Ecoforestry Management Plan Wildwood Forest Cedar, BC Ecoforesty Institute Society First Update , May 2016 Contact The Original Author : Chris Walther, B.Sc, RPF P.O. Box 256 Union Bay, BC V0R 3B0 Tel.: (250) 650 - 0547 Or The Lead for The First Update : Peter Jungwirth, RPF, Courtenay, BC, 250 - 334 - 4559, [email protected] Table of Contents 1. Summary ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 5 2. Premise ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 6 3. Property Details ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 8 3.1. Administrative: ................................ ................................ ................................ 8 3.1.1. Legal Description: ................................ ................................ .................... 8 3.1.2. Overview Map: ................................ ................................ ........................ 8 3.1.3. Zoning: ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 8 3.1.4. Higher Level Plans: ................................ ................................ .................. 9 3.1.5. Ownership: ................................ ................................ ............................... 9 3.1.5.1. The Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS): ................................ ............... 9 3.1.6. Area Summary: ................................ ................................ ...................... 10 3.2. Physical and Climatic Details: ................................ ................................ ........ 11 3.2.1. Geophysical summary: ................................ ................................ ........... 11 3.2.2. Climate: ................................ ................................ ................................ 11 4. Management Goals, Objectives, and Strategies: ................................ ..................... 12 4.1. Goals ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 12 4.2. Objectives: ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 12 4.3. Strategy ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 13 4.4. Departure from other management plans: ................................ ....................... 13 5. Values & Resources: ................................ ................................ .............................. 14 5.1. Geophysical ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 14 5.1.1. Terrain ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 14 5.1.2. Soil ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 14 5.1.3. Soil Management: ................................ ................................ .................. 14 5.1.4. Water ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 15 5.1.4.1. Surface Waters: ................................ ................................ .................. 15 5.1.4.2. Groundwater: ................................ ................................ ..................... 16 5.1.5. Management of Water Resources: ................................ .......................... 16 5.1.5.1. Development Permit Areas 5 (DPA): ................................ .................. 17 5.1.5.2. Riparian Assessment Areas (RAA), DPA 6: ................................ ....... 17 5.2. Biodiversity, Ecological & Biological resources ................................ ............. 18 5.2.1. Sensitive Ecosystems ................................ ................................ ............. 18 5.2.1.1. Management Goal: ................................ ................................ ............. 18 5.2.1.2. Manageme nt objective: ................................ ................................ ....... 19 5.2.2. Red & Blue listed plant communities ................................ ..................... 20 5.2.2.1. Management goal: ................................ ................................ .............. 20 5.2.2.2. Management objective: ................................ ................................ ....... 20 5.2.3. Animals ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 20 5.2.4. Plants ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 20 5.2.5. Fungi ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 21 5.2.6. Big Snags and Full - Cycle Trees ................................ ............................. 21 5.2.7. Special Sites ................................ ................................ ........................... 21 5.3. Cultural / Social values ................................ ................................ .................. 21 5.3.1. Utilities ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 21 5.3.2. Historical ................................ ................................ ............................... 21 5.3.3. Archaeological & Traditional Use: ................................ ......................... 22 5.3.4. Recreational ................................ ................................ ........................... 23 5.3.4.1. Management Goal: ................................ ................................ ............. 23 5.3.4.2. Management Objective: ................................ ................................ ...... 23 5.3.5. Visual ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 23 5.3.6. Educational ................................ ................................ ............................ 23 5.3.6.1. Management Goals: ................................ ................................ ............ 23 5.3.6.2. Management Objectives: ................................ ................................ .... 23 5.3.7. Spiritual ................................ ................................ ................................ 24 5.3.7.1. Goal: ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 24 5.3.7.2. Objective: ................................ ................................ ........................... 24 5.4. Timber Resources ................................ ................................ .......................... 25 5.4.1. Natural Disturbance and Range of Natural Variability ............................ 25 5.4.2. AAC ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 25 5.4.2.1. Settings for this Simulation: ................................ ................................ 25 5.4.2.2. AAC for East side of Quennel Lake only: ................................ ........... 26 5.4.2.3. Summary Graphs for volume and age classes: ................................ .... 26 5.4.2.4. Comparison with Industrial Scenario: ................................ ................. 28 5.4.3. Harvesting Goals: ................................ ................................ ................... 30 5.4.3.1. Maintain Natural Disturbance Regimes: ................................ ............. 30 5.4.3.2. Operational Goals: ................................ ................................ .............. 30 5.4.3.3. Harvest Objectives ................................ ................................ ............. 30 5.4.3.4. Harvest Priority ................................ ................................ .................. 31 5.4.4. Harvest Monitoring ................................ ................................ ................ 31 5.4.5. Harvest – Administrative Considerations ................................ ................ 32 5.4.6. Harvest Activities in the next 10 years (2016 – 2026): ............................ 32 5.4.7. Access: ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 33 5.4.7.1. Access Planning: ................................ ................................ ................ 33 5.4.7.2. Access Maintenance: ................................ ................................ .......... 33 5.4.8. Silviculture: ................................ ................................ ............................ 33 5.4.8.1. Regeneration: ................................ ................................ ..................... 33 5.4.8.2. Spacing: ................................ ................................ ............................. 33 5.4.8.3. Fertilization: ................................ ................................ ....................... 34 5.4.8.4. Brushing: ................................ ................................ ............................ 34 5.4.9. Coarse Woody Debris (CWD): ................................ ............................... 34 5.4.9.1. Management Goal: ................................ ................................ ............. 34 5.4.9.2. Objective: ................................ ................................ ..........................