Sustainable ForestSustainable ForestManagementManagement

“Report Card”“Report Card”2003-042003-04

Agenda

• Environmental Management System– Overview

• CSA-SFM Indicator Status• DFMP Progress Report• Internal Audit - SFM Plan• CSA-SFM Registration Audit

– Public Advisory Group Participation• Next Meeting

Environmental Management SystemWhat is an EMS?

SFM Policy

Plan

Do

Act

Check

Plan: Say what youare going to do

Do: what you sayyou are going to do

Check: Commitment tocontinual improvement

Act: Implement changesto improve system

Environmental Management System(EMS)

“A management system is the vehicle forensuring that both the public participation and

performance requirements are fulfilled in apredictive manner that guarantees

continual improvement in the forest.”

CSA Z809-02 standard

Environmental Management System&

• Forms– Process Improvement– Operations Inspection

Form– Tailgates, etc.

• Communications• CSA-SFM Module• Programs• Operational Controls

Agenda

• Environmental Management System– Overview

• CSA-SFM Indicator Status• DFMP Progress Report• Internal Audit - SFM Plan• CSA-SFM Registration Audit

– Public Advisory Group Participation

CSA-SFM ProcessCriteria (6) Critical elements (17)

—————————- Values Objectives Indicators Targets

—————————Monitor & Report

CCFM (CSA Standard)

Requirements

PublicAdvisoryProcess

Defined Forest Area (DFA)

• The DFA spans over 3.5million hectares.– Forest Management

Agreement (FMA) Area– Tolko Private Land

• Tolko and FFP are theprimary operators– 5 additional operators

within the FMA area.

• O&G, Trapping, andOutfitters are otherresource industries.

CCFM Criteria

• Conservation of Biological Diversity• Maintenance & Enhancement of Forest Ecosystem

Condition & Productivity• Conservation of Soil & Water Resources• Forest Ecosystem Contributions to Global

Ecological Cycles• Multiple Benefits to Society• Accepting Society’s Responsibility for Sustainable

Development

Conservation of Biological Diversity

• Ecosystem Diversity• Species Diversity• Genetic Diversity• Protected Areas & Sites

of Special BiologicalSignificance

Ecosystem Diversity - Older Age Classes

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50,000

100,000

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200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200

Age Class (years)

Gro

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(ha)

Pure Conifer - Sw Leading Pure Conifer - P Leading Pure Conifer - Sb Leading Mixedwood Deciduous

S p e c ie s 0 -2 0 2 1 -4 0 4 1 -8 0 8 1 -1 2 0 1 2 1 + T o ta ls

P u re C o n ife r(S w -L e ad in g ) 8 5 2 3 0 2 4 3 4 7 4 3 17 0 1 4 6 4 0 3 1 6 1 1 6 2 4 6 0 3 1 2

P u re C o n ife r(P -L e a d in g ) 6 3 0 4 4 2 7 8 8 2 0 33 1 8 2 3 5 2 3 5 6 8 0 0 1 4

P u re C o n ife r(S b -L e ad in g ) 1 2 8 5 1 4 5 1 2 2 5 2 2 7 2 4 8 4 6 0 3 8 1 2 3 2 9 1 7 1 1 0 0 2 8 5

M ixe d w o o d 1 2 7 1 3 1 2 8 3 3 5 5 85 9 9 1 4 5 3 2 8 5 0 6 2 0 1 3 6 4

D e c id u o u s 3 2 7 8 0 3 3 7 9 5 4 5 3 8 7 6 3 8 4 9 6 4 3 2 0 9 3 9 3 7 5 0 8

T o ta ls 2 6 5 5 4 1 1 6 49 8 8 8 0 0 4 8 4 1 0 9 1 4 3 6 4 5 7 0 3 4 2 8 8 9 4 8 3

P e rce n tag e o f T o ta lF o re s te d A re a 9 .5 5 5 .9 4 2 8 .8 0 3 9 .2 7 1 6 .4 4 1 0 0 .0

Ecosystem Diversity (Cont.)Maintenance of Areas of Ecological Significance

• Timber Supply Analysis– Peace River Islands & Ponton River

Corridor removed from the productivelandbase to incorporate publicconcerns to exclude from futureharvest.

• Approximately 9,000 ha

Ecosystem Diversity (Cont.)Ponton Corridor

• 2003-04 Harvest Season– Caribou-2 Compartment– Harvested as a result of

the “blowdown” salvage– 0.0058 ha harvested

within the Ponton RiverCorridor

Species DiversityHabitat Availability for Selected Species

• Habitat Assessments forSelected Species– Pileated Woodpecker,

Moose, Bison, Marten,Caribou

• Public Involvement– Warbler Species?– Waterfowl?

0

2 00,000

4 00,000

6 00,000

8 00,000

1,0 00,000

1,2 00,000

Curre nt Fores t Future Forest Year 10 Future Fores t Yea r 50 Future Fore st Yea r 100

Time

Gro

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(ha)

SW Habitat SB/P ine Habitat Forage

0

500

1,000

1,500

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2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

Current Fore st Future Forest Year 10 Future Fores t Yea r 50 Future Fores t Year 100

T ime

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Habitat Thermal Cover

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350 ,000

Cur ren t For es t Futur e For es t Ye ar 10 Future Fore s t Yea r 50 Futur e For es t Ye ar 100

T im e

Gro

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H ab ita t F or age

Species DiversityHabitat Availability for Selected Species

• Training:– “Species at Risk” Handbook– “Species at Risk” Field Card

• Contractor OrientationRecords (COR)– Contractor Manual

• Reporting Thresholds

Species Diversity - Residual Structure

• Maintain vertical andhorizontal diversitywithin harvest areas– A minimum of 1% of the

merchantable volume– A minimum of 5% of the

area harvested retained– Target 5% of total number

of debris piles

• DFMP ApprovalCondition - Protocols!

Merchantable Retention ProtocolsHarvest Area Size

(ha)Merchantable Retention

(%) Stems/ha*

0 - 10.0 1.0 7

10.1 - 25.0 2.0 14

25.1 - 50.0 2.5 18

50.1 - 100.0 3.5 25

100.1 - 200.0 5.0 36

200.1 - 300.0 7.5 54

Total Retention 2.02%

*Structure Retention Protocols (Sept. 19/04)

Disposition HolderArea

Harvested(ha)

Area Retained(ha)

% AreaRetained

VolumeHarvested (m3)

Volume Retained(m3)

% VolumeRetained

2558.6 99.9 3.9 559771 12703 2.3

1355.8 31.9 2.4 338596 4399 1.3

Daishowa-Marubeni

International Ltd.N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Precision LumberProducts Inc.

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Ridgeview MillsLtd.

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Che K'LiEnterprises Ltd.*

NetaskinanDevelopmentCorporation

557.3 26.9 4.8 100,924 2461 2.4

LaCrete SawmillsLtd.**

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Totals 4471.7 158.7 3.5 999291 19563 2.0

*Cutblock Update Information not flown in 2003-04

Species DiversityResidual Structure - So how are tracking this stuff?

• Cutblock UpdatePhotography– “Patch Retention”– Strata & Yield Curve(s)

generate volume estimate

• Operations InspectionForm (EMS)– “Single-tree”– # of stems converted to

volume based on tree-size

Coarse Woody Debris Retention Protocols

Harvest Area Size(ha)

Minimum Pile Number(Piles/Block)

Maximum PileNumber (Piles/Block)

1 - 10.0 0 0

10.1 - 25.0 1 3

25.1 - 50.0 2 5

50.1 - 100.0 5 10

100.1 - 200.0 15 18

200.1 - 300.0 20 25

Targets 3% Retention 7% Retention

Species DiversityOperations in Critical Wildlife Zones

• Compliance to operationalplans within Caribou andUngulate Winter Ranges

• 2003-04 Harvest Season– Caribou Protection Plans

developed for• Steen-2, Steen-4• Caribou-2, Caribou-3

– Ungulate Winter Range• Negus-4

• 100% Compliance to alloperating plans

Protected AreasProtect Areas of Biological Significance

• To identify & protectareas of biologicalsignificance

• Implementation of newwebsite– www.highlevelwoodlands.com

• Alberta Natural HeritageInformation Centre(ANHIC)– “Spatial” Database

Commitment

Protected AreasProtect Areas of Biological Significance

• To protect the uniquefeatures within WattMountain Natural Area– No operations near the

WMNA in 2003-04

• Commitment made toCPAWS/PAG to worktogether to identify “HighConservation ValueForests” within the DFA

Maintenance & Enhancement of ForestEcosystem Condition & Productivity

• Minimize the impacts of insectsand disease on the DFA

• Spruce Budworm (2003-04)– Target >15% coniferous harvest

based on 5-Year average– 43.7% of the conifer volume

harvested from the DFA in 2003-04 came from infested areas

• SBW Management Plan

Forest Ecosystem Contributions to GlobalEcological Cycles

• To maintain the natural processof carbon recycling– Reforestation Activities

• Complete reforestation activitieswithin 2 Years of harvest

– Areas identified as SatisfactorilyRestocked

• Target of <=5% of the total areaharvested will be Non-Satisfactorily Restocked (NSR)

Reforestation ActivitiesHarvest Year (2002-03) 2003 Reforestation Season 2004 Reforestation Season

Operator

Number ofBlocks

AreaHarvested (ha)

Number ofBlocks

Area Planted(ha)

Number ofBlocks

Area Planted(ha)

192 3,505.1 176 3,251.2 23 479.0

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

LaCrete SawmillsLtd. 30 646.8 14 308.9 9 112.8

PrecisionLumber Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Ridgeview MillsLtd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Che K'LiEnterprises Ltd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NetaskinanDevelopment

Corp.N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Totals 222 4,151.90 190 3,560.10 32 591.80

Regeneration Success

Disposition Holder Number of Blocks Total AreaSurveyed Area SR (ha) Area NSR (ha) Percent (%) NSR

228 2,841.4 2,815.2 26.2 1.0%

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NetaskinanDevelopmentCorporation

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Daishowa-MarubeniInternational Ltd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Precision LumberProducts Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Ridgeview Mills Ltd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Che K'Li EnterprisesLtd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Multiple Benefits To SocietyContinuous Fibre Supply

• To provide a continuoussupply of timber– Harvest the approved AAC

• Coniferous & Deciduous

– Balanced Log Profile– Balanced Distance to Mill

• Adherence to the SpatialHarvest Sequence (SHS)of the DFMP

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195

Time (years)

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r)

Eve n Flo w Co nifer D ec id uo us Flow A ve ra ge De ciduous F lo w

Coniferous Harvest (m3)

Company DispositionConiferous

(Non-Black Spruce)Coniferous

(Black Spruce)

DeciduousHarvest (M3)

FMA0200040 840,105* 0* 0

FMA0200040 0 0 327,682

NetaskinanDevelopmentCorporation

DTAF260003/DTAF260004 0 0 80,000

Daishowa-MarubeniInternational Ltd. DTAF910001 0 0 0

Precision LumberProducts Inc. DTAF260001 0 0 0

Ridgeview Mills Ltd. DTAF260002 0 0 0

Che K'Li Enterprises Ltd. DTAF250001 0 0 10,302

Totals 840,105* 0* 417.984

Multiple Benefits To SocietyLocal Business• To support local and Aboriginal businesses where

economically feasible.– >80% of the contracts will be administered locally

• Harvesting– Harvesting Contracts etc.

• Field Services– Cutblock Layout, Pre-harvest Assessments, etc.

• Silviculture– Tree-planting, regeneration surveys, etc.

• Administration– Debris Disposal, Data Correction, etc.

Disposition Holder Employment Category Number of ContractsAdministered

Number AdministeredLocally % Local

Harvesting / Load & Haul 8 8 100%

Field Services 14 13 92.86%

Silviculture* 10 8 80.00%

Administration 21 17 80.96%

Totals 53 46 86.80%

Harvesting / Load & Haul 6 6 100%

Field Services 5 3 60%

Silviculture 2 2 100%

Administration 15 13 86.66%

Totals 28 24 85.71%

Multiple Benefits To SocietyForest Education

• Encourage education ofstakeholders and thepublic on the subject offorestry– Field Tours (5)– Mill Tours (1)– Community Programs (4)– School Presentations (1)– PAC Presentations (1)– Forest Education Society

Agenda

• Environmental Management System– Overview

• CSA-SFM Indicator Status• DFMP Progress Report• Internal Audit - SFM Plan• CSA-SFM Registration Audit

– Public Advisory Group Participation

DFMP Progress ReportForest Inventory/Growth & Yield

• Maintain an updated forestinventory– Alberta Vegetation Inventory– Coniferous Understory– Annual Cutblock Updates

• Growth & Yield Program– Approved Program (April 2004)

• 700 Temporary Sample Plots• 45 Permanent Sample Plots

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Age Class (yrs)

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Predicted Conifer Volume Predicted Deciduous Volume

DFMP Progress ReportIntegration

• The Companies will strive to integrateoperations with other embedded operatorswithin the Defined Forest Area (DFA).

• During the 2003-04 Harvest Season, thefollowing compartments were operated in:

Watt-2 Bassett-3 Negus-4 Caribou-3 Negus-5 Caribou-2 Steen-2 Wabasca-6 Steen-4 Watt-4

Agenda

• Environmental Management System– Overview

• CSA-SFM Indicator Status• DFMP Progress Report• Internal Audit - SFM Plan• CSA-SFM Registration Audit

– Public Advisory Group Participation

CSA-SFM Internal Audit• Internal audit completed during the week of October 18-

22 (Tolko-Sustainability Manager)• Recommendations:

– Indicators & Targets in the SFM Plan only have genericmonitoring responsibilities & procedures

• Specifics regarding procedures, as well as individual(s)responsible for monitoring & reporting

– Some indicators & targets have variances withoutassociated time frames for measurement

• Clarify the measurement criteria

CSA-SFM Internal Audit (Cont.)

• Recommendations (Cont.)– Several indicators & targets align with existing legal

requirements or commitments• Strengthen the indicators/targets beyond existing legal

commitments.– Ambiguity regarding “forecasts” and administrative

expectations or SFM responses• Consider developing the “on the ground” expectations

from forecasts over time.– Update the website link in the next SFM Plan

document to the revised address

CSA Z809-02 Registration Audit

• Audit scheduled for November 23-26• Audit to be completed by QMI (Quality

Management Institute)• Audit includes both an “office” and

“field” component:– Public Advisory Process– Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

Plan– Implementation of the SFM Plan “on the

ground”

CSA Z809-02 Registration Audit

• Public Advisory Group Participation– Interviews

• Personal Interview (November 23-24)• Phone Interviews (November 23-26)

– Operations Field Tour• Harvesting Operations

– Areas TBA

Next Meeting

• November 16th 2004• Progress Reports

– Watercourse Crossings– Covertype Maintenance– Genetic Diversity– Historical Resources– Public Involvement Plan– Watercourse Crossings– Road Disturbance

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Pure Conifer - PlLeading

Pure Conifer - SbLeading

Mixedwood Deciduous Non-Forested

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The EndThe End

Any Questions?Any Questions?