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Volume I Background Information 1999 to 2009 for the Renewal of the Pasquia-Porcupine Forest Management Area Twenty-Year Forest Management Plan August, 2009 . PPFMP Volume I - 2009 Page ii Table of Contents Section Page Number List of Maps...................................................................................................iii List of Tables.................................................................................................v List of Figures...............................................................................................vii Acronyms.....................................................................................................viii Executive Summary……………………………………………………………...ix 1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………………….... 1 1.1 Provincial Sources of Direction…………………………………………. 3 1.2 Monitoring Program Reports…………………………………………….. 12 1.3 Summary of FMP & Environmental Impact Statement Commitments 17 1.4 Summary of FMP & EIS Amendment………………………………….. 36 1.5 Summary of FMP and EIS Approval Conditions……………………..... 38 1.6 Sustainable Forest Management Audit Report………………………... 51 1.7 1999 to 2008 Consultation Summary…………………………………... 52 2.0 Location of Licence Area……………………………………………….... 53 2.1 Biophysical Description………………………………………………….. 54 2.2 Other Land Uses and Values………………………………………….... 66 2.3 Community and Social Profile…………………………………………... 70 2.4 Licensee Description…………………………………………………….. 80 2.5 Forest Management Principles and Certification …………………….. 81 2.6 Licensee Economic Profile…………………………………………….... 84 2.7 Commitments in the Forest Management Agreement………………… 95 3.0 Current Forest Condition……………………………………………….... 102 3.1 Natural Disturbance............................................................................ 109 3.2 Forest Management Activities............................................................ 115 3.3 Summary of Forest Service Silviculture Activities – 1939 to 2007..... 133 3.4 Independent Operators........................................................................ 137 3.5 Significant Changes Expected to Affect Wood Supply and Forest Management Practices............................................................. 139 4.0 Historical Review of the Licence Area................................................. 140 4.1 Forest Management Plan Administrative History ................................ 143 4.2 Environmental Assessment Administrative History............................. 147 References:............................................................................................... 149 Appendices: Appendix 1 Coordinated Action Plan........................................................ 150 Appendix 2 Consultation Summary 1999-2008........................................ 174 Appendix 3 Volume I Consultation Report................................................ 181 PPFMP Volume I - 2009 Page iii List of Maps Section Page Number Map 2-1 Location of Pasquia Porcupine FMA Area in Saskatchewan....... 53 Map 2-2 Ecoregions and Ecodistricts ......................................................... 56 Map 2-3a Local Surface Form & Parent Mode of Deposition..................... 59 Map 2-3b Mode of Deposition..................................................................... 60 Map 2-4 Soil Development......................................................................... 63 Map 2-5 Watersheds.................................................................................. 65 Map 2-6 Provincial Forest Types................................................................ 106 Map 2-7 Seral Stages ................................................................................ 108 Map 2-8 History of Harvest and Road Development ................................. 127 Map 2-9 History of NSR on the Licence Area............................................. 132 PPFMP Volume I - 2009 Page iv List of Tables Section Page Number Table 1-1 Description of Provincial Manuals..................................................... 3 Table 1-2 Issues and Concerns Identified in Integrated Forest Land Use Plan that were Identified addressed as Commitments or Approval Conditions of the Twenty-Year Forest Management Plan ................ 6 Table 1-3 Ministry of Environment Issues and Concerns................................. 9 Table 1-4 Road and Landing Development and Reclamation Monitoring........ 14 Table 1-5 Tree Retention Monitoring Results................................................... 15 Table 1-6 Summary of Current Forest Management Plan Strategies and Objectives......................................................................................... 18 Table 1-7 Summary of Current EIS Approval Conditions................................. 39 Table 1-8 Summary of Current FMP Approval Conditions............................... 43 Table 2-1 Total Area Summary by Ecoregion.................................................. 54 Table 2-2 Population Data from Statistics Canada 1996, 2001, & 2006 Census................................................................................ 71 Table 2-3 Population Characteristics from Statistics Canada 2006 Census Period........................................................................ 73 Table 2-4 Economic Data from Statistics Canada 1996 & 2006 Census Periods............................................................................... 75 Table 2-5 Labour Force Activity from Statistics Canada 2006 Census Period 77 Table 2-6 Education Levels from Statistics Canada 2006 Census Period...... 79 Table 2-7: Person-Years of Mill Employment.................................................. 86 Table 2-8: Person-Years of Woodlands Operations Employment.................. 86 Table 2-9: Quantity of Timber Products Produced.......................................... 87 Table 2-10: Quantity of Timber Products Sold................................................ 88 Table 2-11: Value of Products Sold................................................................ 89 Table 2-12: Quantity of Timber Products Exported........................................ 90 Table 2-13: Crown Dues Paid........................................................................ 91 Table 2-14: Forest Management Fund Fees Paid......................................... 91 Table 2-15: Property Taxes Paid to Towns and Rural Municipalities............ 92 Table 2-16: Wood Usage by Mill - Sourced from FMA Area or from Off-FMA Area Purchase Wood (PW).......................................... 93 Table 2-17 Commitments of the Pasquia-Porcupine Forest Management Agreement................................................................ 96 PPFMP Volume I - 2009 Page v List of Tables (continued) Section Page Number Table 3-1 Licence Area Land Summary....................................................... 102 Table 3-2 Seral Stage Assignments............................................................. 103 Table 3-3 Area by Basic Forest Type and Seral Stage................................ 104 Table 3-4 Description of Provincial Forest Types......................................... 105 Table 3-5 Area by Provincial Forest Type and Seral Stage......................... 107 Table 3-6 Area Affected by Natural Disturbances since 1999 by Basic Forest Type and Seral Stage.............................................. 109 Table 3-7 Area Affected by Natural Disturbances since 1999 by Provincial Forest Type and Seral Stage....................................... 111 Table 3-8 Planned Versus Actual Hectares of Harvesting by Basic Forest Type and Seral Stage.............................................. 116 Table 3-9 Planned Versus Actual Hectares of Harvesting by Provincial Forest Type and Seral Stage....................................... 118 Table 3-10 Area Salvaged from Natural Disturbances by Basic Forest Type and Seral Stage.............................................. 121 Table 3-11 Area Salvaged from Natural Disturbances by Provincial Forest Type and Seral Stage....................................... 123 Table 3-12 New Road Construction for the Current FMP Term................... 125 Table 3-13 Road Upgrades for the Current FMP Term................................ 126 Table 3-14 Road Reclamation for the Current FMP Term........................... 126 Table 3-15 Tree Planting by Year and Tree Species.................................. 130 Table 3-16 Site Preparation by Type and Year........................................... 130 Table 3-17 Stand Tending by Type and Year.............................................. 130 Table 3-18 Regeneration Status................................................................. 131 Table 3-19 Active Independent Operators With Volume Allocations Within the Pasquia-Porcupine FMA Area .................................. 137 PPFMP Volume I - 2009 Page vi List of Figures Section Page Number Figure 1-1 Coordinated Action Plan Completion Status......................................... 51 Figure 2-1 Community Population Characteristics of PP FMA Area Community Types ................................................................................ 72 Figure 2-2 Saskatchewan Forest Planning Process.............................................. 82 Figure 2-3 Sustainable Forest Management within the Framework of the Environmental Management System......................................... 83 Figure 3-1 Area by Basic Forest Type and Seral Stage........................................ 104 Figure 3-2 Area by Provincial Forest Type and Seral Stage................................