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LICENSEE OPERATING (Defined Forest) AREAS:
Forest tenure holders (licencees) in the Kamloops TSA have been working with the public to develop responsible forest management plans for over 25 years. Many planning processes, including those for Forest Stewardship Plans, provide for public and First Nations review and comment. Licensees prepare multi-year Forest Stewardship Plans that consider the direction provided. Licensee standards, and operating plans, are continuously updated as new information comes forward. The SFM Plan is an example of the commitment of licensees to adapt their management practices in response to changes in society’s values.
SFM Public Advisory Group
The SFM Advisory Group was formed to assist the TSA Licensees in developing the SFM Plan by identifying local values, objectives, indicators and targets and evaluating the effectiveness of the Plan.
Members of the SFM Advisory Group represented a cross-section of local interests including environmental organizations, First Nations, resource-based interests and research specialists. An open and inclusive process was used to formulate the public advisory group. Local First Nations and KLRMP table members were formally invited to participate. The Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection[1] provided technical support to the SFM planning process, providing information and advice to the planning process on resources and policy issues. The group developed, and was guided by, the Terms of Reference and Procedures (TOR). The TOR were consistent with the CSA standard, and also specified that the process for developing the SFM Plan would be open and transparent.
The SFM Advisory Group reviews the annual report prepared by licensees to assess achievement of performance measures. This monitoring process provides the licensees, public and First Nations with an opportunity to bring forward new information and to provide input concerning new or changing public values that can be incorporated into future updates of the SFM Plan.
The current public advisory group in comprised of the following participants:
Group
Number of participants
Comment
First Nations
3
General public/interest groups
9
A cross-section of various interest group representaitives
Provincial Government
5
Primarily Provincial Ministry of Forests representatives
Forest Licencees/tenure holders
16
Includes major licencees, BC Timber Sales (BCTS)
In addition to the full participant list above, other individuals and groups have opted for other degrees of participation or correspondence, as follows:
Participation Category
Number in category
Partial participation, Full Correspondence
These individuals have an interest in the process, but limited ability to participate
Partial participation, Limited Correspondence (reports only)
24
This category includes all potentially affected First Nations Groups as well as 6 public members and 2 licencee individuals.
Licensee Participation
Active forest licensees operating within the Kamloops TSA, together with the Woodlot Association, worked with the SFM Advisory Group to develop performance measures (values, objectives, indicators, and targets) for the SFM Plan. Having all active licensees represented during the development of a single SFM Plan (as opposed to many individual plans) helped to address the complexities of overlapping licenses and volume-based harvesting tenures within the TSA. The involvement of all licensees also strengthened the content of the plan and helps ensure consistency of implementation across the entire plan area. More importantly, all licensees are committed to the achievement of the Plan and will annually report on their performance.
The following active licensees were involved in the development of the Kamloops TSA Sustainable Forest Management Plan:
The Ministry of Forests (now Ministry of Forests and Range) participated in the SFM planning process in a number of roles including:
SFM Plan Maintenance and Improvement
Over time, there has been changes to licensee participation. Changes, other than mergers or acquisitions noted above, include:
1. New actively participating licensees:
2. Changes in Level of Participation by Original Licensees
3. Additional Commitment to, and Annual Reporting Against, SFM Plan Performance Measures for Non-active Licensees
Licensees holding NRFLs have a limited ability to influence achievement of Targets for some SFM Plan Indicators. These licensees are committed to reporting against Targets they do influence. These licensees report against the Targets for Indicators as follows:
Over the past several years, the small scale salvage operations, managed by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range, have significantly increased their operations to deal with the increasing need to salvage Mountain Pine Beetle mortality. The Ministry of Forests and Range are committed to the achievement of the Plan and will report on their performance against the Targets they do influence. The Ministry of Forests and Range Small Scale Salvage Program report against the following Targets and Indicators: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 25 and 30. (See SFM Plans under"documents" tab)
Licensee Operating Areas
No licencee operates in all geographic areas of the TSA. Specific operating areas have been allocated to the active forest licensees within the TSA. An overview map of the TSA, depicting licensee operating areas, is attached. The Forestry Revitalization Act, Bill 28, take back areas are in transition. Refer to licensee Regional Plans for mapping of individual DFAs. Bill 28 takeback areas will be shown on the DFA map in the annual TSA SFM Plan as they are finalized.
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