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Section 5 - Strategic Forest Management Issues Flashcards

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The following changes are expected to accompany climate change:

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  1. Maladaptation of species
  2. Road & bridge failures
  3. Shorter planting seasons
  4. Biodiversity & wildlife habitat loss
  5. Job losses
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The principal cause of climate change in BC is increased concentration of:

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  1. CO

2. GHGs

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3
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CO from the atmosphere is taken into forest as trees grow and is stored in the wood as ____ and ____

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  1. cellulose

2. lignin

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CO moves b/w different components of the ecosystem including:

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  1. standing dead snags
  2. leaf litter
  3. fallen branches
  4. stumps
  5. humus
  6. duff components of the forest floor
  7. mineral soil
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5
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Carbon returns to the atmosphere primarily through ___ of the living vegetation and ____ of the dead biomass

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  1. respiration

2. decay

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6
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Burning of the forest quickly transfers carbon from the living biomass to the ____, ____and ____

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  1. Atmosphere
  2. Deadwood
  3. Soils
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Forest worker safety and safe public use of teh forest is a responsibility shared by

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  1. Gov’t
  2. Licensees
  3. Land owners
  4. Contractors,
  5. Employees
  6. Supervisors
  7. Forest professionals
  8. Workers
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The BC Forest Safety Council believes

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  1. All forestry fatalities & injuries are preventable
  2. Safety of workers is an over-riding priority
  3. Safety excellence is key to the long-term success of the forest industry
  4. Injury prevention is most effective when the overall industry owns & leads the change
  5. Safety is good business
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According to the Auditor General, are forest professionals required by law to consider safety?

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No

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According to the professional practice standards and guidelines amended in 2010, are Forest Professionals key participants in establishing and maintaining a culture of safety in forestry by conducting and promoting safe forest practices, and inspiring others to lead in safety?

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Yes

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How are forest professionals key participants in establishing & maintaining a culture of safety in forestry?

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  1. Conducting & prompting safe forest practices
  2. Incorporating safety as an underpinning of their professional practice
  3. Inspiring others to lead in safety
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What piece of legislation created rules for establishing criminal liability to organizations for the acts of their representatives?

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Bill C-45 (Section 217.1 in the Criminal Code)

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13
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Standing dead timber may be a viable source for up to ____ years

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20

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14
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Is a supplemental forest licence holder eligible to receive fibre through a cut control volume transfer from other tenure holders?

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No

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15
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A ____________ is a form of restricted forest licence designed for operators of timber processing facilities that may only need to harvest timber occasionally

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Supplemental forest licence

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16
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To better flow of roadside and landing debris, two new landing and roadside tenures were introduced:

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  1. Fibre Supply Licence to Cut

2. Fibre Forestry Licence to Cut

17
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Fibre Supply Licence to Cut & Fibre Forestry Licence to Cut authorise

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  1. processing on site

2. Removal of timber left along landings & roadsides by a primary harvester

18
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______ enables operators to remove & process felled timber left behind by primary harvester

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  1. Fibre Supply LTC
19
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The Fibre Forestry LTC be offered by ______ or ____

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  1. Competitively

2. Direct award

20
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Does the Fibre Forestry FTC have a guaranteed volume associated with it?

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No

21
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Application of structured research trials to inform mgmt. decisions is ______ management

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Active adaptive

22
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The adjustment of plans when the mentoring of current planning & operational approaches reveals undesirable outcomes is ________ management

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Passive adaptive

23
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Ecosystem based management is expressed in legislation through conservancies established under

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  1. Park Act, or

2. Protected areas of BC Act

24
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Legal objectives must be considered by forest professionals when developing results and strategies in _______ under FRPA

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Forest Stewardship Plans

25
Q

The Managed Forest Council reports to

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FLNRORD

26
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The Managed Forest Council powers and limitations are set out in

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PMFL Act

27
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The Managed Forest Council is described as:

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The lead agency responsible for administering the PMFL Act and regulations

28
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the MFC pursues strategies to:

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  1. Encourage mgmt. of and investment in private forest land
  2. Protect key public environmental issues
  3. Minimize regulatory admin cost to landowners actively growing & harvesting products
  4. Recognize private property rights
  5. Protect landowner’s freedom to manage the forest to meet mgmt. objectives
29
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Does the MFC approve operational plans?

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No

30
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Does the MFC issue permits?

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No

31
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Are private land owners’ plans subject to public review & comment?

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No

32
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Are there statutory requirements for an owner to submit plans to the MFC?

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No

33
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Owners are bound by the following acts:

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  1. Water Sustainability Act
  2. Fisheries Act (Federal)
  3. Water Sustainability Act
34
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Requirements of the PMFL Act address:

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  1. Road maintenance
  2. Construction & deacs
  3. Stream bank & channel protection
  4. Retention of merch, non-merch
  5. Retention of understorey veg adjacent to streams
  6. Protection of licensed water supply intakes
  7. Minimum reforestation densities
35
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The PMFL Act enables the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act to establish________ on an owners land where there is an absence of suitable habitat on adjoining Crown land

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Critical wildlife habitat

ABCFP FIT Module 4d - Other Legislation (5 decks)

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