Managing BC's Forest for Value and Sustainability
This content discusses managing British Columbia's forests for value and sustainability, focusing on the impact of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation and the strategies put in place to enhance mid-term timber supply. The information covers various aspects such as land base issues, forest practices considerations, and the Beyond the Beetle Action Plan. It emphasizes preserving the integrity of BC's SFM system, addressing forest health and climate change, and enhancing local silviculture strategies.
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Beyond the Beetle Managing BC s Forest for Value and Sustainability 2014 SISCO Winter Workshop February 26, 2014 Dave Peterson, RPF ADM Tenures, Competitiveness and Innovation Division & Chief Forester 1
New Buzz from an Old Saw Current Mountain Pine Beetle picture Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan Further Transformations Ahead Questions 2
Entire Province Timber Harvesting Land Base 160.0 Pine Volume Killed (millions of cubic metres) 140.0 120.0 Current Estimate of Observed Annual Red-Attack (2013*) Current Estimate of Projected Annual Red-Attack (2013*) 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Year 4 *2013 Publication: 1999-2012 Aerial Overview Surveys and BCMPB.v10
Non-THLB (45%) Non-THLB IMPACTED (6.5%) THLB (41%) THLB IMPACTED (7.5%) 5 9.5 billion cubic metres of sawlog in BC at the start of the infestation
MPB and Mid-Term Timber Supply By-partisan MLA Committee visited 15 communities and reviewed 650 submissions, in summer 2012 Committee produced a unanimous report to legislature with recommendations to enhance mid-term timber supply in beetle-impacted areas FLNRO Minister Thomson responded with Beyond the Beetle: A Mid-term Timber Supply Action Plan 6
Beyond the Beetle Action Plan 1. Preserving the Integrity of BC s SFM system Respect First Nations interests, certifications and BACs 2. Land Base Issues Examine marginal forest types for potential Conduct science-based review of land use plans 3. Forests Practices Considerations Enhance local area silviculture strategies Continue addressing forest health, climate change, tree improvement, fuel management 7
Beyond the Beetle Action Plan, cont. 4. Other AAC-Related Issues Update forest inventories in MPB-impacted areas Update AACs in impacted areas, and consider new information, partitions and salvage potentials 5. Forest Tenure Issues and Interests Increase the diversity of area-based tenures and consider conversion of volume to area-based Continue the work on tenures that promote fibre utilization and fibre-based AACs 6. Burns Lake specific 8
Projected Harvest Forecast Provincial TSAs and TFLs (June, 2013) harvest m3/year 90,000,000 Current AAC 77.4 million 80,000,000 Province 70,000,000 60,000,000 Interior 50,000,000 Pine units 40,000,000 30,000,000 Coast 20,000,000 10,000,000 0 year 2010 2060 2110 2160 2210 9
Further Transformations Ahead Managing the community-specific impacts of reduced fibre supply Increasing the level of fibre utilization, both from standing timber and from harvest residuals Enhancing the value generated from BC s forest products Supporting the production of innovative bio-products Increasing the long-term participation of First Nations and communities in the forest sector 10
Further Transformations Ahead, cont. Modifying the AAC determination process and AAC allocation system to reflect declining supplies Improving land base security for the forest sector and other forest users Increasing the levels of public and private investment in the forest resource in BC Maintaining competitive market conditions through the transition period Adapting silviculture regimes and prescriptions to reflect evolving biological and social objectives 11
BCs Bio-economy Transformation Council Collaborative initiative between government, industry and research community Co-chaired by industry and government Built on 2012 MLA Bio-economy Committee Vision BC is a world-leader in the new bio- economy Established 6 Working Groups 12
Questions ? 13
