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Silviculture & Reforestation PM 41048506 $3.00 + HST Summer #1 2017 • Vol. 21 #4 B.C. Test Drives a New Silviculture Strategy Integrated silviculture strategies plans, landscape fire management plans, species-at- it and this is what happens if a fire comes through and take a big picture approach to the risk recovery plans, forest, guide outfitter, trapper then you grow that tree to the model and that was it.’ and range tenure holder rights, and climate change It was very basic,” says Hancock. “This is not. The provinces entire timber supply area factors. The Ministry calls it a “landscape level” big models runs we do are much more involved and the BY JOHN THOMSON picture approach. inputs we have are a lot more detailed.” “The Type 4 silviculture strategies were really Eight of the province’s 38 TSA’s are presently testing otivated by changing priorities and a desire focused on the mountain pine beetle areas,” says ISS. The Mackenzie timber supply area is involved for more clarity, BC’s Ministry of Forests, Lorne Bedford, Deputy Director, Resource Practices because of a spruce beetle infestation that escalated Lands and Natural Resource Operations Branch at the MFLNRO. “We wanted to invest in the in 2014. M mountain pine beetle areas and we wanted to make “They don’t actually bore into the wood of the tree,” has been rolling out a new initiative called Integrated Silviculture Strategies, or ISS, in selected regions sure we were doing that strategically, what’s the best says Hancock. “They’re on the underside of the bark. across the province. For decades, the Ministry has tied treatment and what’s the best area for us to do that? If you peel the bark off, that’s where the beetles are.” its four silviculture models to outcomes. These models With Integrated Silviculture Strategies we said rather Hancock attributes the infestation to the severe wind have evolved, and continue to evolve, according to than just looking at the investment, we can look at storms of 2010. “They prefer recently blown down, conditions. Type 1, for instance, emphasized spacing, doing scenario analysis for different values. Basically large diameter spruce trees,” he says. “They can build fertilization and pruning. Type 2 tested various funding it’s to give decision makers more information.” as population in those blown down trees and when and treatment scenarios and their impact on timber “It’s not necessarily focused on the use of the timber. they’ve basically eaten themselves out of house and supply. Type 3 strategies elevated habitat as a key It’s focused just as much on non-timber uses,” adds home, they look for standing timber.” objective and the Type 4 model was predicated by the Darren Hancock, Resource Manager, Mackenzie Global warming has exacerbated the problem. mountain pine beetle problem. Integrated Silviculture Natural Resource District. Located in the north-eastern Whereas the mountain pine beetle moves from tree Strategies is a continuation of that evolutionary part of the province, Mackenzie is the fourth largest to tree once a year, the spruce beetle is generally on a process with one major difference. Rather than look timber supply area in the province. The dominant two-year cycle, meaning there’s time to deal with the at specific blocks and specific problems within that species are lodgepole pine and white spruce. problem before they move again. “But we’re finding block, ISS addresses the entire timber supply area. “In the past it was ‘this is a spruce tree in the north and this is how it grows and this is when we harvest That includes everything - forest health management Continued on page 3 Silviculture & INSIDE Women In Wood A full crop Repairing the damage Reforestation Networking group branches out Nurseries continue to grow at capacity Urban planting a focus in Fort Mac Page 8 Page 10 Page 16 Tim Hortons proudly supports the forest industry Silviculture strategy Continued from page 1 small patch clearcuts or selective harvesting or partial implemented. After all, ISS is a guideline, a suggestion, retention so that we’re taking some infested trees and and it’s left up to the discretion of the district manager now because of climate change, these beetles are maybe some blowdown and leaving everything else to follow through. accelerating their life cycle and putting themselves and when you do that it has appositive impact on “It’s not a directive for licensees or government on a one year cycle,” he says. wildlife and riparian and all the other things. It also to follow, says MFLNRO Resource Branch Deputy As a result, contractors have been taking out green, includes establishing windfi rm edges on cut blocks, Director Lorne Bedford. “It’s just more known attacked trees as a matter of course. Approximately 1.7 not the long, straight lines like we used to see in the information. percent of the region, or 156,000 of approximately nine ‘90’s and then leaving larger buff ers on areas where The Ministry says ISS is another tool in toolbox and million hectares are aff ected but Hancock is quick to the spruce trees may have poor rooting. Those are the may be introduced to other TSA’s depending on the point out that fi gure is a guestimate because it’s based things we’ve included in our model runs of our ISS.” results of the present roll-out. on fl y-overs and not confi rmed by ground surveys. Will this address the problem? The ISS is more “We’re seeing what we can learn,” says Bedford. Nevertheless, the Ministry has declared the region a nuanced but it’s also riskier. “What are the real benefi ts, how will this information forest health emergency or epidemic. “Correct. It’s a big concern and it happened in the be used and then we’ll see where we go from there.” Since Hancock is in charge of overseeing the region’s mountain pine beetle days ISS, he has a chance to try a new approach. too. We had all these small “We don’t want to harvest the way we’ve done in patches and we thought we the past,” he says. “We’re introducing things like got it all and we went back the next year and we missed SERCO 8500 TRUCK MOUNT two trees.” At the moment contractors H.J. SEARSON LTD are collecting data and running Eganville, ON computer models. Their work (613) 628-2217 won’t be completed until December of this year or possibly next March. And Hancock’s desire to adopt a more inclusive approach UNIT: JOHN GREGOIRE, HEYDEN, ONTARIO to harvesting may not be Heritage Reforestation Inc. planter in Ontario’s Nipissing Forest Digging? Contact Us. Unplanned excavations can turn up unpleasant surprises, so don’t take chances. If you’re planning work around TransCanada’s gas pipelines, contact us in advance. Pipeline locators will clearly mark any potential hazards. The service is free and can be reached 24 hours a day. Call 1.800.400.2255 or visit www.clickbeforeyoudig.com to request a locate. THE WORKING FOREST - PAGE 3 - Summer #1- 2017 The Working Forest Box 138 Stn Main Publisher: Miles Causey Production: Brett Hanson Editor: Brett Hanson is published North Bay, ON • P1B 8G8 Sales: Brett Vezina 8 times a year by 1-877-869-0588 Writers: Robin Brunet Loretta Causey 1905058 Ontario Inc. www.workingforest.com Shaun Leslie Turriff Publication #41048506 John Thomson Michelle Sabourin email: [email protected] Cartoon: 2 year subscription - $35 +hst Brett Hanson Brett Hanson 3 year subscription - $50 +hst Accounts: Miles Causey EDITORIAL With spring comes tree planting and with tree planting comes the opportunity for a Working Forest fi eld trip. As is tradition The Working Forest was graciously allowed to interrupt the hardworking tree planters at our local SFL; North Bay, Ontario’s Nipissing Forest. Thanks to the kind guidance of Nipissing Forest Management Inc. silvicultural forester Andree Morneault The Working Forest was directed to the planter’s location deep in the forest in what is known as the McConnell Lakes area. It’s always a pleasure to visit the blocks and chat with planters. Without fail they are always friendly, talkative and ready to take a break from the hustle to pose for photos. For some reason this is continually surprising because for tree planters time literally is money. It’s always interesting to hear the planter’s stories of where they come from and why they subject themselves to the hardships of planting. Many are university and college students but others are committed planters that keep coming back year after year and treasured few are making a career out of it. The Heritage Reforestation crew boss we encountered that day was one such individual. Nate Sweezie is a four year vet who in the off season works as a mechanic for HRI (See page 14). He spends the winter putting the atv’s and trucks back together after a summer of brutal treatment from the work environment and rookie planters. This year, as every year, The Working Forest congratulates those dirty, sweaty, committed and determined planters for their tireless eff orts. See you next year. Planters just keep on planting Comments from the web Re: Softwood lumber aid package likely attempt to resurrect the Transpacifi c Trade impose the 30% duty on softwood lumber, to go to cabinet Tuesday Pact Non of these countries are concerned that way we keep the duty money here. Canada’s future as a global trading Nation that our forest industry has a subsidized What leg would the US stand on then, this is dependent on actively seeking out log supply The future of a vibrant forest way at least we can kiss ourselves on each markets for our forest products in countries industry lies beyond the US border.
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