PFIT WORKSHOPPFIT WORKSHOP

Post-FSP Learning'sPost-FSP Learning's

BCTS – Okanagan Columbia

March 7th, 2007

A presentation at the PFIT Post FSP Workshop by Dave Gill on BCTS’s experience implementing FSPs.

TOC BACKGROUNDTOC BACKGROUND________________________________________________________

• 1 FSP for Business Area (~750,000m3 AAC)

• 3 TSA’s• 2 HLP’s• 1 Policy LRMP• 6 TFL’s• 18 First Nations groups

• Approved November 2006….now what?....

…..ImplementationImplementation….

IMMEDIATE CHALLENGESIMMEDIATE CHALLENGES________________________________________________________

• Practices Group

• Transition uncertainties

• Processes lacking

• First Nation consultation

ACTIONS TAKENACTIONS TAKEN________________________________________________________

• FSP 101 for Practices Group

• FSP for Dummies Document

BC Timber Sales

Okanagan - Columbia Business Area

ACTIONS TAKEN ACTIONS TAKEN (cont’d)(cont’d)

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• Planning Route Card

• Species at Risk Checklist

• TSL Access Route Card

MOVING FORWARDMOVING FORWARD________________________________________________________

• Bank of FDP approved blocks

• Developing Operating Plans

• Open and ongoing dialogue with Op’s Div

• Testing the new Genus Planning Module

• First Nations Consultation

• How will C&E Interpret our R/S’s?

IF WE HAD THE CHANCE TO DO IF WE HAD THE CHANCE TO DO IT ALL OVER……..IT ALL OVER……..

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• FDU boundaries

• Work closer with other licensee’s

• Spend less time on the Section 7 R/S’s

• Keep “Practicable” in our text

SUCCESSESSUCCESSES________________________________________________________

• Planners and ownership

• Moving beyond lists and formulas

• A template for BCTS Operating Plans

• Improved internal communications between the

Planners and Practices Foresters

SO..WHERE TO FROM HERE?SO..WHERE TO FROM HERE?

• ““Living” Due Diligence/Professional RelianceLiving” Due Diligence/Professional Reliance

• Implementing the Genus Planning ModuleImplementing the Genus Planning Module

• Amendments “a fact of life”Amendments “a fact of life”

• FSP Tracking System?....FSP Tracking System?....

• Building stronger relations with First Nations, Building stronger relations with First Nations,

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