PROPOSED FOREST PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES GFMP 2005-2010
Impacts of Forestry Activities on Impacts of Forestry Activities on Soils Soils • Road Compacting construction (s. 89 RSFM) • Circulation of Rutting heavy machinery (Objective 1) • Handling of Loss of productive area vegetation (Objective 2)
Impacts of Forestry Activities on Impacts of Forestry Activities on Water Water • Road Erosion construction - Riparian strips and road construction standards • Circulation of (RSFM) heavy machinery - Erosion indicator (Objective 3) • Handling of Alteration of flow vegetation (Objective 3)
Objective 1: Reduce Rutting Ruts may reduce the productive capacity of soils
Reduce Rutting Ruts may reduce the productive capacity of soils
Indicator: Rutting Rate Percentage of logging areas affected by rutting is measured
Ongoing Improvements to Practices Performance Report The Department will Physical Soil Disturbance Indicator Indicateur de perturbation physique des sols set improvement targets Rate of Rutting in Regeneration Felling Areas 2001-2002 Report Name of compagny : eeee Area (ha) : 2525 Management unit : 000--00 No. of logging sites : 83 The companies will Distribution of Logging Sites by Disturbance Class undertake a continuous Little or no disturbance 53,2% improvement process for Moderate disturbance the next five years 33,3% Severe disturbance 13,5% Produced by : Data source : Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs Direction de l’environnement forestier Forêt Québec
Profile of Common Areas Profile 1 Moderate to high: Profile 2 Portrait 2 High: >30% 20 % > and < 30% N N # Natashquan # Chibougamau Sept-Îles # # Natashquan # Chibougamau Sept-Îles # Lebel -sur- Lebel Quévillon -sur- # Quévillon Baie-Comeau # Baie- Amos Amos Gaspé Comeau # Rouyn- Gaspé Rouyn- # Noranda Noranda # # Senneterre Senneterre Rimouski Rimouski # # Val-d'Or # # Témiscamingue Val-d'Or # # Témiscamingue Degré d'orniérage Québec # Québec Degré d'orniérage Trois- Faible Rivières # # Trois- Faible à modéré Faible Rivières # Modéré à élevé # # Faible à modéré Hull Montréal Élevé Modéré à élevé # # Montréal Élevé Portrait 1, 10 avril 2003 e:\schreiber\carte\prj\1099_copie_01052002.apr Low Low to moderate Portrait 2, 10 avril 2003 e:\schreiber\carte\prj\1099_copie_01052002.apr < 10 % 10 % > and < 20%
Regional Rutting Profile Region 02 # # # # # # Profile 1 # # Profile 2
Local Improvement Targets Local Improvement Targets Set on the basis of 3 criteria: • Prior performance Transparent • Site-related process in difficulties management plans • Availability of alternative techniques
Objective 2: Minimize Productive Forest Area Losses
Minimize Productive Forest Area Losses Optimize road network density Reduce roadside disturbances
Ongoing Improvements to Practices Performance Report The Department will set improvement targets PRODUCTIVE AREA LOSSES PRODUCTIVE AREA LOSSES Roadside (3.8%) The companies will Rock Mineral Swamp 3% exposure 8% undertake a continuous 25% improvement process Timber residue 64% over the next five years Road Network (2.7%) Average width : 8.7 ± 0.18 m Average density : 35 ha /km (ha harvested / km of road)
Objective 3: Protect Water Habitats by Avoiding Sedimentation Impact on watercourse productivity • Risk of clogging spawning areas • Increase in turbidity • Etc.
Erosion Indicator: A Complement to the RSFM • Compliance with the RSFM helps control many erosion-related problems • Despite the RSFM, some erosion-related problems persist • The erosion indicator will allow problems to be detected
The Erosion Indicator: The Basis of a Practice Improvement Mechanism Cases of erosion will be examined in order to identify sound practices tailored to local situations
Protection of Salmon Rivers Risk of increasing peak flows
Preservation of Biodiversity Not limited to leading species and threatened species Take care of all species Preserve all ecosystems
Preservation of Biodiversity Not limited to leading species and threatened species Take care of all species Preserve all ecosystems
Objective 4 Permanently Maintain a Certain Quantity of Mature and Overmature Forests Established According to Regional Ecology
Depletion of Mature Forests: Risk of Losing Species Associated with Habitats Disturbance Disturbance Disturbance Windfall SB Adapted from Bergeron et al. (2002) Regeneration Time
Depletion of Mature and Overmature Forests Natural Forests: 50 to 70 % of territory Managed Forests: Regeneration Less than 10 % Threshold of 30%
Biological Sanctuaries • Small protected areas incorporated into forest plans • 2% of productive forest area
Old-Growth Patches • Percentage of land (10%) for which the rotation period is extended. • Permissible harvest , but recruitment must be ensured
Adapted Sylvicultural Practices •Maintain certain attributes • Faster return to mature and overmature stages • % varies by bioclimatic subdomain •Sylvicultural treatments improved (photo Jean Bégin) CPPTM Jardinage
Three Ways of Maintaining Mature and Overmature Forests Biological sanctuaries Old-growth patches Adapted sylvicultural practices
Percentages for each Method for Region 02 2 Examples Eastern Spruce-Moss Western Balsam Fir-White Birch Historical % : 70 % Historical % : 60 % One-third One-third threshold : 23 % threshold : 20 % Sanctuaries : 2 % Sanctuaries : 2 % Patches : 10 % Patches : 10 % Practices : 11 % Practices : 8 %
MRNFP Proposal GFMP 2005-2010 8 0° 8° 7 7 6° 7 4° 7 2° 0° 7 8° 6 6 6° 2° 5 • Biological sanctuaries 093-52 2° 5 093-52 093-52 093-52 093-52 026-61 1° 5 086-63 026-61 026-62 094-52 086-64 026-62 5 086-66 - 6 6 1° 5 8 085-62 0 093-51 094-51 026-63 093-51 095-51 � 2% 026-65 087-64 0° 5 024-52 026-64 085-51 086-52 093-51 087-63 0° 5 027-51 087-51 087-62 026-66 025-51 111-54 9° 4 4 9° 087-51 024-51 026-51 086-51 023-52 112-56 097-51 112-57 084-51 112-55 082-51 012-54 084-62 111-51 4 9° 022-51 111-53 043-51 083-51 8° 4 012-51 012-53 111-54 • Old-growth patches 023-52 012-52 042-51 011-52 111-52 033-51 023-51 074-51 043-52 4 8° 031-53 081-52 064-51 073-52 031-52 7° 4 031-51 011-51 041-51 071-52 062-52 Scénarios 061-52 081-51 073-51 035-51 7° 4 062-51 � 4 scenarios: 3, 5, 8 or 10% 071-51 064-52 034-51 3 % d'îlots de vieillissement 061-51 6° 4 5 % d'îlots de vieillissement 072-51 051-51 8 % d'îlots de vieillissement 6° 4 10 % d'îlots de vieillissement 4 5° 100 0 100 200 4 5° kilomètres 8° 7 7 6° 7 4° 7 2° 7 0° 6 8° 6 6° • Adapted sylvicultural practices � Minimum one-third of target set
Regional Profile 027-51 Sce narios 024-52 3 % of old-growth patches 024-51 025-51 5 % of old-growth patches 8 % of old-growth patches 10 % of old-growth patches 097-51 023-52 # M istassini 043-51 # Roberval Alm a # # Saguenay # 042-51 # 022-51 033-51 023-51 023-52
Objective 5 Develop and Apply Socially Acceptable Spatial Logging Distribution Patterns Tailored to Regional Ecology
Spruce forest: Gradual depletion of large blocks of mature forest Block Fire Recent logging
Two-Phase Block Cutting and RSFM 1996 2-Phase Block Cutting RSFM 1996
Identification of alternatives to block cutting in the spruce-moss forest
Objective 6: Protect the Habitats of Threatened or Vulnerable Species in the Forests
01 Bas-Saint-Laurent Regional Profile Threatened or Vulnerable Species Forest Management Unit 011-51 011-52 012-51 012-53 012-54 WILDLIFE Golden Eagle x Bald Eagle x PLANT LIFE Arnica lanceolata x Arnica lonchophylla subsp. lonchophylla x Calypso bulbosa var . americana x x x x Cypripedium reginae x Valeriana uliginosa x x x
Protection Measures – Golden Eagle With regard to forest operations Intensive protection zone: No activity allowed Buffer zone: Activity allowed from Sept. 1 to March 15 No permanent facilities (roads, buildings, etc.)
Special Management Plans • Maintenance of masses • Logging with maintenance of canopy
Objective 7: Maintain the Visual Quality of Forest Landscapes • Identification and classification of high interest sectors at forest management unit level • Inventory of sensitive landscapes for high interest sectors • Logging methods tailored to landscape sensitivity
Selection and Classification of High Interest Sectors – Social value (Product attraction + User expectations) – Usage rates (Number of users + Duration of use + Duration of observation) – Importance of infrastructures and equipment (Range of services )
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