Prince Albert FMA
Forest Management Plan
April 2015 Update
Prince Albert Forest Management Area (FMA)
Sakâw Askiy Management Inc.
• Natural Forest Pattern Management
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Old Seral Retention
In Block Retention
Interior Old
Event Sizes
• Caribou Management Approach
• Management of Visuals
PA PAG Meeting
• FMP Status Update
• Key Management Strategies Idenified
Monday, April 20, 2015
Outline
• Proposed Harvest Levels (Timber Supply Modeling)
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• Harvesting
• Renewal
• Management of values
such as wildlife,
recreation, visually
sensitive areas, etc.
Forest Management Plan
• Develops strategic
management direction for
FMA (next 20 yrs)
• Guides:
January 19-23, 2015
FMP Process
• Commits to targets and
monitoring/reporting
• Seeks public input
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Forest Management Plan
• Key Milestone Dates
Monday, April 20, 2015
FMP Progress
• Submitting Forest Estate Modeling Report next week.
• Actively working on Tactical Plan and Draft Plan Document
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
NATURAL FOREST PATTERN
MANAGEMENT
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• Provide habitat and
ecosystem conditions
similar to what existed
historically such that
biodiversity is
maintained.
PA PAG Meeting
• Approximate natural
landscape conditions
(stand ages and spatial
patterns) through active
forest management.
Monday, April 20, 2015
NFP Management: Objectives
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• 9% in block retention
• Landscape Level (Representation)
• Old and Very Old Seral Stage
Requirements
• For each ecodistrict/group
species combination
• 15% old and very old
• 5% of the 15% must be Very Old
PA PAG Meeting
• Stand Level (Provide Structure)
Monday, April 20, 2015
Forest Retention
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Ecological Management Units (Old Seral)
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Old Seral Retention (Example)
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Interior Forest
Adjacent Mature Forest
– No edge effect
PA PAG Meeting
Old Seral
Monday, April 20, 2015
Interior Old (>=20% of Old Stands)
Note:Interior not counted <10 ha
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Forest Management Plan
• Natural patterns have a wide range of ‘patches’ or events
on the landscape .
• Its as important to focus on how we design harvesting as
it is to design what we leave behind.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Harvest Events
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Events (Mimicking Natural Patterns)
Current Landbase
Patterns:
PA PAG Meeting
Reflection of past
events /disturbances
(10 yr age classes)
Event Size Class
<100ha
100-1500 ha
1501-3500 ha
3501-8000 ha
8000+
Natural
Estimate
18%
36%
10%
11%
24%
Proposed
FMP Targets
10%
50%
20%
20%
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Harvest Event Sizes
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Monday, April 20, 2015
PA PAG Meeting
• Distribution of harvest size
is important for natural
patterns.
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
CARIBOU MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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• The 2025 plan will use guidance from the completed Range
Plans to replace this strategy. It is expected to identify the
required age class structures that need to be maintained
dynamically across the FMA.
PA PAG Meeting
• Strategy presented here is an interim one aimed at minimizing
habitat fragmentation as the Province develops range plans.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Caribou Management: 2015-2025
• This FMP strategy is aimed at preserving future options.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
PA PAG Meeting
Caribou Habitat Maintenance Zones
Contributing Classification
~500,000 ha Gross, 117,000 ha net (8% of total Net)
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Caribou Habitat Suitability
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Caribou Habitat Patches
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
MANAGEMENT OF VISUALS
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Monday, April 20, 2015
PA PAG Meeting
Visually Sensitive Areas – Previous FMP
Initial mapping
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Monday, April 20, 2015
PA PAG Meeting
Visually Sensitive Areas
Current Mapping
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
PROPOSED HARVEST LEVELS
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Renewal within 2 years to the same stand type.
Protection of riparian areas, heritage sites
Retention around cabin sites /recreation areas
Consider viewscapes around important recreation lakes
Consider wildlife habitat needs (caribou, moose, fisher, etc)
Emulate Natural Forest Patterns
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In-block Retention (9%)
Old Seral Stand retention (15%, 5% of which to be very old)
Interior Old Forest Habitat (Min of 20% of total old for FMP term)
Event Size / Harvest Patch Size (Diversity of sizes)
• Cut to Length Utilization for Softwood
Forest Management Plan
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January 19-23, 2015
Key Management Assumptions
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PA PAG Meeting
• Preferred Scenario
Monday, April 20, 2015
Proposed Harvest– Preferred Strategy
Currently approved harvest levels can be maintained for 35 years.
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Age Class Distribution Over Time
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Year Zero Age
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Year Fifty Age
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Year 100 Age
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Year 200 Age
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Harvest Area by Stand Types
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Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Harvest Area by Stand Age (Over Time)
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Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Old Seral Over Time (Example MU)
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Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Moose Habitat Over Time
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Forest Management Plan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Caribou and Fisher Habitat
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PA PAG Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015