A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 16, 1994

FORESTRY

Buffalo Head silviculture
audit shows weaknesses

THE FIELD work on the third of
three silviculture audits in the
Kalum North has now becn com-
pleted,

John Barllctt, the consultant
who carricd out the. caslicr, pair,
spent the summer checking West
Fraser cutblocks.

“We're now. awaiting the
report, confirmed district sil-
viculturist Bob Wilson.

Although Bartlett's contract
runs to next Wednesday, Nov. 30,
Wilson noted the report might be
later than that depending on how
long it takes to analyze all the
ficld work results,

In the case of the Orenda and
Buffalo Head audits, the initial
reporis were not completed until
February or March,

While Bartlett gave Orenda cut-
blocks a passing grade, his earlier
audit on Buffalo Head Forest Pro-
ducts’ cutblocks proved Forcst
Service fears well-founded.

Of the cight cutblocks exam-
ined by John Bartlett, seven were
declared NSR.

And the sole block to pass that
test fell well short of largct stock-
ing standards.

The regional standards which
set 1200 stems as the target but
will acccpt 700 as being salisfac-

in waiting
IF AND when the Kalum Forest
district gets the go-abead 1o in-
crease the number of woodlots
here, it'll be able to advertise twa
immediately.

Small Business program f{orest-
er Rod Meredith explained the
district went through a. woodlat
proposal process three years ago.

Woodlots were awarded in de-
scending order starting with the
top ranked proposal. That con-
tinued until nearly all of the avail-
able annual allowable cut (AAC)
of 4,500 cu.m. had been allo-
cated,

The cutoff point having been
reached, there were still two
proposals which the Forest Ser-
vice considered —_ workable,
Meredith said.

Therefore, as scon as word of
an increased woodlot AAC comes
through, the district will. tender
the Crown lands involved in the
pair,

He also noted the Forest Ser-
vice had deferred logging those
lands program to ensure they
would be available should the
weodlot program expand here.

Meredith emphasized anyone is
allowed to bid on Jand put out to
tender, not just the individuals
who put forward those 1991
woodlol proposals,

tarily reslocked (SR).

Three of the blocks failed to
mect even half that minimum
while the only onc to pass the test
had only 806 stems.

_ We knew Buffalo Head was _
falling behind,” said Wilson of

the reason for the audit.

As for trying to persuade the
company it was not planting
enough trees, ‘that was a battle
we had with Buffalo Head,”’ he
admitted.

Noting the Bell Irving area had
harsh growing conditions, Wilson
said that had to be recognized
right from. the start and al-
lowances made for it.

Bartlett was critical of Buffalo
Head's ‘“‘major deviations”? .on
the choice of specie and stock
type when it came to replanting
logged areas.

For example it bad planted
higher percentages of spruce than
desirable given that tree’s suscep-
tibility.io snow press damage,

Sturdier seedlings should also
ave been selected, he suggested.

Those arcas identified as NSR
will now have to be fill-planted to
bring the number of young trees
up to target.

Describing that as an expensive
proposition, Wilson confirmed
the Forest Service had to pay the
shot for any failed plantings prior
to 1987 while the company
picked up the tab for post '87
failures.

The Bartlett audit having identi-

fied the problems, Wilson said
the Forest Service is now ‘‘fairly:

pleased’® ‘with progress made by
the company.

Target stockings are being met,
PHSPs are much tougher and, al-
though not all NSR areas have

been fill-planted yet, plans are in
place to catch up.

In addition the company had a
successful cone collection this
fall and had gathered a lot of sub-

_ alpine fir seeds for future use.

Buffalo Head had also been
quick to tackle problems on sub-
Standard stream crossings and
road deactivation.

And Wilson noted a significant
brush control program had been
launched this year which would
be expanded in 1995.

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