This Forest Management Plan (FMP) has been prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 of Forest Management Agreement 9700034. This plan will be updated every ten years, or sooner if significant developments occur that impact current forest management strategies. It outlines the goals, objectives, and strategies that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) and other forest companies operating on the Forest Management Agreement area (FMA area) will employ in the management of the forest resource.
In addition to the rights granted to Canfor with respect to coniferous timber, there has been 30,000 cubic metres allocated to the Community Timber Permit Program (CTPP). Local loggers and sawmillers can apply to be a part of this program and receive a portion of this timber on an annual basis. The GoA administers this progam and ensures that all members meet the conditions set out for this program, as well as operating in compliance with the FMP.
Deciduous Timber Allocations (DTA) for Millar Western Forest Products ULC (DTAW160003) and Weyerhaeuser (DTAW160001) are embedded in the FMA area. This FMP was developed in cooperation of the three forest companies, and although the companies operate under different business principles and markets, integration is fundamental to the successful management of the forest resource towards the future modeled forest within the FMA area.
Public involvement is a primary principle used in the development of the FMP and Canfor’s Public Advisory Committee (PAC) was integral in the planning process. This plan has been developed in accordance with Annex-4 of Alberta’s Forest Management Planning Standard. Through the process of public participation, the FMP attains local relevance in the form of locally determined Values, Objectives, Indicators, and Targets (VOITs).
The FMP reflects the principles of Canfor’s Sustainable Forest Management Commitments-May 2012, which broadly outlines Canfor’s commitment to sustainable forest management, accountability, adaptive management, science, multiple value management, health and safety, Indigenous people, opportunities for participation, defining objectives over temporal scale, continuous supply of timber resources, and maintenance of forest landbase in all of the forests Canfor operates. These commitments will maintain long-term health of forest ecosystems, while providing ecological, economic, and social opportunities for the benefit of present and future generations.