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Timber Supply Area -

“Pulp Mii proposal, Orenda Forest Products, “this Is at
' the "Major Project Review Stage". For information —

-? 926-4445 or Dave Pareons, BC Environment,
-* Setting the Annual “Allowable Cut for the Kelum

: will be complete in 2 years. Contact Glenn ‘Smith,

ae

- Environment, 638-3279 or Archie Macdonald,

~ north of Kitwanga. Contact: Don Varner, BCES,

' $mall Business Forest Enterprise Program timber’: 7°

Qld Growth Reserve Proposals in the Kitiope and

hajor . evelopments-
Within the Kalum |

contact: Frank Foster, Oranda Forest Products,
387-9674,

South. The ra-inventory of the forest area is com-
“plete so this process can proceed, Contact: Glenn
Smith 638-3290,

Re-inventory of the Kalum North is underway. “This

638-3290. _
Nisga'a Park Proposal at Lava Lake. Contacte:
Nisga’a Tribal Council, 633-2234 or- Mike. Murtha,
B.C, Parks, 565-6270.

Class 1 (Wilderness) Fishing Experience alorig the ;
upper Copper River. Contacts: Cathy Stuart, B.C.

Skeena Cellulose, 635- 6550 or John Perras, BCFS, ~
638-3290. .
‘Park Proposals (Provincial). Contact: Mike Murtha, . -.[-
565-6270. a
Wilderness Designalion Proposals. Contact: Eric <

Buss, BC Forest Service, 847-7500 fa
Bridge across the Nass River, to access. timber for i

safes. The “Arbour Bridge" is located about 140 km
638-3290.

Hanna-Tintina areas, Contact: Warren Mitchell,

BCFS, 356-7778. | ee
Ecological Reserve Proposal | Hanna-Tintina, Contact: . PRINCE
Jim Pojer, : BCFS, 47-7 7500, | moe RUPERT

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. : of total areas B'S.

> British Columbia: 94.8 million hectares Woe
L Crown provincial laid: 86.4 million hectares “14,

"Provincial forests” (73.8 million hectares in 8813
b timber supply amas and 6.9 million hectares °°".
in trce farm licenses): 807 million hectares

Crown praductioe provindal forest land
in timber supply arvas and tige farm,

licenses: 43.3 million hectares

. Productive Crown provincial forest land . 4
poms averilable aad, ; ial

Crown provin
harvested in 1987-88:

" STEWART,

_. Fontana Cong

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ONS :
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SMITHERS

lor. ‘Licencees 2.3 mill nm? by
“Small, Business: Forest Enterp

*. harvested from-670. ha..
ot area logged 6, 030
stimated value {@ ‘$301

‘Lumber Preductio

76 milion board feet...
atimated vatue $60,000,000

: Cedar Peles: -
000 cedar poles, estimated value $ 00,001

enough to streich power and: telephi ) ings |
“‘Tétrace to Vancouver,

‘Subject: Kalum Distric
‘Silviculture Summary ©

‘Surveys:

pe Ro _ °= Gompatition of tree growth. -
"Site Preparation: * Mechanical Methods 920 ha.»

_ * Broadcast Burning. 1800 ha.
Reforaslation:

planted on 9,200 ha.”

Tree Spacies Planted _

(district wide average):
> Spruce: 36% Fir(s)) 16%
-,,Hemlock26% :Cedar 5%.
Pina. «16%» Gollonwood 1%
aE u * Natural Regeneration: 2600 ha

“41,800 ha;
~ (Compare this to araa harveated):

aN —s
pruned.

sites. -

sites: -:
Yield: .. 1" ‘pectolitres =
million seedlings.

“sites.

: . ‘million seedlings

umber of Fires: 125 (10 year average =
¢-Fotal costs to extinguish: $488,000
Causes: Lightning 62%; Man ‘caused 38%

6. Recreation Summary:
. §tew, Red Sand Lake, Dragon Lake.

12 Recreational trails totalling 66 km.
ai:E Lake X-country ski trails = 32 km.

. Bridges bull | In 1990: 8

22,000 hectares ‘of young fore ta
were assessed for stocking, brush "

. * Bianting 8.3 milion seedings w were

’- Total. area teforestad this year:

Cone Collections: | *.Fir cones were collected from 4

“: Yield: 600 hectolitres = about 4

Cedar- was "collected. from - two
about 2
Henilock. was collected from 4

Yield: 96 hectolitres = about 2.6

Recreation Sites: (5} Lakelse River, Clements Lake, Ex:

Bi 7 Engineering ‘Suntmary: ©: 0 3 co

* “Existing Logging roads: Shaw, 1,665 kan
. 1990 Construction: : .  .2?4kn |
Total: a, 1939 kn

4;900 hectares of young forests. “fl
’ were brushed, spaced thinned)’ or,

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Supply Area:

INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

- Currently, 4 separate (but consistent) plans are being prepared for different portions of the Kalum ribet 7

1. Management and Working Plan for Tree Farm Licence 1 (Skeena Cellulose).
2, Management and Working Plan for Tree Farm Licence 41 (West Fraser & Eurocan, Skeena Sawmils) :
3. Kalum Resource Management Plan, covering all the area outside the Tree Farm Licences. -

4. Thunderbird Integrated Resource Management Plan. This is a smaller scale project covering the area -

between Terrace and Lakelse Lake.
The Kalum Resource Management Plan:

The Kalum Resource Management Plan will reflect the Forest :

Service philosophy on Integrated Resource management and
Publle Participation. This philosophy recognizes that:

1 Integrated Resource Management practices aré fun- °

damental to forest management in Britisti Columbia.

2. Integrated Resource Management plans will con-

sider resource values such as fish, wildlife, timber, az
recreational opportunities, to name a few. Other -:

social, economic and environmental needs will be :
considered. In some areas certain values - “will
predominate and exclude other values. :

3, To ba effective, Integrated resource management 7
~ must be flexible and adapt to new demands, batter
information and changing social preferences. °

4. Through public involvement, the development and
Implementation of forest management decisions can
be improved by consideration of diverse public view:
points.

The Planning Process: oR.

1. The District has been divided into North and South zi
portions. Separate plans will be prepared for each,
_ Starting with the southern part of the district, -

2. Adistrict planning team has been formed... Each’.
-Member has responsibilities for a number of groups
who will be helping prepare the plan. The: menibers

Glenn Smith, BC Forest: Service, Coordinator.

. John Perras, BCFS, Responsible for: industry con:
tacts.
Kathy Stuart, BC Environment, Responsible. for...
agencies, commercia! fishing, wildlife and tourism.
Erle Holt, BCFS, Responsible .for: environmental,
recreational) and:cultural groups. :
Joe Kalascnoff, CFS, : Responsible for Toca
government and active liaigon.

3. Over 90 local and regional groups have been invited 7
to participate in this process. The objectiveistohava =.

the plan for the Kalum South completed. by .
December 1992, Kalum North should be completed
* , _ by about December 1993.

“| THE KALUM TIMBER SUPPLY AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 600

KILOMETERS WIDE. IT CONTAINS THE 3 MAJOR CENTERS OF TER-
“RACE, KITIMAT AND STEWART PLUS NUMEROUS, SMALLER SET-
- TLEMENTS WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 36, 000. | : .

“THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE ANNUAL CLT IS 2,763,000 cuBIC METI ERS.
(78,000 TRUCK LOADS).

THIS IS AGRIEF OUTLINE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FOREST
INDUSTRY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON: °
‘TACT B.D. COWNIE, DISTRICT MANAGER, KALUM FOREST DISTRICT,
“BC. FOREST SERVICE AT 638-9280. ;

THIS INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO YOU. ‘COURTESY OF THE

MINISTRY OF FORESTS, SKEENA CELLULOSE INC., EUROCAN PULP

". AND PAPER CO., BELL POLE CO. LTD., ORENDA FORESTS PRODUCTS |
“+ -LTD., BUFFALO HEAO FOREST: PROOUCTS LTD. AND #AUL 6 ZAP nN,
_ , DUSTRIES (een LTO. ae

‘Contact:

2, Tree Farm Licence 41, Scott Marleau, 635-6336.

3, Kalum Resource Management Plan, Glenn. Smith, -
638-3290.

4, Thunderbird Integrated Frasource Management |
Plan, Rod Meredith, 638-3290.

; Forn more information on these 4 Plans please

1. Tree Farm Licence: 1, Archie MacDonald, 635-6550.

“The Thunderbird Integrated Resource

“Management Plan:
“! This ‘project’ started in October, 1990. The study area in-
_, Cludes lands surrounding the Terrace-Kitimat Airport, Lakelse
‘Lake, and. Lakelse River. The project goal Is to-provide
-management direction on a variaty of topics related to the

Values and priorities unique to the. area. Thase
‘topics include: blodiversity, wildiife management, fish habitat,

Public and private use and forest management,

- The public was asked to help in identifying resource values,
“concems.and priorities at three Stages. In the initial stage
> they. identified ,key issues and ‘concerns. Midway, they
- *'gvaluated and commented on initial management directions.
Finally; the public reviewed and commented on the Plan as
presented on’ April 18, 1881. A new committee, with a 1
gar-term hae been formed. The “Thunderbird Forest Area
dvisory Committee" will regularly review and discuss ongo-
‘ing. management of the forest resources within the study
: orsa. ce

* ‘ave variety of field work is scheduled for the 1991 geason:

* Planting : of 4 blocks, totalling 102 ha. this ‘spring. °

as “Salvaging. blawn-down timber.

* Preparing a ‘Coordinated’ ‘Access Management i Pian,

* Developing more detalled forest practice guidelines oe :

maintain or enhance bladiversity.

~ Ongoing ‘public review af forest management in the etudy .
‘area will oceur through’ the publication of annual reports.
These reports will Kdentily Fecent. accomplishments and

future activities...

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