RESULTS Training Woodlot Reporting to RESULTS Legislative Context and Submission Documentation March 2013 Mei-Ching Tsoi

Modules 1.Legislative Context and Business Documentation 2.Online Data Entry Basics 3.Online Data Entry Demo 4.ESF Submission 5.RESULTS Canned Reports

Legislative Context & Business Documentation

Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) FRPA s.29 (3) – Free growing stands for woodlot licence Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices (WLPPR) WLPPR s.76 – Annual reports (CF specifies form of an annual report) WLPPR s.78 – Minister may grant exemptions WLPPR s.83 – Relief or funding WLPPR s.84 - Declarations Woodlot Legal References

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act FPCBC70 – Silviculture prescriptions Woodlot Licence Forest Management Regulation (WLFMR) WLFMR s. 88 – Silviculture survey WLFMR s.88.1 – Free growing declarations WLFPR s.89 – Reporting obligations (annual report) Woodlot Legal References

Chief Forester Memo to WL Federation – Mandatory ESF April 10, Issues-for-Woodlot-Licence-Holders.pdf

Preparing Submissions

Submission Deadline April 30 Dec 31 (calendar) Jan 1 (calender year) Activities/Milestones occurring Jan 1 to Dec 31 (calendar year) Harvesting – opening definition, SU’s, disturbance reporting, forest cover Silviculture activity - silv treatments, planting with planting details (seedlot, trees, exceed limit) Free growing due or passed – forest cover update* Declaration of FG milestone Not associated with submission deadline: SU Modification of stocking standards - Amendments with or without approvals – may occur anytime * Woodlots do not have regeneration milestone reporting requirement unless committed in WLP to regen Reporting to RESULTS can occur throughout the year and not limited only to the deadline period. Woodlot Licences Woodlot Reporting Timeline

Generalized Lifecycle Reporting

Submission Type MandatoryApproximate TimingSpatial Data Required Details Opening Definition YesAt Harvest Completion* Following Amendments Annual Report Deadline YesIncludes site plan, tenure. Must be provided to create Opening for all other reporting. DisturbanceYesUpon Harvest Completion or Annually OptionalForest Cover update is required with disturbance activity reporting Silv ActivityYesUpon Activity Completion or Annually Optional Forest CoverYesAt Harvest Completion Free Growing Declaration Regeneration Declaration (when required or volunteered) YesIdentifies inventory and silviculture labels as well as damage agents. Supports milestone declaration. Reporting Lifecycle * Post Harvest Forest Cover should not have NSR and reflect planting stocking, if possible. Otherwise, opening will have NSR until Free Growing

Submission to RESULTS: Forest Information Management Systems that can submit electronically to ESF (eg. EziLink) RESULTS Service providers Online RESULTS under One SU/one FC polygon scenario – non blanket CPs Submission Methods

Must have a bceid account and authorized to submit to RESULTS RESULTS Access

RESULTS Pre-Conditions Cutblock must be status of “HB” or “LC” Use of Exhibit ‘A’ Online Spatial Function FTA CP application with spatial by cutblock submitted Only one standard unit and one Forest Cover polygon created for the opening All of the above conditions must be met to use RESULTS online entry. If require more than one Standard Unit or more than one Forest Cover, then must use submit via ESF.

RESULTS – Technical Documentation Provides processing rules, dependencies, optionality, context of what information and where it is located in RESULTS – clues to which tables to look for. Online & ESF Submission Requirements – need to refer to both

RESULTS – Training Recordings & documentation Refer to Training website for powerpoints, documentation, recordings or any upcoming training opportunities. More themes exists than what is shown on this slide.

References on RESULTS Website Business Documentation Business/Spatial Viewshttp:// Technical Documentation Application and ESF Training Resourceshttp://

RESULTS – Application Support