Timber Harvest Plan Introduction to the Draft Plan Champagne and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Draft Quill Creek Timber Harvest Plan

Introduction to the Draft Plan

What is the framework and planning that has been done leading up to this current process?

The Champagne and Aishihik First Nation Final Agreement, and the Forest Resources Act sets out the process for sustainable management of forests in the traditional territory.

• Chapter 17 provides for Forest Resources Management Planning
• Role of Renewable Resources Councils in forest management

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement

• Establishes the requirement for sustainable forest management
• Sets out planning regime, timelines and process requirements

Forest Resources Act

• High level, strategic goals and objectives for forest management
• Balances forest use with long term sustainability
• A collaborative process with strong implementation committments

CATT Strategic Forest Management Plan

• Identifies broad areas (zones) where timber harvesting can occur
• Forest resources harvesting guidance in consideration of other

values

• Provides direction for forest fuels management for risk reduction

Integrated Landscape Plan

• The purpose of a timber harvest plan is to identify the forest

resources; objectives for timber harvesting; locations suitable for timber harvesting; and the location of existing and proposed roads.

• Timber harvest plan must also include a description of the

ecosystems, the value of forest resources to first nations and Yukon residents, and strategies to reduce adverse impacts to those values. Timber Harvest Plan

Strategic Forest Management Plan

First Forest Resources Management Plan to be completed in the Yukon after Devolution Developed to address the spruce bark beetle infestation that caused extensive spruce mortality over 400,000 hectares. Plan was approved in 2004 with 4 main Goals:

• Goal A: Functioning Forest Ecosystems
• Goal B: Community Sustainability and Benefits
• Goal C: Cooperative Forest Planning and Management
• Goal D: Build Local Capacity

Strategic Forest Management Plan

Planning Priority

Integrated Landscape Plan

Plan was approved in 2007 and is a technical assessment of resources, management priorities and guidelines for timber harvest project planning

• Provides Zonation for Timber Harvest Planning (“go” and “no-go”

zones for planning)

• Harvest Development Priority based on fire risk Zonation
• Provides guidelines for Timber Harvest Planning

Integrated Landscape Plan - Zonation

• Forest Resource Management Zone

(FRMZ - Green) – this is where Timber Harvest Planning may occur

• Provisional Forest Management Zone

(PFMZ - Yellow) – This zone may be considered for Timber Harvest Planning

• nce an evaluation of FRMZ harvesting

success is completed and there is demand

• Conservation Forest Management Zone

(CFMZ - Orange) – This zone is not recommended for Timber Harvest Planning, however low volume activities may occur here

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Draft Quill Creek Timber Harvest Plan

• Located south of Haines Junction
• Covers 11,596 hectare area
• 32 Harvest Blocks
• Primary focus of the plan is commercial

fuelwood harvesting with fuel abatement the primary objective in 11 harvest blocks

• Plan identifies approximately 164,000 m3
• f timber available for harvesting (72,400

cords)

• Harvest blocks focus on stands with high

rate of spruce mortality

Quill Creek THP - Key Stats

FORESTED HARVESTED PROPOSED HARVEST ROADS WETLAND FORESTED NO HARVEST TOTAL (HA)

Area (ha) 10,707 372 1,823 48.7 639 8,463 11,596 % of Area 92.3% 3.2% 15.7% 0.4% 5.5% 73.0% 100%

EXISTING PROPOSED LENGTH (KM) CLEARED AREA (HA) GROUND

DISTURBANCE

AREA (HA) LENGTH (KM) CLEARED AREA (HA) GROUND DISTURBANCE AREA (HA) Roads within blocks 4.5 N/A 1.6 32.6 N/A 13.4 Roads

• utside

blocks 25.1 3.6 9.0 21.2 26.3 8.9 Roads total 29.6 3.6 10.6 53.8 26.3 22.3

Timber Harvesting In Haines Junction

How much timber harvesting is there, what is it used for, and who is doing it?

What is the harvested wood used for?

The vast majority of the harvested wood is being used to heat homes and businesses in the Yukon. A small percentage of harvesting is being used for building logs or sawlogs.

How much wood is harvested and what's the local involvement?

This chart shows the amount of annual harvest by CATT residents and Yukon residents.

• Timber harvesting in the CATT

has averaged 12,600 m3/year (5500 cords)

• Approximately 66% of

commercially harvested timber has been cut by local operators

• Average of around 25 active

Licencees per year in the CATT

• Majority of timber is harvested by

the largest 2-3 operators

Timber Harvesting

Selective deadwood harvesting; Fuel abatement

Fuel Wood Harvesting

Selective Harvesting:

• Prioritize the

harvesting of dead timber

• Dispersed and

grouped retention

• Retention influenced

by mortality level

Fuel Abatement

Patch Cuts with Retention:

• Prioritize removal of

timber for vertical and horizontal fuel continuity

• Important to treat ground

fuel loading

• Encourage and promote

Aspen/Poplar regeneration