Draft Forest Management Plan Prince Albert FMA Area 2018-2038 Public / Community Feedback Sessions October 2017 1 Sakâw Askiy Management Inc.
New Forest Management Plan (FMP) • Big Picture plan for the long-term management of the whole forest area 2
Who Harvests Here ? Sakaw Askiy Management Inc Shareholders : A.C Forestry (Agency Chiefs Tribal Council) Carrier Forest Products Edgewood Forest Products L&M Forest Products Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Meadow Lake OSB (Tolko) Montreal Lake Business Ventures NorSask Forest Products 16 Independent Operators 3
Protect Biological Diversity • Take our cue from nature – Natural Forest Patterns • Natural landscapes similar to those created historically by fire Leave Green Trees Behind (average of 9%) • Harvest areas can contain trees, islands, peninsulas of green trees Landscape Patterns (harvest events) • Size distribution of most harvest events between 100-1500 ha • Some will be smaller, some larger (large is ‘natural’) 4
Protect Biological Diversity • Maintain all forest cover types • Maintain old forests, and interior old forests free from edge effects green trees behind 5 Age of the Productive Forest
Where More is Needed … Species at Risk • Work with governments and local people to protect the species and their habitat. • Northern Leopard Frog, Whooping Crane, Piping Clover, Woodland Caribou. 6
Caribou Habitat Management Zones 7
Trapping and Outfitting • Work together during the development of Operating Plans • Trapping: Accommodation measures may include retention of high value trapping habitat within harvesting events, and the maintenance of traditional access. • Outfitting: Accommodation measures may include adjusting harvest areas, leaving retention in specific locations, and measures to manage access. 8
Views along Lakes and Rivers, Recreation 9
Water and Shorelines Protect water quality, water quantity: Where roads cross streams • design crossings to allow predicted storm water flows, and avoid getting soil and sediments in the stream Next to water - restricted or no harvesting • Large (>5 ha) Lakes, Rivers, Streams: 40 m restricted zone 10 Large (>5 ha) Lakes, Rivers, Streams: 40m zone
Timber Harvesting • Hardwood harvest increasing to capture older stands before they deteriorate (has no impact on long term sustainability) • Cap the amount of a particular type of forest cover that can be harvested in the West, Central, and East areas Forest Renewal • Ground rules for renewing and tending specific forest types • The new forest is surveyed twice to check reforestation success, growth rates 11
Draft Tactical Plan • Indicates General Areas where harvesting is expected to occur over 20 years, and where harvesting will not occur (e.g. reserves of old forests, caribou deferral areas). • Operating Plans, developed annually, is where harvesting decisions are made 12
Monitoring and Reporting • Will report annually on 38 measures of sustainable forest management, related to; • 1) Biological Diversity; • 2) Ecosystem Condition and Productivity; • 3) Soil and Water; • 4) Role in Global Ecological Cycles; • 5) Economic and Social Benefits; and • 6) Society’s Responsibility. • Management Implementation Team will assess results, address issues • Ongoing input from Public, First Nations, and Metis to continue during Operating Plan reviews 13
Next Steps • Your comments or concerns on the FMP will be gathered and considered during the preparation of the final plan document. • GM@sakaw.ca • (306) 953-2021 • The draft FMP (Volume II) will be available by October 31, 2017 at: http://sakaw.ca/fmp_working_documents.html • Aiming for submission of final plan by Dec 31, 2017 • Government approval by Feb 28, 2017 • Implement April 1, 2018 (the new Operating Plan) 14
For more information: Diane Roddy, RPF gm@sakaw.ca www.sakaw.ca Cam Brown, MF, RPF cbrown@forsite.ca 15
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