Guidelines for integrating timber harvesting and domestic grazing in the green area

40 Pages·2002·3.2 MB·English

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Acknowledgements
These guidelines were developed in direct consultation with the Guidelines Working Group:
Northern East Slopes, Grazing Advisory Committee (GAG):
• Peter Aschenmeier (Chair, May 1997 - p resent)
• John Baxter (May 1997 - A ugust 2001)
• Roy Thompson (May 1997 - p resent)
• Terry Wentland (May 1997 - A ugust 2001)
• Horace Olecko (public member. May 1997 - A ugust 2001)
• Byron Selzler (August 2001 - p resent)
• Ralph Burns (August 2001 - p resent)
• Garrett MacAskill (public member, August 2001 - p resent)
Tom Varty from Weyerhaeuser of Canada - E dson Division
Jonathan Russell/Ray Hilts from Millar Western Eorest Products Ltd.
The Local Advisory Committee’s (LAC) from the Miscellaneous Timber Use (MTU) program,
surrounding Eorest Management Agreement (EMA) holders, the Eorest Resource Improvement
Association of Alberta and green area grazing disposition holders were also consulted while
drafting the document.
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Regional discussion on timber harvesting and domestic grazing issues was formally initiated at a
Grazing Reforestation Workshop hosted by the former department of Alberta Environment, Land
and Forest Service and Weyerhaeuser-Edson on June 13th 1997. This workshop identified
operational concerns from timber and grazing operators and communicated research findings
conducted by the University of Alberta. This established the need for integrated resource
planning. As a result formal discussion of the Guidelines Working Group started in February 1998
and in April 1998 a set of operating guidelines were presented to the LFS, Northern East Slopes
(NES) Regional Director.
Following consultation from surrounding FMA holders and LAC groups a set of guidelines were
released by the Regional Director in May 1999 for a trial period with a review in 2000-01. Based
on the trial review the guidelines were updated in January 2001 and submitted for implementation
into the Whitecourt zonal ground rules.
Based on a request from the GAG for formal approval of the guidelines a second external review
was conducted. On May 24, 2001 the surrounding FMA holders, LAC groups, and FRIAA were
asked to submit comments regarding the guidelines - V ersion May 2001.
On June 13, 2001 the Grazing Advisory Committee held a meeting to present the guidelines to
affected grazing disposition holders. From the grazing stakeholders in attendance (approximately
35) there was a unanimous decision to accept the guidelines in principle.
Based on written comments from the FMA holders, LAC groups, FRIAA and input from the grazing
stakeholders meeting, the guidelines were re-edited. This resulted in a more balanced approach
process for integrating timber and grazing operations. The updated guidelines were then reviewed
and accepted by the Guidelines Working Group.
November 27, 2001 a third and final review was requested from the surrounding FMA holders, LAC
groups, and FRIAA prior to final sign-off In January 2002, the document was re-edited based on
written comments from the regional FMA holders and FRIAA. The document is now directed to
FMA specific operating ground rules for implementation with grazing disposition holders.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements i
Review Process ii
Purpose 1
Background 1
Integration Standards 2
Integration Guidelines 3
Planning Phase 3
Operational Phase 6
Monitoring Phase 6
Summary of Integrated Resource Management Phases 7
APPENDIX I
Resource Inventories 13
APPENDIX II
Example of a S ilviculture Range Working Agreement 15
APPENDIX III
Glossary of Terms 17
APPENDIX IV
Joint Inspection Form (Preharvest / P ost-harvest) 21
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Table 1: Integration responsibilities of FMA/Quota holder and the grazing disposition holder 9
Table 2: Integration responsibilities of CTP/DTP holder and the grazing disposition holder where
the FMA holder is responsible for planning and reforestation. 10
Table 3; Integration responsibilities of CTP/DTP holder and the grazing disposition holder where
LFD is responsible for planning and FRIAA is responsible for reforestation. 11
Table 4: Integration responsibilities of CTP/DTP holder and the grazing disposition holder where
the CTP/DTP holder is responsible for planning and FRIAA is responsible for reforestation. 12
Figure 1. Process flow diagram 8
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Purpose
To assist timber and grazing operators successfully integrate timber harvesting, reforestation, and
domestic grazing activities to achieve sustainable timber and forage production while considering
other values.
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) has a mission to “optimize the sustained
contribution from Alberta’s resources in the interests of Albertans”. As extraction of natural
resources becomes more intensive there is a need to establish integrated resource management
(IRM) practices, to ensure sustainable resources for all users. Concerns arising from regional
timber operators and green area grazing disposition holders, have lead both parties to agree to
look for better ways to integrate harvest and grazing management practices. With the
government's continued commitment to stakeholder input, these regional guidelines were
established with participation from affected timber operators and the Grazing Advisory Committee
(GAC), with final review by SRD.
Standards to integrate timber harvesting and domestic grazing were first established by the Alberta
Timber Harvest Planning and Operating Ground Rules (1994). The guidelines were added to
develop a communication and planning process for integrating harvesting and grazing operations.
The standards and guidelines were both developed in accordance with the forest sector's legal
obligation to meet provincial regeneration standards (Alberta Regeneration Survey Manual 2000).
These guidelines should also be linked with zonal or FMA specific ground rules that address
operational integration of grazing and harvesting operations.
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Integration Standards
On grazing dispositions, timber operators must initiate contact with grazing operators to
notify them of future timber harvesting. Then the grazing operator and the timber
operator must work together to discuss and document issues and concerns.
Timber operations must be planned to maintain the grazing capacity for domestic
livestock. As well, grazing operators must co-operate with the timber operator to maintain
provincial regeneration standards.
During harvest, hauling, reforestation and reclamation operations, the timber operator must
maintain existing roads, bridges or improvements to active grazing dispositions.
The timber operator must advise the grazing operator at least 10 days before operations
begin on timber dispositions affecting a g razing disposition.
In order to ensure these integration standards are achieved a S ilviculture Range Working
Agreement (SRWA) is recommended. The SRWA is a negotiated agreement that integrates
timber harvesting, silviculture, and range management to ensure sustainable timber, forage,
and other values, e.g. wildlife habitat, and watershed protection. This documented
agreement, linked to the forest management planning process, would outline specific
harvesting, reforestation and grazing operations. The SRWA is signed by both the timber
operator(s) and the grazing operator(s) and submitted to the LFD Forest Area.
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