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Temagami Crown Management Unit TEMAGAMI CROWN MANAGEMENT UNIT INDEPENDENT FOREST AUDIT 2001-2006 Prepared by: Arbex Forest Resource Consultants Ltd. Oxford Mills, Ontario © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................I 2.0. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 2.1. AUDIT PROCESS .................................................................................................................................. 1 2.2. FOREST MANAGEMENT CONTEXT....................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1. Map of Management Unit .......................................................................................................... 5 2.2.2. Description of the Unit.............................................................................................................. 7 2.2.3. Forest Management Issues....................................................................................................... 11 3.0. SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS................................................................................................ 13 3.1. COMMITMENT ................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION..................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.1. Local Citizens' Committee ....................................................................................................... 15 3.2.2. FMP Standard Public Consultation Process ........................................................................... 17 3.2.3. Native Peoples’ Consultation................................................................................................... 17 3.2.4. Annual Work Schedule Public Inspection ................................................................................ 19 3.3. FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING ................................................................................................... 20 3.3.1. Planning Team Activities ......................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2. Resource Stewardship Agreements .......................................................................................... 21 3.3.3. Source of Direction .................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.4. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.5. Management Unit Description................................................................................................. 22 3.3.6. Objectives and Strategies/Management Alternatives............................................................... 23 3.3.7. Operational Planning .............................................................................................................. 26 3.3.8. Plan Review, Approval............................................................................................................. 28 3.3.9. Plan Amendments..................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.10. Contingency Plans ................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.11. Annual Work Schedules ......................................................................................................... 28 3.4. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.1. Areas of Concern ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.2. Harvest..................................................................................................................................... 30 3.4.3. Renewal.................................................................................................................................... 39 3.4.4. Tending and Protection............................................................................................................ 41 3.4.5 Renewal Support ....................................................................................................................... 44 3.4.6. Access....................................................................................................................................... 45 3.5. SYSTEMS SUPPORT............................................................................................................................ 49 3.5.1. Human Resources .................................................................................................................... 49 3.5.2. Documentation and Quality Control........................................................................................ 50 3.6. MONITORING .................................................................................................................................... 51 3.6.1. General Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 51 3.6.2. Annual Report .......................................................................................................................... 53 3.6.3. Report of Past Forest Operations ............................................................................................ 54 3.7. ACHIEVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND FOREST SUSTAINABILITY................................. 55 3.8. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS........................................................................................................... 70 4.0. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................... 78 5.0. AUDIT CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................... 80 Appendix A Comparison of Trends Analysis of Planned vs Actual Forest Operations Report Appendix B Audit Team Members and Qualifications Appendix C Independent Forest Audit guiding Principles Appendix D Glossary for List of Acronyms Used Appendix E Summary of Input to Audit Process LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1. FIELD SAMPLING INTENSITY ON THE TEMAGAMI CROWN MANAGEMENT UNIT .............................. 4 TABLE 2. SUMMARY OF LAND CLASSES OF MANAGED CROWN LAND ........................................................... 8 TABLE 3. SUMMARY OF PLANNED VS. ACTUAL HARVEST VOLUMES (VOLUME IN ‘000S CUBIC METRES).... 36 TABLE 4. PLANNED VS. ACTUAL HARVEST VOLUMES BY FRL 1999-2004. ................................................. 37 TABLE 5. AREA HARVESTED VS. AREA RENEWED 1997-2005..................................................................... 39 TABLE 6. PLANNED VS. ACTUAL NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RENEWAL (AREA IN HA) ................................ 40 TABLE 7. FOREST OPERATION INSPECTION REPORTS AND NOT IN COMPLIANCE REPORTS 2001-2006 ........ 52 TABLE 8. FOREST OPERATION INSPECTION REPORTS - TEMAGAMI CMU - LEVEL OF NOT IN COMPLIANCE (NIC) REPORTS AND ACTION TAKEN .................................................................................................. 53 TABLE 9. ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED DATES AND ACTUAL SUBMISSION DATES ........................................ 54 TABLE 10A. SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF THE 1999 TCMU FMP OBJECTIVE............................................ 56 TABLE10B. SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF THE 2004 FMP OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 61 TABLE11. SUMMARY OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND AUDITOR COMMENTS ON THE LEVEL OF ATTAINMENT OF THE CONTRACTED OBLIGATIONS.............................................................................. 70 TABLE 12. REPORTED PROGRESS ON ACTION PLAN ITEMS........................................................................... 72 TABLE13. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS............................................................... 80 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. TEMAGAMI CMU WITHIN THE NORTH BAY DISTRICT ................................................................... 6 FIGURE 2. TEMAGAMI CMU FORESTED LANDBASE AREA BY OWNERSHIP CATEGORY.................................. 7 FIGURE 3. PERCENT AREA OF MANAGED CROWN PRODUCTIVE FOREST AREA BY WORKING GROUP............ 9 FIGURE 4A. AGE CLASS DISTRIBUTION OF CONIFER FORESTS ON THE TCMU. ............................................ 10 FIGURE 4B. AGE CLASS DISTRIBUTION OF HARDWOOD FORESTS ON THE TCMU. ....................................... 10 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents the findings of an Independent Forest Audit (IFA) conducted on the Temagami Crown Management Unit (TCMU) for the five-year period from April 1st, 2001 to March 31st, 2006. The audit conformed to the requirements of the 2006 Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol (IFAPP) prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR). The Independent Forest Audit process is based on a detailed assessment of eight broad principles. Each principle has a series of specific criteria which are examined to determine whether or not the management of the Unit was in compliance with the legislation,
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