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Forest Management Five Year Operating Plan Forest Management District 22 2022-2026 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Forest Service This document and all contents are copyright, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador all rights reserved. 2021 Copies of this publication may be obtained free of charge from: Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods Forestry Services Sustainable Forest Management Division P.O. Box 2006 Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8 2022-2026 Forest Management Five Year Operating Plan ǀ Forest Management District 22 ii | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................... vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 7 2.0 LANDBASE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................... 7 2.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Location ........................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 History ............................................................................................................. 8 2.1.3 Ownership ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Physical Description .................................................................................................. 10 2.2.1 Topography and Hydrology .......................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Geology ......................................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Soils ............................................................................................................... 11 2.2.4 Climate .......................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Ecological Characteristics ......................................................................................... 11 2.3.1 Ecosystem Description .................................................................................. 11 2.3.2 Ecosystem Condition and Productivity ......................................................... 13 2.3.2.1 Productivity .......................................................................................... 13 2.3.2.2 Resilience ............................................................................................. 15 2.3.2.3 Stability................................................................................................. 15 2.3.2.4 Disturbance Regimes and Successional Patterns ................................ 15 2.3.3 Biodiversity ................................................................................................... 16 2.3.3.1 Species Diversity .................................................................................. 16 2.3.3.2 Genetic Diversity .................................................................................. 17 2.3.3.3 Landscape Diversity .............................................................................. 18 2.4 Forest Characterization ............................................................................................. 18 2.4.1 Land Classification ......................................................................................... 18 2.4.1.1 Available Inventory and Information ................................................... 21 2.4.2 Forest Profile ................................................................................................. 21 2.4.2.1 Species Composition ............................................................................ 21 2.4.2.2 Age Class .............................................................................................. 22 2.4.2.3 Site Class............................................................................................... 23 3.0 PAST PLANNING ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 23 3.1 Harvesting .................................................................................................................. 23 3.1.1 Commercial Activity ...................................................................................... 24 3.1.2 Domestic Activity .......................................................................................... 24 3.2 Silviculture ................................................................................................................ 25 3.4 Natural Disturbances ................................................................................................ 25 3.4.1 Fire ................................................................................................................ 25 3.4.2 Insects ........................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 Other ............................................................................................................. 26 4.0 TIMBER SUPPLY ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 26 4.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 26 4.2 Forest Profile Dynamics ............................................................................................. 29 2022-2026 Forest Management Five Year Operating Plan ǀ Forest Management District 22 iii | P a g e 4.3 AAC Adjustments ....................................................................................................... 29 4.4 GMV Volume Adjustments ........................................................................................ 29 4.5 Spatial Blocking Adjustments ...................................................................................... 29 4.6 AAC Results and Outputs ........................................................................................... 30 4.6.1 Harvest Profile .............................................................................................. 30 5.0 RESOURCE VALUES ............................................................................................. 30 5.1 Values Structure ........................................................................................................ 30 5.1.1 Aesthetic Values ................................................................................................. 30 5.1.2 Hunting & Trapping ............................................................................................. 31 5.1.3 Species at Risk ..................................................................................................... 32 5.1.4 Non-Timber Forest Products ............................................................................... 32 5.1.5 Potential Developments ...................................................................................... 33 5.1.6 Water Resources ................................................................................................ 33 5.1.7 Recreational Cabin Development ........................................................................ 34 5.1.8 Timber Values ...................................................................................................... 34 5.1.9 Tourism and Outfitting ........................................................................................ 35 5.1.10 Parks and Reserves ............................................................................................. 35 6.0 MITIGATIONS ....................................................................................................... 36 7.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ...................................................................................... 43 7.1 Planning Objectives ................................................................................................... 43 7.2 Stakeholder Involvement .......................................................................................... 44 8.0 MANAGEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ..................................... 45 8.1 Harvesting .................................................................................................................. 45 8.1.1 Commercial ................................................................................................... 45 8.1.2 Domestic ....................................................................................................... 45 8.1.3 Hardwoods .................................................................................................... 46 8.2 Silvicutlture ............................................................................................................... 46 8.2.1 Forest Renewal ............................................................................................. 46 8.2.2 Forest Improvements .................................................................................... 47 8.3 Forest Access Roads .................................................................................................. 47 8.4 Forest Protection ...................................................................................................... 47 8.4.1 Insect and Disease ........................................................................................ 47 8.4.2 Fire ................................................................................................................ 47 8.4.3 Windthrow .................................................................................................... 48 8.5 Information and Education....................................................................................... 48 8.6 Research .................................................................................................................... 48 8.6.1 Research Initiatives ....................................................................................... 48 8.6.2 Environmental Management System ........................................................... 49 9.0 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................ 50 9.1 Harvesting .................................................................................................................. 50 9.1.1 Commercial ................................................................................................... 50 9.1.2 Domestic ....................................................................................................... 51 9.2 Silviculture ................................................................................................................. 52 9.3 Forest Access ............................................................................................................. 53 2022-2026 Forest Management Five Year Operating Plan ǀ Forest Management District 22 iv | P a g e
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