1 BULKLEY TSA PLANNING AND HOW IT HELPS SILVICULTURE DECISIONS ON THE GROUND Bill Camenzind, R.P.F, Bulkley/Cassiar District Jay Baker, Silvicon Services Inc. January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

2 Stand Tending in Historical Context  Traditional, ISIS based Scheduling  Stand Level Considerations Only  Every One’s Own “Pet Projects” January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

3 Questions From This Approach?  What Are We Buying?  What Are The Priorities?  Where Are the Opportunities?  What is the Strategic Direction? January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

4 Strategic Initiatives Underway  Bulkley LRMP  Subsequent LUP’s  Timber Supply Review  The Bulkley Silviculture Committee Which Led to…. January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

5 The Bulkley Silviculture Strategy  Links Strategic Direction to Operational Implementation  Addresses Timber Supply Issues  Establishes Investment Priorities  Establishes Product Targets January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

6 Product Targets A Range of Forest Products based on a Range of Stand Densities. Provides for Products and Values both Known and Unknown. Keeps Options open... (Not all our eggs in one basket) January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

7 General Forest Product classes.  Premium Sawlog Potentially higher value stands (i.e Low density pruned stands). Density range sph  Sawlog Moderate density stands with end products suitable for dimensional lumber production. Density range sph January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

8 Product Classes (continued):  Increased Yield Higher density Stands that may provide commercial thinning opportunities. Density Range sph  Unspecified Areas where other resource values are a priority. No specific density targets January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

9 The Targets January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

10 Targets Established...Now What?  What is the Current State of the Emerging Forest?  What Opportunities Exist to Modify Existing Conditions?  What are the Priorities for Investment? January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

11 The Bulkley Approach to Answers  Bulkley Silviculture Ranking Key  Modified Survey Methodology  “Effective Density” Tipsy/Tass  Spatially Explicit Planning Tools Linked to a District Incremental Silviculture Opportunities Plan January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

12  A key that assigns a numeric value to all stands based on specific attributes  Landscape Zonation  Site Index  Effective Density  Expected TSR Impacts  Forest Health January, 2003 Bulkley Silviculture Ranking Key NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

13  An approach to targeted, cost effective data collection  Less Data Required in Obvious Situations  Considers Habitat Potential (Large Ungulates)  Determines Effective Density January, 2003 Modified Survey Methodology NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

14  A Method to Determine a Stand Density Specifically for Modelling Purposes  Defined as a Stem that will form part of the canopy at crown closure.  >50% of median crop tree height. January, 2003 “Effective Density” Tipsy/Tass NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

15  ArcExplorer  Desktop Tool to View and Query the Landbase  Powerful database with Multiple Applications  Demonstration to follow (time permitting) January, 2003 Spatially Explicit Planning Tool NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

16 The Results to Date! January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

17 As We Traveled Down This Path, We Couldn’t Help But Wonder If We Were Forgetting Something? January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

18  The Bulkley Assessed the Problem  Designed a Solution  Implemented a Management Strategy  Monitored the Results  We are Now Evaluating the Results  And Will Adjust Practices if Required January, 2003 The Adaptive Management Approach : NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

19 The SFMP Process will:  Evaluate the Results of This Management Strategy and other Scenarios Through Modelling Exercises  And Provide Direction to Adjust Practices and Strategies if Required January, 2003 Links To The Bulkley SFMP NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

20 Acknowledgements:  Pacific Inland Resources (a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.)  FRBC & The FIA  MoF Bulkley / Cassiar District  MSRM & WLAP  The Bulkley Silviculture Committee January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop

21 Contacts:  Bill Camenzind Bulkley Cassiar District:  Jay Baker Silvicon Services Inc.:  More Info Available at: district/bulkley/index.htm January, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter WorkshopJanuary, 2003NIVMA/NSC Winter Workshop