Section 5 - Strategic Forest Management Issues Flashcards
The following changes are expected to accompany climate change:
- Maladaptation of species
- Road & bridge failures
- Shorter planting seasons
- Biodiversity & wildlife habitat loss
- Job losses
The principal cause of climate change in BC is increased concentration of:
- CO
2. GHGs
CO from the atmosphere is taken into forest as trees grow and is stored in the wood as ____ and ____
- cellulose
2. lignin
CO moves b/w different components of the ecosystem including:
- standing dead snags
- leaf litter
- fallen branches
- stumps
- humus
- duff components of the forest floor
- mineral soil
Carbon returns to the atmosphere primarily through ___ of the living vegetation and ____ of the dead biomass
- respiration
2. decay
Burning of the forest quickly transfers carbon from the living biomass to the ____, ____and ____
- Atmosphere
- Deadwood
- Soils
Forest worker safety and safe public use of teh forest is a responsibility shared by
- Gov’t
- Licensees
- Land owners
- Contractors,
- Employees
- Supervisors
- Forest professionals
- Workers
The BC Forest Safety Council believes
- All forestry fatalities & injuries are preventable
- Safety of workers is an over-riding priority
- Safety excellence is key to the long-term success of the forest industry
- Injury prevention is most effective when the overall industry owns & leads the change
- Safety is good business
According to the Auditor General, are forest professionals required by law to consider safety?
No
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?
Yes
How are forest professionals key participants in establishing & maintaining a culture of safety in forestry?
- Conducting & prompting safe forest practices
- Incorporating safety as an underpinning of their professional practice
- Inspiring others to lead in safety
What piece of legislation created rules for establishing criminal liability to organizations for the acts of their representatives?
Bill C-45 (Section 217.1 in the Criminal Code)
Standing dead timber may be a viable source for up to ____ years
20
Is a supplemental forest licence holder eligible to receive fibre through a cut control volume transfer from other tenure holders?
No
A ____________ is a form of restricted forest licence designed for operators of timber processing facilities that may only need to harvest timber occasionally
Supplemental forest licence
To better flow of roadside and landing debris, two new landing and roadside tenures were introduced:
- Fibre Supply Licence to Cut
2. Fibre Forestry Licence to Cut
Fibre Supply Licence to Cut & Fibre Forestry Licence to Cut authorise
- processing on site
2. Removal of timber left along landings & roadsides by a primary harvester
______ enables operators to remove & process felled timber left behind by primary harvester
- Fibre Supply LTC
The Fibre Forestry LTC be offered by ______ or ____
- Competitively
2. Direct award
Does the Fibre Forestry FTC have a guaranteed volume associated with it?
No
Application of structured research trials to inform mgmt. decisions is ______ management
Active adaptive
The adjustment of plans when the mentoring of current planning & operational approaches reveals undesirable outcomes is ________ management
Passive adaptive
Ecosystem based management is expressed in legislation through conservancies established under
- Park Act, or
2. Protected areas of BC Act
Legal objectives must be considered by forest professionals when developing results and strategies in _______ under FRPA
Forest Stewardship Plans
The Managed Forest Council reports to
FLNRORD
The Managed Forest Council powers and limitations are set out in
PMFL Act
The Managed Forest Council is described as:
The lead agency responsible for administering the PMFL Act and regulations
the MFC pursues strategies to:
- Encourage mgmt. of and investment in private forest land
- Protect key public environmental issues
- Minimize regulatory admin cost to landowners actively growing & harvesting products
- Recognize private property rights
- Protect landowner’s freedom to manage the forest to meet mgmt. objectives
Does the MFC approve operational plans?
No
Does the MFC issue permits?
No
Are private land owners’ plans subject to public review & comment?
No
Are there statutory requirements for an owner to submit plans to the MFC?
No
Owners are bound by the following acts:
- Water Sustainability Act
- Fisheries Act (Federal)
- Water Sustainability Act
Requirements of the PMFL Act address:
- Road maintenance
- Construction & deacs
- Stream bank & channel protection
- Retention of merch, non-merch
- Retention of understorey veg adjacent to streams
- Protection of licensed water supply intakes
- Minimum reforestation densities
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
Critical wildlife habitat
