Queen Charlotte Islands, Mid Island, Stillwater, Port Alberni and Portions of Mainland Coast, Nootka Sound and Zeballos

The Forest Stewardship Plan was prepared and approved by the Ministry of Forests and Range under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). Unlike Forest Development Plans (FSPs) prepared under the Forest Practices Code, Forest Stewardship Plans do not show specific locations of proposed harvest areas and roads. Instead, the draft FSP identifies larger Forest Development Units (FDUs) within which harvesting and road construction may occur over a five-year period. Forestry activities conducted within FDUs must be consistent with results and strategies specified in the FSP. These results and strategies in turn must be consistent with FRPA and government approved objectives for the management of forest resources in the planning area. Stakeholders were invited to provide information during a 90-day review and comment that ended April 30, 2006.

The following documents were submitted to government for approval:

Cover Letter for July FSP Submission (Jul 14, 2006)
Forest Stewardship Plan (Jul 6, 2006)
Cover Letter for December FSP Submission (Dec 8, 2006)
Forest Stewardship Plan (Dec, 2006) Approved
Forest Stewardship Plan maps
Visual Quality Objective maps

The following background documents were created in support of the FSP:

Invasive Plants Discussion Paper (Dec 7, 2006)
Stocking Standards Discussion Paper (Dec 20, 2006)
FSP Rationales in Support of July Submission (Jul 14, 2006)

Proposed Amendments:

Forest Stewardship Plan Major Amendment #2

The Forest Stewardship Plan was approved by the Sunshine Coast Forest District, District Manager, on  January 4th 2007 :

FSP Approval Letter (Jan 4, 2007)

WFP welcomes comments related to planning and forest management activities at any time. General comments provided may be used to improve future versions of planning documents. Information about specific resource features will be considered in site level plans.  Correspondence may be directed to the postal or email addresses below:

Operations Forester
Western Forest Products Inc.
Port Alberni Forest Operation
4 km SE of Port Alberni
Bamfield Road
Port Alberni, BC  V9Y 7N3

SChambers@westernforest.com