SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN 2004/05 Annual Report TREE FARM LICENCE 30 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Prince George Operations Page i CSA – SFM SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN for Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Prince George Operations – TFL 30 DFA Prepared by: Kerry Deschamps R.P.F., Strategic Planning Forester June 6, 2005 Page ii CSA Sustainable Forest Management TABLE OF CONTENTS CSA – SFM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................................... v 1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 SFM INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Late Seral Stage Distribution ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Forest Patches....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Forest interior condition..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Biodiversity reserves ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Amercian Marten Habitat ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.6 Native Plant species diversity............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.7 Caribou habitat ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.8 Riparian management areas................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.9 Fish stream crossings .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.10 Species-related verifiers.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.11 Deciduous tree species....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.12 Sanitation harvest index ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.13 Accidental industrial fires ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.14 Site index.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.15 Permanent access structures / land conversion........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.16 Rare plant communities ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.17 Stream crossing quality index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.18 Terrain stability ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.19 Soil conservation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 2.20 Peak flow index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.21 Seral stage distribution................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.22 Volume of timber harvested .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.23 Waste residue ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.24 Areas meeting free growing dates ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.25 Areas reforested with ecologically suitable species................................................................................................................................................................ 14 2.26 Mean annual increment .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.27 Long-term sustainable harvest...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.28 Commercial and non-commercial use............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 2003/04 Annual Report for Tree Farm Licence 30 Page iii CSA Sustainable Forest Management 2.29 Supply of timber to local processing facilities .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.30 Local contract value ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.31 Forest management satisfaction score ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 2.32 Canfor response to public concerns.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.33 Number of public advisory meetings............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 2.34 Public advisory group