Key BC Silviculture Statistics Forest Practices Branch BC Forest Service July 7, 2009

Objectives To share key statistics on silviculture in BC Purpose to give context for moving forward and improving BC’s silviculture programs To illustrate management levels on TSAs vs other tenures To illustrate some reforestation and tending opportunities for the future

How many silviculture funding sources Assigned Funding Source Code to Fund Category to generalize for graph SILV_FUND_SRCE_CODE DESCRIPTION Fund Category EFFECTIVE_DATE EXPIRY_DATE BCT BC Timber Sales Legal-BCTS 2003-04-01 9999-12-31 CL Catastrophic Losses Non-legal 1905-01-01 2007-09-30 FID Forest Investment Account - FRPA 108 2006-09-14 FIL Forest Investment Account - licensee administered FIM Forest Investment Account - ministry administered FIV Forest Investment Vote 2002-04-02 FMC COMFOR FME Forest Worker Development Program (non-MOF funded) FMY Youth Fund FR FRDA I & II FRP FRPA - Application For Relief 2005-08-01 FTL Forests for Tomorrow Lic Admin 2005-04-01 FTM Forests for Tomorrow MOF Admin GA Other Agencies or Voluntary Work GAC Corrections GFS Forest Stand Management Fund Legal-FSMF GJF Job Creation, Federal GJJ Job Creation, Joint GJM Job Creation, MOF IA Industrial Appraisal Legal-Licensee IIR Industrial Incr., Required IIV Industrial Incr., Voluntary IO Industry Outstanding 2008-08-26 IR Industry Royalties LFP Licensee Funded Program M Ministry 2003-03-31 O Operational RBC Forest Renewal B.C. RBL Forest Renewal B.C. - licensee administered 1997-08-13 RBM Forest Renewal B.C. - ministry administered S Section 88 SBF SMF South Moresby Forest Replacement Account TSC Tree Seed Centre 2005-09-13 VCV Provincial Contingency Vote (Special Use Only) 2007-08-01 VFH Forest Health VFP Current Reforestation VG Ministry Outstanding VI Provicial Incremental VOB Ministry Vote, SBEP VOI VRT Afforestation XXX No Funding Source There have been 43 different funding sources used to date Only one funding approach has lasted 21 years and delivered $200 million per year in silv funding

How do basic silviculture cost estimates for appraisals relate to site productivity SITE INDEX Cost Range a 0-12 b 13-17 c 18-23 d 24-28 e 29-33 f 34-38 g >38 Grand Total   0.00% 0.01% a 0-500 4.51% 14.43% 18.19% 1.33% 0.02% 38.48% b 501-900 1.35% 6.28% 8.73% 0.91% 0.03% 17.31% 55.79% c 901-1300 0.75% 4.20% 6.51% 0.59% 12.07% d 1301-1700 0.49% 2.81% 4.41% 0.62% 0.05% 8.39% e 1701-2100 0.33% 2.20% 3.36% 6.41% 26.88% f 2101-2500 0.30% 1.31% 2.34% 0.25% 4.21% g 2501-2900 0.14% 0.89% 1.36% 0.22% 2.63% h >2900 0.69% 3.62% 5.36% 0.80% 10.48% 17.32% 8.57% 35.75% 50.27% 5.21% 0.18% 100.00% site class low poor to med med good percent area in class 44% 5%

Does Agency or Tenure currently effect basic silviculture performance

Does Agency or Tenure currently effect total silviculture performance

Silviculture is a keystone tool used to maintain the inherited estate for current and future generations estimated standing tree value of the estate is $1/4 trillion It generates up to $16-19 billion/year in exports It generates up to $1.6-1.9 billion/year in stumpage, rents and fees Industry and TSP spend ~ $200 million/yr in basic maintenance (silv) - 1% of export values This year $45 million in incremental enhancements -0.28% of export values

A good foundation to start from In the last few years 82% of harvested areas are planted within 1.7 years 22 different tree species planted 1987

Basic silviculture - a great industry success story

Planting Densities Based on taking sum of planted trees/planted area Data source: RESULTS as of December 11, 2008, PL Yr BCTS GOV IND 1995 1,383 1,204 1996 1,367 1,089 1,217 1997 1,380 1,043 1,327 1998 1,306 1,136 1,325 1999 1,408 1,173 2000 1,359 1,104 1,314 2001 1,347 1,198 1,343 2002 1,377 1,259 2003 1,400 1,237 1,267 2004 1,410 1,170 1,278 2005 1,402 1,379 1,292 2006 1,397 1,376 1,296 2007 1,459 1,257 1,304 2008 1,399 1,192 1,230 average 1,385 1,201 1,291

free growing stand densities as reported since January 2006 on average at the free growing declaration   the coast is achieving 86% of target free growing target number of well spaced trees per hectare the northern interior is achieving 86% the southern interior is achieving 82%  and BC is achieving 84% of target free growing target number of well spaced trees per hectare   Sites have on average  1005 free growing wellspaced trees per hectare and 1101 total well spaced trees per ha and 5414 TOTAL trees per hectare

Total NSR is still missing an estimated 300,000 of SSS and 400,000 of MPB NSR

Estimated annual opportunities for treatment Additional Proposed Delivery Current Program Ha treated per year Current funding per year $$ Volume at rotation m3 (80 years) Tonnes CO2* equivalencies (80 years) Feasible Additional Ha treated per year Additional funding per year $$ Additional volume at rotation (80 years) Additional tonnes CO2* equivalencies (80 years) Cumulative Program Potential Ha treated per year Potential funding per year $$ Potential volume at rotation (80 years) Potential tonnes CO2* equivalencies (80 years) Carbon Sequestration Carbon Gains realized starting 2012 for Fertilization and 2020 for other treatments 36,600 $50,878,000 5,182,440 3,800,801 31,979 $38,985,500 2,719,928 1,996,427 68,579 89,095,000 7,902,368 5,800,338 Enhancement and Climate Change Adaptation 1,000 $5,125,000 93,600 567,974 5,500 $11,106,000 139,200 127,612 6,500 12,259,600 208,800 191,417 Improving Forest Health (carbon gains not calculated) NA $ - - $5,500,000 Implementation $ 5,102,480 $9,090,334 $14,192,814 Total Incremental $$ 37,600 $61,105,480 5,276,040 4,368,776 37,479 $64,681,834 2,859,128 2,124,039 75,079 $121,047,414 8,111,168 5,991,756 * CO2 Equivalencies in Solid Wood that is Merchantable (possible gains could be higher if total biomass expansion factor). Preliminary Estimates suggest that a similar amount of CO2 will be sequestered in non merchantable branches, roots, soil components, etc

Silviculture investment programs Need to be developed best on management unit silviculture strategies which are aimed at achieving key mgmt objectives Silviculture activities need to be designed to be complementary, integrated and synergistic in impact The following are a few examples for coastal type 2 silv strategies

Arrowsmith TSA

Fraser TSA

Strathcona TSA

Thanks to Mei Ching Tsoi for graphs Al Powelson and Ralph Winter for stats Kelly Osbourne for financial estimates