R11 Forest Management Plan: Five-Year Stewardship Report December 2012
R11 Forest Management Plan: Five-Year Stewardship Report December 2012 Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Forestry Division Clearwater Forest Area Rocky Mountain House, AB Five Year Stewardship Report – R11 Forest Management Plan Acknowledgements This report was made possible through the hard work and contributions of numerous people as noted below: Project Leads: Kevin Gagne, Forestry Division, Rocky Mountain House, AB Rebecca Heemeryck, Forestry Division, Rocky Mountain House, AB Writer/ Editor: Elizabeth Anderson, Private Consultant, Crowsnest Pass, AB Contributors and Reviewers: Ryan Jillard, GIS Unit, Rocky Mountain House, AB David Finn, Forestry Division, Rocky Mountain House, AB Anne Hubbs, Fish and Wildlife Division, Rocky Mountain House, AB Kristofer Heemeryck, Forestry Division, Rocky Mountain House, AB Shevenell Webb, Alberta Conservation Association, Sherwood Park, AB Photo Credits: Cover photos were provided by Robert Anderson - Alberta Conservation Association (hiking trail), David Finn – Forestry Division (close-up burn, landscape burn), and Kevin Gagne – Forestry Division (forest thinning, bighorn sheep). Credits for other photos throughout the report are located with the photos. Suggested Citation: Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 2012. R11 Forest Management Plan: Five-Year Stewardship Report. Forestry Division, Clearwater Forest Area, Rocky Mountain House, AB. Five Year Stewardship Report – R11 Forest Management Plan Executive Summary The period from 2007 to 2012 marked the first forest management activities conducted in the R11 Forest Management Unit under the direction of the 2007 R11 Forest Management Plan. The R11 FMP delineated a public accountability and reporting process to assess management effectiveness every five years by documenting progress toward plan indicators and targets and integrating updated data, models, and scientific knowledge through minor revisions.
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