd’ is coastal douglas fir ‘Hm’ is mountain hemlock ‘Hw’ is western hemlock ‘Pl’ is lodgepole pine ‘Pw’ is white pine ‘Se’ is Engelmann spruce ‘Ss’ is sitka spruce ‘Yc’ is yellow cedar ‘Biogeoclimatic unit’ or ‘BGC classification’ means the zone, subzone, variant and site series described in the most recent field guide published by the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations for the identification and interpretation of ecosystems, as applicable to a harvested area. ‘MIN’ or ‘Min’ means minimum. 1.
Reduction of inter‐tree spacing to 1.5 m is acceptable for site specific conditions involving bedrock, large blocky colluvium or hygric sites or on disturbed roadside areas. Roadside areas generally contain high percentages of mineral and morainal type soils. 2. Pw is considered an acceptable species, as root diseases are prevalent in the CDF variant, site series 01 to 06. It will be acceptable to form 20% of the free‐
growing stand. 3. Cw will be considered an acceptable species where root diseases are prevalent and on standards units where an unmappable mosaic of site series includes moister site series. It will be acceptable to form within 5 percentage points leading up to the 10% of the free‐growing stand. 4. Elevated microsites are preferred. 5. Suitable on thick forest floors 6. Restricted to coarse‐textured soils 7. Restricted to nutrient‐very‐poor sites 8. Restricted to nutrient‐medium sites 9. Restricted to steep slopes 10. Restricted to southerly aspects 11. Restricted to northerly aspects 12. Restricted to upper elevations of biogeoclimatic unit 13. Restricted to lower elevations of biogeoclimatic unit 14. Footnote deleted 15. Restricted to southern portion of biogeoclimatic unit in region 16. Restricted to western portion of biogeoclimatic unit in region 17. Restricted to eastern portion of biogeoclimatic unit in region 18. Restricted to trial use. 19. Suitable (as a major species) in wetter portion of biogeoclimatic unit. 20. Suitable minor species on salal‐dominated sites 21. Footnote deleted 22. Risk of white pine blister rust 23. Risk of weevil damage 24. Suitable in areas with stronger maritime influence. 25. Risk of balsam woolly adelgid. 26. Minor component 28. Species is restricted to upper elevations when used in the southern portion of the biogeoclimatic unit. 29. Will be preferred in wetter portions of the site series. 30. Se and Bp are considered acceptable species based on their performance in planted stands in this site series and their ability to withstand the impacts of snow load. 31. Bp is considered an acceptable species, as balsam wooly Adelgid (BWA) diseases are prevalent in the MH variant, site series 01, 03 and 05. It will be acceptable to form 20% of the free‐growing stand. This table is based on the Vancouver Forest Region Reference Guide for FDP Stocking Standards dated December 11, 2002. Where site series have the same requirements for each of the above boxes, they have been combined. Site series where the stocking standards say ‘avoid logging’, or the site series that are floodplain site series, sites with strongly fluctuating water tables or shoreline/ocean spray sites have been excluded. Zones and variants not shown on the BEC map for the South Island Forest District have been excluded from the table. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 55 The minimum density post‐spacing is listed as recommended in the Establishment to free‐growing guidebook for the VFR – i.e. the same as the minimum stocking standard. * Species are listed as tertiary in the Vancouver Forest Region (VFR) recommended stocking standards, but not listed as acceptable species. They have been included as acceptable for a minor portion of the stand if a cruise report indicates it was present as merchantable volume in the pre‐ harvest stand. The percentage of the free‐growing stand that may be comprised of the species will be on a sliding scale within 5 percentage points leading up to the 20%. For example, if a cruise report showed 15% Hw merchantable volume in the pre‐harvest stand, within 5 percentage points leading up to the 15% of the free‐growing stand could be Hw. ** Hw is listed as an acceptable species in the VFR stocking standards but no height was given – 1.5 m is used as the minimum height. In addition to the notes regarding species in the VFR stocking standards, the following apply: •
•
Ss is moved from preferred to acceptable due to risk of weevil damage in 04 and 05 site series of CWHvh2. On CWH vm1 site series 01, 05 and CWH vm2 01, Fd is restricted to steep slopes. Where standards units (SUs) are comprised of an unmappable mosaic of site series, the practice will be to manage for the stocking standards of the dominant site series provided that the tree species are suitable in all site series contained within the SU. Pruning regime for western white pine. If white pine is to be counted in a free‐growing survey as one of the well‐spaced stems, it will have been pruned in accordance with the following regime: •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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First Lift Trees will be pruned when mean height of white pine is 1.0 to 2.5 m for plantations. Natural white pine will be pruned when height is 1.5 to 3.0 m Trees will be pruned to 50 to 65% of total tree height. Infected branches above target pruning height will be selectively pruned In high hazard areas, early pruning will be considered Second Lift Trees will be pruned when mean height of white pine is > 5m Trees will be pruned to 3.0 m or 50% of total height Trees < 5 m will be pruned to 50% of total height Third Lift (optional) May be performed to approx. 5.5 m to improve wood quality, mainly when used to reforest areas infected with root disease Definitions of terms used in footnotes: 1. Disturbed roadside area – area within the road right‐of‐way that has been disturbed due to road construction, where logs have been landed and log processing occurs. It would be a maximum of 10 m. from the traveled portion of the road (i.e. the length of a log). 5. Thick forest floor – forest floor >20 cm. 6. Coarse‐textured soils – sand and loamy sand; or sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam with >70% coarse fragments 9. Steep slopes ‐ >50% slope 10. Southerly aspect‐ SSE to WSW with slopes >35% Northerly aspect – NW to ENE with slopes >50 HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendix 2 – 1:160,000 scale map showing the FNWL K4H FDU, UWRs, boundaries, VQOs etc. A 1:160,000 scale map showing the FDU’s. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • HFN Community Forest Woodland Licence • Page 57 The following text provides context to the requirements of FPPR Section 22(2), whereby a person who submits a FSP must provide the Minister with the following required information: 10.3
Appendix 3 – A copy of the notice published under section 20 inviting public review and comment Copy of Public Review and comment newspaper ads that appeared in the Alberni Valley Times. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendix 4 – Referral Summary Submission of FSP Advertising Guide Outfitter Licensees Trapper Licensees Commercial Interests Commercial Interests Commercial Interests Commercial Interests First Nations First Nations First Nations Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, ILMB British Columbia Ministry of Transportation Municipal Governments Regional District of Clayoquot Alberni Valley Outdoor Club Referral Contacts
Alberni Valley News advertisements inviting FSP public review & comment were posted on Aug.18 & 19, 2011. Sean Lingl, President, Canadian Guide Outfitters Ltd. The Sport and Joe families, Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation members
Telus, Rob Hazlett, Network District Manager, North Island.
Telus, Ronald Peterson, Network Technician, North Island. Dylan Gothard, Design Manager BC Hydro & Power, Port Alberni, B.C.
Jeff Labelle, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Distribution, BC Hydro & Power, Duncan, B.C. Ray Read, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Transmission, BC Hydro & Power, Nanaimo, B.C. George Williams, Manager Natural Resources, Ditidaht First Nation
Charlie Cootes. Sr. – Chief Counselor, Uchucklesaht Band
Po Box 118, 5000 Mission Rd., Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7L9 Rob Hunter, RPF – Tseshaht First Nation
PO Box 1218, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7M1 Paul Knowles – District Manager South Island Natural Resource District
Ron Cotton, Land and Resource Specialist, Coast Region Barbara Thomas, District Manager, Vancouver Island District
Ken Watson – Chief Administrative Officer – City of Port Alberni
Mike Irg – Manager of Planning and Development – Regional District of Clayoquot Robert Gunn, Chair Alberni Valley Outdoor Club The deadline for comments is 60 days from the date of the submission of this plan to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural Resource District. (Date of submission shall be August 22, 2011). Referral notices to affected stakeholders will be mailed on August 17, 2011. Referral notices to affected neighboring First Nations will be direct e‐mailed on August 17, 2011. The actual FSP Amendment #1 advertised review and comment period will be from August 22, 2011 to October 22, 2011. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendix 5 – A copy of each written comment received under section 21 A description of any changes made to the plan as a result of the comments received under section 21: Appendix 5 provides copies of all written submissions from the general public and government agencies during the review and comment period of the FSP Amendment #1. It also shows any changes that were made to the FSP Amendment #1 as a result of public review and comments submissions. Along with the Final FSP Amendment #1 document submission for approval, a “tracked changes” version of the document is also provided to the approving agency to highlight the various changes to the original plan submission. Organized in reverse chronological order with the most recent information at the front of this section. The following FSP document Changes are from the review and comments received from Gilbert Richir, RPF, Stewardship Forester South Island Natural Resource District, BC Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, (Submitted on Aug. 22, 2011). This Forest Stewardship Plan was advertised for public review and comment on August 18 and 19, 2011. Forest Stewardship Plan Document Changes FSP date to be added Reference Section to be added as it relates to FSP Date to be added
Reference Section to be added as it Summary of Change
Added Section # to clarify Reason for Change
To be defined
relates to the result and strategy for Section # Now Section #
HLP order objective Now HLP order objective
Under the results and To be defined strategy section # was added Minor wording changes and To be defined
edits to correct HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Appendix 6 – First Nations’ Correspondence and Notes The direct referrals to the three neighboring First Nations are enclosed. No comments were received from the direct FSP Amendment #1 referral to the three neighboring First Nations. Organized in reverse chronological order, with the most recent information at the front of this section. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Huu-ay-aht First Nation
Rob Hunter, RPF
Tseshaht First Nation
PO Box 1218
Port Alberni, BC
V9Y 7M1
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Rob Hunter:
You are invited to review the Huu-ay-aht First Nation Forest Stewardship Plan Proposed Amendment 1
which is designed to add HFN First Nations Woodland Licence K4H(FNWL K4H) to the Forest Stewardship
Plan (FSP). The boundaries of this FNWL tenure area were trimmed prior to the deletion of the area from
TFL 44 such that there are no overlaps with the traditional territories of any other First Nations.
To aide the reviewer, each section of the FSP amendment has a statement attached to it stating whether it
is open for review and comment or not. This is designed to allow the reviewer to focus attention on any
concerns that may arise from the creation of the new FDU rather than focusing on portions of the FSP
document that have an “approved” status. FSP sections that are open for review and comment have been
indicated by a section header stating “Open for review and comment for FNWL FDU #2 only”. Where FSP
The FSP amendment and the map are on our website at http://www.huuayaht.org see Community
Forest & First Nations Woodland Licence #K4H” tab on the website.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or questions on our FSP amendment.
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Huu-ay-aht First nation Forestry
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:53:18 -07'00'
Forest Stewardship Plan
Proposed Amendment 1 - HFN Community
Forest Agreement K3N
Amendment #1 is designed to add HFN First
Nations Woodland Licence K4H to the Forest
Stewardship Plan
Huu-ay-aht First Nation Forestry Limited Partnership invites the public to review and
comment on the proposed Amendment #1 to the HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N
Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP).
The public can review the amendment and maps between August 22, 2011 and October 22,
2011 at the Huu-ay-aht Treaty and Forestry Office, 3483 3rd Ave., Port Alberni, B.C. between
8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. The plan will also be available at the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural Resource District office, 4885
Cherry Creek Road, Port Alberni, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Written comments must be received no later than October 22, 2011. The FSP amendment
document can be viewed at http://www.huuayaht.org see Community Forest & Woodlands” tab on the website or in person at the office by making an appointment with the person listed
below:
Huu-ay-aht First Nations Treaty and Forestry Office @ 3483 3rd Avenue Port Alberni, BC
Contact: Paul Dagg: Ph. (250)-723-4042 Fax (250) - 723-4047
or @ E-mail pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Please send written comments to the above office. ________________________________________________________________
For more information contact Paul Dagg, R.P.F., Planning Forester, at 250-723-4042,
Fax (250) 723-4047 or @ E-mail pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
_________________________________________________________________________
Paul Knowles
District Manager,
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations,
South Island Natural Resource District
4885 Cherry Creek Road,
Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 8E9
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Paul Knowles:
Gilbert Richir has a copy of our Huu-ay-aht First Nation Forest Stewardship Plan Proposed Amendment 1 at
the SINRD office.
Our Huu-ay-aht First nation First Nations Woodland Licence Management Plan will soon be on the same
website for you to view as well.
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:53:45 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Larry Johnson
Director of Lands and Natural Resources
3483 3rd Ave.
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 4E4
August 15, 2011
Hello Larry Johnson and Rita Johnson:
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:54:05 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
George Williams
Manager, Natural Resources
Ditidaht First Nation
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello George Williams:
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:54:30 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Chief Councillor Charlie Cootes, Sr.
P.O. Box 1118, 5000 Mission Road
Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7L9
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Charlie Cootes Sr.:
Forest & First Nations Woodlands Licence #K4H” tab on the website.
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed
by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul
Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:54:51 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Appendix 7 – Public Review Correspondence and Notes The direct referrals to members of the public are enclosed. A personal communication referral was held on August 17, 2011 with Tommy Joe and Mr. Sport, both members of the Huu‐ay‐aht First Nation regarding their trapline licenses. Regarding their trapline licenses T0103T417 and T0103419 both the Joe family and Sport family representatives did not have any concerns. Comments received from the direct FSP referral to the public review groups. To be added later Organized in reverse chronological order, with the most recent information at the front of this section. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
3483 3rd Avenue,
Port Alberni, BC V9Y 4E4
Ph. (250) 723-0100
Fax (250) 723-4646
E-mail pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
August 16, 2011
Attention: Trap line Licensee
Re: The Huu-ay-aht First Nations Woodland Licence Application
Dear Trap Line Licensee:
The Huu-ay-aht First Nation has been invited to apply for a First Nations Woodland Licence (FNWL) for an Allowable Annual Cut
(AAC) of 70,000 m3, and we are currently in the process of completing the application requirements. The District Manager of the
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural Resource District has provided approval for the
Huu-ay-aht FNWL area. A map of the FNWL area is attached.
The FNWL application consists of, in part, a Management Plan and harvest rate estimates as well as a Forest Stewardship Plan.
These items together with maps shall be placed on our Huu-ay-aht website for public, stakeholder, First Nations, and agency review
and comment at www.huuayaht.org under the Community Forest and First Nations Woodland Licence in the left side tab.
The Management Plan is a broad planning document, which incorporates integrated resource management, describes management
goals, and states strategies that will be employed to meet these goals. It also lists Higher Level Plans that cover the area, government
objectives that apply to the area, and describes methods by which the licence holder will meet these objectives.
As well as being posted on our website, the Application, Management Plan and FSP amendment will be available for viewing at the
Huu-ay-aht Treaty Office at 3483 3rd Ave., Port Alberni during regular office hours (from 8:30 am to 4 pm) starting on August 22.
Amendment #1 to the HFN Community Forest Agreement K3N 2011-2016 Forest Stewardship Plan is designed to add the HFN First
Nations Woodland Licence K4H to the originally approved FSP.
The management of this First Nations Woodland Licence shall be based on Huu-ay-aht cultural values of good stewardship,
sustainability and sharing, consistent with high standards of environmental awareness.
The FSP is a landscape level plan, which is focused on establishing strategies and results and conserving and protecting timber and
non-timber resource values for forest management activities. The FSP states measurable, enforceable results and strategies that must
be consistent with objectives set by government for a variety of forest values (e.g. fish, water, biodiversity, cultural and heritage
resources, etc). This FSP is a plan which shows how the Huu-ay-aht First Nations as the licensee will manage all stated government
objectives from a site specific level to the landscape level for a period of five years.
The deadline for comments on our application, including our Management Plan, is Oct. 22, 2011. Please send comments to HFN
Forestry Limited Partnership, 3483 3 rd Ave., Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 4E4, or e mail your comments to pdagg@hfnforestry.ca.
We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg, c=US
Date: 2011.08.22 11:55:15
-07'00'
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Huu-ay-aht First Nations Forestry
cc:
HFN Chief and Council
Steve Gray, General Manager, HFN Forestry
Paul Knowles, District Manager of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, South Island Natural
Resource District
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Rob Hazlett, Telus Network District Manager, North Island
And Ronald Peterson, Telus Network Technician, North Island
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Rob Hazlett and Ronald Peterson:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:55:38 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Sean Lingl, President, Canadian Guide Outfitters Ltd.
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Sean Lingl:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:55:57 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Robert Gunn,
Chair
Alberni Valley Outdoor Club
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Robert Gunn:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Date: 2011.08.22 11:56:15 -07'00'
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Mike Irg,
Manager of Planning and Development – Regional District of Clayoquot
3008 5th Ave
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 2E3
August 17, 2011
Hello Mike Irg:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:56:38 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Ken Watson,
Chief Administrative Officer – City of Port Alberni
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Ken Watson:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:56:58 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
District Manager Ministry of Transportation
Vancouver Island District
C/O Joyce Pool, District Services Manager
Aug. 19, 2011
Hello District Manager Ministry of Transportation:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:57:17 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Jeff Labelle, BC Hydro
Ray Read, BC Hydro
C/O Rhonda Kariz,
BC Hydro
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Rhonda Kariz:
Please forward the attached message to Jeff Labelle and Ray Read
To: Jeff Labelle, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Distribution, BC Hydro, Duncan, B.C.
To: Ray Read, Vegetation Manager for Vancouver Island Transmission, BC Hydro, Nanaimo, B.C.
Hello Jeff Labelle and Ray Read:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Date: 2011.08.22 11:57:37 -07'00'
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Appendix 8 – Agency and Commercial Interests Correspondence and Notes The direct referrals to the various agencies and commercial interests are enclosed. Organized in reverse chronological order, with the most recent information at the front of this section. HFN Forestry Limited Partnership • www.huuayaht.org • 1–250–728–3080 • pdagg@hfnforestry.ca
Ron Cotton, Land and Resource Specialist
Ministry of Natural Resource Operations
ILMB British Columbia
Aug. 17, 2011
Hello Ron Cotton:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:58:06 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________
Dylan Gothard, Design Manager, BC Hydro
4080 8th Ave.
Port Alberni, British Columbia
Aug. 17, 2011
Dylan Gothard:
Plan (FSP).
Sincerely,
Paul Dagg, RPF
Planning Forester
Digitally signed by
Paul Dagg
DN: cn=Paul Dagg,
c=US
Date: 2011.08.22
11:58:33 -07'00'
Stewardship Plan
below:
_________________________________________________________________________

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