1. Prince George Fibre Management A Summary of the 2003 Hauling and Milling Strategy: Presentation prepared by Andrew McLellan, RPF

2. Today’s Objectives  Background - Hauling and Milling Program  Forest Management Objectives  Business Objectives  Program Scope  MPB Monitoring Program Participants  Potential Monitoring Methods  Lessons  Wrap-up

3. Background ðResponse to MoF guidance on hauling and milling of MPB volume during beetle flight period. ð Canfor received similar guidance from –Vanderhoof District –Prince George District –Lakes District ðEstimate 70% of PG Summer Plan in IBM ðDesire to be Proactive

4. Biological Factors  Outbreak Conditions  Increasing Populations  Favorable Climatic Conditions  Large Volume of Susceptible Hosts  Advanced Brood Development  Dispersed Harvest Sites –Elevation –Aspect –Climate –Prevailing Winds

5. Cost Factors  Sorts  Monitoring  Inventory Management

6. Forest Management Objectives  Minimize Impact (Timber and Non- Timber)  Minimize Spread  Maximize Efficacy of MPB Harvest  Balance Competing Interests –Social –Environmental –Economic

7. Business Objectives  Maintain Operational Flexibility  Collaborative, Aggressive, Responsible Approach  Minimize Delivered Log Costs  Regulate Mill Inventories  Extend Harvest Season  Minimize No-Haul Period  Predict Peak Flight – Adjust Accordingly

8. Program Scope  Harvest Site Extraction –Split Lining – $0.05/m3 –Sorting – $1.00 m3  Secondary Transportation –MPB Monitoring Program - $50,000 –Un-Interrupted Transportation –Haul Corridor Risk Assessment  Mill Site and Processing –Delivery Schedule and Inventory Management –Log Deck Prioritization – 24Hr Turns –3km, 10km Radius

9. MPB Monitoring Program Participants  L&M  Carrier  Lakeland  Canfor

10. Possible Monitoring Methods  Exit Hole Monitoring  Monitored Temperature  Integrated Monitoring –Brood Development –Relative Populations –Exit Holes –Temperature Monitoring –Forecasted Temperatures *Fieldwork completed by Bugbusters

11. Site 1 - Buckhorn

12. Site 2 – 3100 Rd.

13. Site 3 – Carp Lake

14. Site 4 – Gregg Creek

15. Site 5 – A Road

16. Site 6 - Bobtail

17. Site 7 - Chilako

18. Site 8 - Bednesti

19. Site 9 – Kenny Dam

20. Lessons  During an Epidemic Spill-over is Virtually Imperceptible  Risk Factors are Dynamic  Communication is Key  Monitoring Relative Population adds Value  Pre-Existing Inventory Consumption  Manage Consumption Targets  Cost Sharing

22. Wrap Up  Question’s?  Discussion?