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Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit Forest Management and Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Pilot Test Certification Evaluation Report for the: Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit Conducted under auspices of the SCS Forest Conservation Program SCS is an FSC Accredited Certification Body Submitted to: USDA Forest Service Lakeview, Oregon Lead Auditor: Robert J. Hrubes, Ph.D. Date of Field Audit: June 6-9, 2006 Date of Report: Draft- August 10, 2006; Final- February 2, 2007 By: SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS 2200 Powell St. Suite Number 725 Emeryville, CA 94608, USA www.scscertified.com SCS Contact: Dave Wager [email protected] Client Contact: Jerry Haugen [email protected] This report contains the results of a special pilot evaluation of the Lakeview FSU as part of a multi-unit pilot study undertaken by the USDA Forest Service to better understand the process and implications of forest management certification. Award of certification was not a possible outcome of this pilot evaluation. This report is divided into two sections. Section A provides the public summary and background information that is required by the Forest Stewardship Council. This section is made available to the general public and is intended to provide an overview of the evaluation process, the management programs and policies applied to the forest, and the results of the evaluation. Section B contains more detailed results and information and is made available only to the client, who is free to make it publicly available if they choose to do so. 2 FOREWORD Scientific Certification Systems, a certification body accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), was retained by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation to conduct a pilot study (simulated certification evaluation) of the USDA Forest Service management of the Lakeview Federal Stewardship Unit (LFSU). The goal of the case study was to provide the Forest Service with a better understanding of the certification process and how their management aligns with the FSC standards for responsible forestry. By pre-arranged agreement, the test cannot result in the possible award of certification. In June 2006, an interdisciplinary team of natural resource specialists was empanelled by SCS to conduct the evaluation. The team collected and analyzed written materials, conducted interviews, and completed a 4 day field and office audit of the subject property as part of the certification evaluation. Upon completion of the fact-finding phase of the evaluation, the team evaluated conformance to the 56 FSC Criteria. The report below details the process that was undertaken and the audit team’s findings. Of particular interest, the report identifies several non-conformances relative to the FSC Pacific Coast Regional Standard. As well, the report discusses identified non-conformances relative to a set of “additional considerations” that were developed through a consultative process by SCS prior to the field audit. These “additional considerations” attempt to anticipate what might be promulgated by the FSC as supplemental indicators applicable to National Forest management. That is, in the event that a bona fide certification evaluation were to be conducted on the Lakeview FSU (or any other National Forest System unit), the certification standard would entail both a pertinent FSC regional standard as well as a set of endorsed supplemental indicators applicable to the management of National Forests. 3 Foreword................................................................................................................................... 3 Section A- Public Summary and Background Information ...................................................... 6 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................................................... 6 1.1 FSC Data Request...................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Management Context...................................................................................................... 7 1.2.1 Environmental Context..................................................................................... 8 1.2.2 Socioeconomic Context.................................................................................... 8 1.3 Forest Management Enterprise .................................................................................. 9 1.3.1 Land Use........................................................................................................... 9 1.3.2 Land Outside Scope of Evaluation ................................................................... 9 1.4 Management Plan.......................................................................................................9 1.4.1 Management Objectives..................................................................................10 1.4.2 Forest Composition......................................................................................... 11 1.4.3 Silvicultural Systems .......................................................................................... 11 1.4.4 Management Systems ..................................................................................... 12 1.4.5 Monitoring System..........................................................................................12 1.4.6 Estimate of Maximum Sustainable Yield ....................................................... 13 1.4.7 Estimated, Current and Projected Production...................................................... 13 1.4.8 Chemical Pesticide Use................................................................................... 14 2.0 Guidelines/Standards Employed................................................................................. 14 3.0 THE CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS................................................. 14 3.1 Assessment Dates.....................................................................................................14 3.2 Assessment Team..................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Assessment Process ................................................................................................. 17 3.3.1 Itinerary........................................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 Stakeholder Consultation................................................................................ 21 3.4 Total Time Spent on audit........................................................................................ 25 3.5 Process of Determining Conformance..................................................................... 25 4.0 Results of the Evaluation ............................................................................................ 26 Table 4.1 Notable strengths and weaknesses of the forest management enterprise relative to the P&C.............................................................................................................. 26 4.2 Preconditions............................................................................................................ 33 4.3 Initial Corrective Action Requests........................................................................... 34 5.0 Certification Decision................................................................................................. 38 5.1 Certification Recommendation................................................................................ 39 6.0 Surveillance Evaluations............................................................................................. 39 Section B Detailed Results of the Full Evaluation.................................................................. 40 1.0 Detailed Evaluation of Conformance............................................................................. 40 1.1 Evaluation of Additional Considerations................................................................. 74 1.2 Controversial Issues................................................................................................. 78 2.0 TRACKING, TRACING AND IDENTIFICATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS ..... 78 Appendix 1 Forest Service Statues................................................................................. 79 Appendix 2 Preliminary Evaluation Report ................................................................... 85 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 86 Format Used to Address Assessment Issues........................................................................... 87 4 SCS Background Information................................................................................................. 88 Summary of Events......................................................................................................... 88 Format of Findings.................................................................................................................. 91 Findings................................................................................................................................... 92 General Overview ............................................................................................................... 92 Findings Relative to the FSC P&C/Pacific Coast Regional Standard ................................ 93 FSC Principle 1: Compliance with Laws and FSC Principles...................................... 94 FSC Principle 2: Tenure and
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