K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. FNWL #N2Z Management Plan #1 February 9, 2018 K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. Application for Woodland Licence Agreement – Management Plan 2 Signatures Signature of the Person Preparing the Plan: Chris Gruenwald, RPF Cascadia Environmental Services Ltd. 8342 Peacock Place Mission, BC V2V 7G6 Name: Chris Gruenwald, RPF Date: Signatures of the Licensee Representatives: Debbie Miller, President K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. 10946 Katzie Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2G6 Name: Debbie Miller Date: Tumia Knott, Secretary K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. 10946 Katzie Road Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2G6 Name: Tumia Knott Date: K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. Application for Woodland Licence Agreement – Management Plan 3 Contents 1.0 Management Plan ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 K&K Special Resource Management Zones ........................................................................................ 6 1.3 BC Timber Sales ................................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Legislation and Legal Orders Content Requirements ......................................................................... 7 2.0 Area Description ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Licence Area ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 General Location and Area Description .............................................................................................. 7 3.0 Resource Inventories ............................................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Timber Resource Inventory ............................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Terrain Stability Inventory ................................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Physical Operability ........................................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Recreation and Trails ........................................................................................................................ 12 3.5 Caves and Karst ................................................................................................................................. 13 3.6 Visual Resources ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.7 Wildlife/ Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) ........................................................................ 16 3.8 Riparian Management Area Classification ........................................................................................ 16 3.9 Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping ........................................................................................................ 16 4.0 Proposed Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) ................................................................................................. 17 5.0 Management Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 18 5.1 Timber Resources .............................................................................................................................. 19 5.2 Non-Timber Forest Products ............................................................................................................. 21 5.3 Visual Landscape Management ........................................................................................................ 22 5.4 Biological Diversity Objectives .......................................................................................................... 23 5.5 Soil Conservation Objectives ............................................................................................................. 25 5.6 Recreation Management .................................................................................................................. 26 5.7 Cultural Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.8 Wildlife Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 29 5.9 Fisheries/Riparian Management ....................................................................................................... 29 6.0 Silviculture ............................................................................................................................................. 31 6.1 Basic Silviculture ............................................................................................................................... 31 6.2 Incremental Silviculture .................................................................................................................... 32 6.3 Invasive Plants ................................................................................................................................... 32 7.0 Forest Protection .................................................................................................................................. 33 7.1 Fire Prevention .................................................................................................................................. 33 7.2 Forest Health ..................................................................................................................................... 33 8.0 Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation ............................................................................. 36 8.1 Construction Maintenance and Deactivation ................................................................................... 36 8.2 Maintenance Activities ..................................................................................................................... 36 8.3 Deactivation ...................................................................................................................................... 37 9.0 Community Awareness, Support & Plan Viewing ................................................................................. 38 9.1 Public Review Process ....................................................................................................................... 38 K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. Application for Woodland Licence Agreement – Management Plan 4 9.2 Letters of Support ............................................................................................................................. 39 9.3 Digital Communication...................................................................................................................... 39 10.0 Administrative Authority and Structure ............................................................................................. 40 10.1 Management Structure ................................................................................................................... 40 10.2 Mission Statement for the Intended FNWL Holder ........................................................................ 40 10.3 Overview of the History of the Intended Holders of K&K FNWL .................................................... 41 10.4 Intended Administrative Governance Structure and Philosophy ................................................... 41 10.5 Proposed Processes for Decision-Making for Operation & Management of the FNWL................. 42 10.6 Processes for Monitoring and Reporting ........................................................................................ 42 10.7 Processes for Conflict Resolution Regarding Implementation of the FNWL .................................. 44 10.8 Proposed Roles of K&K FNWL Holder, Key Personnel & Qualifications.......................................... 44 11.0 Business Notes .................................................................................................................................... 44 11.1 Disclosure Statement ...................................................................................................................... 44 11.2 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 45 11.3 Governance Structure ..................................................................................................................... 45 11.4 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................... 45 11.5 Not for Public Disclosure ................................................................................................................. 45 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 46 K&K Forestry Operations Ltd. Application for Woodland Licence Agreement – Management Plan 5 1.0 Management Plan