Prince George Fibre Management

A Summary of the 2003 Hauling and Milling Strategy:

Presentation prepared by Andrew McLellan, RPF

Today’s Objectives Background - Hauling and Milling

Program Forest Management Objectives Business Objectives Program Scope MPB Monitoring Program Participants Potential Monitoring Methods Lessons Wrap-up

Background Response to MoF guidance on hauling

and milling of MPB volume during beetle flight period.

Canfor received similar guidance from – Vanderhoof District– Prince George District– Lakes District

Estimate 70% of PG Summer Plan in IBM

Desire to be Proactive

Biological Factors Outbreak Conditions Increasing Populations Favorable Climatic Conditions Large Volume of Susceptible Hosts Advanced Brood Development Dispersed Harvest Sites

– Elevation– Aspect– Climate– Prevailing Winds

Cost Factors Sorts Monitoring Inventory Management

Forest Management Objectives

Minimize Impact (Timber and Non-Timber)

Minimize Spread Maximize Efficacy of MPB Harvest Balance Competing Interests

– Social– Environmental– Economic

Business Objectives Maintain Operational Flexibility Collaborative, Aggressive,

Responsible Approach Minimize Delivered Log Costs Regulate Mill Inventories Extend Harvest Season Minimize No-Haul Period Predict Peak Flight – Adjust

Accordingly

Program Scope Harvest Site Extraction

– Split Lining – $0.05/m3– Sorting – $1.00 m3

Secondary Transportation– MPB Monitoring Program - $50,000– Un-Interrupted Transportation– Haul Corridor Risk Assessment

Mill Site and Processing– Delivery Schedule and Inventory

Management– Log Deck Prioritization – 24Hr Turns– 3km, 10km Radius

MPB Monitoring Program Participants

L&M Carrier Lakeland Canfor

Possible Monitoring Methods

Exit Hole Monitoring Monitored Temperature Integrated Monitoring

– Brood Development– Relative Populations– Exit Holes– Temperature Monitoring– Forecasted Temperatures

*Fieldwork completed by Bugbusters

Site 1 - Buckhorn

Site 2 – 3100 Rd.

Site 3 – Carp Lake

Site 4 – Gregg Creek

Site 5 – A Road

Site 6 - Bobtail

Site 7 - Chilako

Site 8 - Bednesti

Site 9 – Kenny Dam

Lessons During an Epidemic Spill-over is

Virtually Imperceptible Risk Factors are Dynamic Communication is Key Monitoring Relative Population adds

Value Pre-Existing Inventory Consumption Manage Consumption Targets Cost Sharing

Wrap Up Question’s? Discussion?