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Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Malakwa, B.C. Supporting Document for : Forest Stewardship Plan Applicable to LP’s operations on FL A18669 Date: November 2017 Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. 1 October 2016 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2 TERM OF THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN........................................................................................ 2 FOREST DEVELOPMENT UNITS ............................................................................................................... 2 OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND RESULTS........................................................................................... 2 5.1 -legislation referred to in the FSP for Objective Set By Government for Old Forest …8 -Old Growth Management Area Guidance Thompson Okanagan ( Integrated Land Management Bureau, August 2007) document…11 5.2 -LEGISLATION REFERRED TO IN THE FSP FOR THE OBJECTIVES SET BY GOVERNMENT (UNDER FRPA AND GRANDPARENTED FROM FPC) 149…15 Objectives Set By Government for Soils…15 Objectives Set By Government for Timber…17 Objectives Set By Government for Wildlife…18 Objectives Set By Government for Water,Fish,Wildlife,& Biodiversity within Riparian Areas…18 Objectives Set By Government for Wildlife and Biodiversity - Landscape Level & Stand Level…25 Objectives Set By Government for Cultural Heritage Resources…28 Visual Quality-Scenic Areas & Visual Quality Objectives…29 Orders and Notices………………………………………………………………………………………….30 Notice for Winter Survival of Ungulate Species in the Okanagan Timber Supply Area…31 Order for Mule Deer-Ungulate Winter Range #U-8-001-Okanagan TSA…32 Order for Mountain Caribou-Ungulate Winter Range #U-8-004-Okanagan TSA…37 Order for Goat-Ungulate Winter Range #U-8-005-Okanagan TSA…43 Order for Moose-Ungulate Winter Range #U-8-006-Okanagan TSA…46 Mountain Caribou-Ungulate Winter Range #U-3-005-Revelstoke Shuswap Planning Unit…49 Order for WHA Grizzly Bear Specified Area-8-232…57 Order for WHA Mountain Caribou Specified Area-8-233…61 Order establishing objectives set by government in the area covered by the Okanagan-Shuswap Forest District…65 Order for Approved Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds…82 STOCKING STANDARDS………………………………………………………………………………………..86 OTHER MEASURES………………………………………………………………………………………………86 Invasive Plants CSISS TABLE OF PRIORITY PLANTS IN THE COLUMBIA SHUSWAP LISTED BY ipma…87 Public Review and Comment…90 INTRODUCTION This document is not part of the FSP. The FSP Support Document and the FSP itself have been prepared for FL A18669 by LP staff. The FSP map has been prepared by a mapping consultant. This Forest Stewardship Plan applies to Forest Licence A18669 (FL A18669), which is currently held by Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. (LP). The Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for FL A18669 is currently 129,250 m3. TERM OF THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN The term of the FSP is five years, commencing on the day the Minister or the Minister’s Delegated Decision Maker (DDM) approves the FSP document. This FSP may be terminated earlier if the Licensee elects to replace it with another approved FSP or extended pursuant to the Act and Regulations. The previous FSP was approved in 2007 and the term extended in 2012 for an additional 5 years. In 2017 the term was extended an additional year and will expire on March 30, 2018. FOREST DEVELOPMENT UNITS Forest Development Units (FDU’s) indicate areas that will contain forest development activities and that will have a common set of objectives, results, and strategies. In the previous FSP there was one FDU (Malakwa). In 2013 the operating area boundary changed to include area south of Highway #1 which become Malakwa South FDU while the original operating area north of Highway #1 was named Malakwa North. For the purpose of this FSP the two FDU’s have been amalgamated into one called Malakwa FDU as objectives, strategies and results are identical throughout the FL A18669 operating area. Generally the FDU boundary follows the operating area boundary but in a few instances have been extended beyond it to facilitate the use of existing roads into the usual area of primary forest activities. A few examples of this are in the West Seymour, Mosquito Creek and Wap Lake areas where “noodles” measuring 75m wide have extended the boundary to meet existing roads. OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND RESULTS 5.1 The Order Establishing Provincial Non-Spatial Old Growth Objectives (effective June 30th, 2004) is shown below: Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. 2 October 2016 Preamble Order Establishing Provincial Non-Spatial Old Growth Objectives The preamble is intended to provide context and it does not form part of the Order. The intent of this Order, which establishes provincial non-spatial old growth objectives, is to identify the amount of old forest that will be maintained to address biodiversity values across the Order province. This will assist in clarifying the amount of area available for timber harvesting. I. Pursuant to section 4(1) of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act (Act), the In ensuring that their plans are consistent with the objectives of this Order, licensees should landscape units listed in Appendix 1, Table 1 are established as landscape units. consider the Implementation Policy developed by the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management to support the Order. II. Pursuant to section 4(2) of the Act, part A of this Order establishes landscape unit objectives for the landscape units listed in Appendix 1, Table 1. This order supplements, but does not replace, section 9 of the Forest Planning and Practice Regulation. III. This Order does not apply to land contained within a woodlot licence, an area contained in a community forest agreement that is less than 600 hectares, or to areas defined as the ‘trust area’ as per the Islands Trust Act with the exception of Gambier and Anvil Island. A. Biodiversity emphasis and old growth objectives 1. Biodiversity emphasis for landscape units For the purpose of implementing objective 2 below, biodiversity emphasis is assigned as listed in Appendix 1, Table 1. 2. Old growth objectives To contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, licensees1 must maintain old forest by biogeoclimatic variant2 within each landscape unit according to the age of old forest and the percentage of old forest retention that is specified in Tables 1 through 4 and the assignment of Natural Disturbance Types outlined in Appendix 3, and subject to provisions 5 through 9 below. 1 In this Order, “licensee” refers to a party required to prepare a forest development plan under the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act or a forest stewardship plan under the Forest and Range Practices Act with the exception of any agreement holder mentioned in III above. 2 As approved by the Regional Director of MSRM, see the attached Implementation Policy. Table 3. Natural Disturbance Type Three Table 1. Natural Disturbance Type One Biogeoclimatic Age of Old Percent Old Percent Old Percent Old Zone Forest Forest Forest Forest Biogeoclimatic Age of Old Percent Old Percent Old Percent Old Retention in Retention in Retention in Zone Forest Forest Forest Forest Low Intermediate High Retention Retention in Retention in Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity in Low Intermediate High Emphasis Emphasis Emphasis Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity BWBSb >100yrs >13 >13 >19 Emphasis Emphasis Emphasis SBPS >140yrs >7 >7 >10 CWHa >250yrs >13 >13 >19 BWBSc >140yrs >11 >11 >16 ICH >250yrs >13 >13 >19 SBS >140yrs >11 >11 >16 ESSF >250yrs >19 >19 >28 MS >140yrs >14 >14 >21 MH >250yrs >19 >19 >28 ESSF >140yrs >14 >14 >21 a Some portions of the CWH have a much more frequent disturbance history due to extensive windthrow. Those portions of the CWHvm1, ICH >140yrs >14 >14 >21 d CHWvm2, CWHvh1, and CWHvh2 where wind event occur, should be considered to fall under NDT3. CWH >140yrs >11 >11 >16 b BWBS with deciduous prominent c BWBS with coniferous prominent d CWH subject to regular extensive wind throw disturbance. See notes under NDT 1 table for a listing of variants. Table 2. Natural Disturbance Type Two Table 4. Natural Disturbance Type Four Biogeoclimatic Age of Old Percent Old Percent Old Percent Old Zone Forest Forest Forest Forest Biogeoclimatic Age of Old Percent Old Percent Old Percent Old Retention in Retention in Retention in Zone Forest Forest Forest Forest Low Intermediate High Retention in Retention in Retention in Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity Low Intermediate High Emphasis Emphasis Emphasis Biodiversity Biodiversity Biodiversity CWH >250yrs >9 >9 >13 Emphasis Emphasis Emphasis CDF >250yrs >9 >9 >13 ICH >250 yrs >13 >13 >19 ICH >250yrs >9 >9 >13 IDF >250 yrs >13 >13 >19 SBS >250yrs >9 >9 >13 PP >250 yrs >13 >13 >19 ESSF >250yrs >9 >9 >13 SWB >250yrs >9 >9 >13 3. Old growth objectives for the Okanagan area To contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in the Okanagan area3 licensees must maintain old forest by biogeoclimatic variant within each landscape unit to the amount specified in Appendix 2, Table 1 (Okanagan Old Forest Retention Table), subject to provisions 6-8 below. 4. Old growth objectives for the Merritt area To contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in the Merritt area4 licensees must maintain old forest by biogeoclimatic variant within each landscape unit to the amount specified in Appendix 2, Table 2 (Merritt Old Forest Retention Table), subject to provisions 6-8 below. 3 See Appendix 1 Map 7 Okanagan