Atlin/Taku Land Use Planning

Forestry Chapter

Presentation to Multiparty Workshop #4June 19, 2009

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Context Small but important part of local economy Limited commercial harvesting to date Majority of timber accessed on existing roads within the

Ministry of Forests “Administrative Areas” along Wilson Creek and near Fourth of July Creek.

Harvesting is typically in <1 hectare clearcuts, or selective harvest if > 1 hectare.

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Management Issues to Address Potential conflict between harvesting and

environmental, ecosystem and cultural values

Visual quality

Goals Commercial Forestry:

remains small-scale, community based and contributes to local jobs

Sustains social and ecological values protects important cultural sites, features and

landscapes

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Objectives Secure long-term timber supply for local needs Maintain opportunities for non-commercial use

(firewood, personal building material) Maintain visual quality Minimize impacts on wildlife and cultural values

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Zoning Concept under discussion Draft zone map developed

Commercial Forest Harvest Zone O’Donnell to Yukon, east side of lake

No Commercial Forest Harvest Zone Remainder of the LUP Area

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Commercial Forest Harvest Zone Boundaries to be refined Will be “no harvest areas” within the zone to

protect critical habitats & cultural sites Still under discussion

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No Commercial Forest Harvest Zone Would exclude all forms of commercial forest

tenure Would not exclude non forestry related harvest

(e.g. mineral properties, road R/W to access mineral claims)

Would not exclude non-commercial use (e.g. firewood, personal building material)

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How are goals and objectives met? Vast majority of plan area is No Commercial Forest

Harvesting

Protects social, environmental, ecological, cultural values across majority of plan area (no harvest)

Maintains visual quality west of Atlin Lake (no harvest)

Goals and Objectives (cont’d) Maintains habitats of key concern, particularly

caribou winter range (little /no harvest ) Maintains local accessible timber supply (in forestry

zone) Maintains opportunity for commercial harvest in

Atlin area (in forestry zone) Maintains opportunities for non-commercial forest

use across plan area

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Next steps Comment from stakeholders

Conceptual Detailed

Further refinement of Chapter and Zone map between BC and TRTFN

Final draft of Chapter and Zone map

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