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Nootka
The Nootka Forest Stewardship Plan was prepared and approved by the Ministry of Forests and Range under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). Forest Stewardship Plans do not show specific locations of proposed harvest areas and roads. Instead, the 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 60-day review and comment.
The following documents were submitted to government for approval:
Nootka Forest Stewardship Plan (Amendment 8 - April 2008) Pdf - (655 kb)
Map Pdf - (20 mb)
The Nootka Forest Stewardship Plan (Amendment ) was approved by the Campbell River Forest District, District Manager, on December 12, 2006
and replaces the Zeballos FSP:
Nootka FSP Approval (Dec 12, 2006)
Amendment
An amendment to the Zeballos FSP:
- expands the area to include the entire Nootka operating area of Western Forest Products, including the majority of lands draining to Nootka Sound, and to rename the plan accordingly;
- adds minor Licensees, including International Forest Products Ltd., and the Ehattesaht First Nation;
- revises the format and structure; and
- makes other improvements.
Following a 60 day public review and comment period that concluded October 30, 2006 the following documents were submitted to government for approval:
Nootka FSP (revised December 11, 2006)
1:50,000 scale map (amended March 12, 2007) Pdf - (23 mb)
The following background documents were created in support of Amendment #1:
Rationale for Amendment #1 of Zeballos FSP to Nootka FSP (revised December 11, 2006)
The following background documents were created in support of the FSP:
Background Information Pdf - (202 kb)
Info for delegated decision maker (revised July 22, 2005) Pdf - (1.7 mb)
technical information Pdf - (100 kb)
The following background documents, prepared in support of the FSP, are applicable to the Nootka operating areas of West Island Region as well.
Stocking Standards Rationale (July 28, 2006) Pdf - (306 kb)
Public and First Nation Consultation Protocol (Feb 10, 2005) Pdf - (298 kb)
Invasive Plants Rationale (revised May 11, 2005) Pdf - (265 kb)
The Zeballos Forest Stewardship Plan was approved by the Campbell River Forest District, District Manager, on September 15, 2005:
Zeballos FSP Approval (Sept 15, 2005) - Pdf - (4 mb)
Zeballos FSP Rationale
Zeballos FSP Approval Condition
WFP welcomes comments related to planning and forest management activities in the Nootka Sound area 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 and is best communicated to us by using our Features Registry to register the location of the feature or resource. Correspondence may be directed to the postal or email addresses below:
Regional Engineer
Western Forest Products Inc.
West Island Region
P.O. Box 200
Gold River, B.C. V0P 1G0
NootkaFSPfurtherinfo@westernforest.com
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