Beyond the Beetle – Managing BC’s Forest for Value and Sustainability 2014 SISCO Winter Workshop February 26, 2014 Dave Peterson, RPF ADM Tenures, Competitiveness and Innovation Division & Chief Forester 1

New Buzz from an Old Saw Current Mountain Pine Beetle picture Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan Further Transformations Ahead Questions 2

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MPB and Mid-Term Timber Supply By-partisan MLA Committee visited 15 communities and reviewed 650 submissions, in summer 2012 Committee produced a unanimous report to legislature with recommendations to enhance mid-term timber supply in beetle-impacted areas FLNRO Minister Thomson responded with Beyond the Beetle: A Mid-term Timber Supply Action Plan 6

Beyond the Beetle Action Plan 1.Preserving the Integrity of BC’s SFM system Respect First Nations interests, certifications and BACs 2.Land Base Issues Examine marginal forest types for potential Conduct science-based review of land use plans 3.Forests Practices Considerations Enhance local area silviculture strategies Continue addressing forest health, climate change, tree improvement, fuel management 7

Beyond the Beetle Action Plan, cont. 4. Other AAC-Related Issues Update forest inventories in MPB-impacted areas Update AACs in impacted areas, and consider new information, partitions and salvage potentials 5. Forest Tenure Issues and Interests Increase the diversity of area-based tenures and consider conversion of volume to area-based Continue the work on tenures that promote fibre utilization and fibre-based AACs 6. Burns Lake specific 8

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Further Transformations Ahead Managing the community-specific impacts of reduced fibre supply Increasing the level of fibre utilization, both from standing timber and from harvest residuals Enhancing the value generated from BC’s forest products Supporting the production of innovative bio-products Increasing the long-term participation of First Nations and communities in the forest sector 10

Further Transformations Ahead, cont. Modifying the AAC determination process and AAC allocation system to reflect declining supplies Improving land base security for the forest sector and other forest users Increasing the levels of public and private investment in the forest resource in BC Maintaining competitive market conditions through the transition period Adapting silviculture regimes and prescriptions to reflect evolving biological and social objectives 11

BC’s Bio-economy Transformation Council Collaborative initiative between government, industry and research community Co-chaired by industry and government Built on 2012 MLA Bio-economy Committee Vision – BC is a world-leader in the new bio- economy Established 6 Working Groups 12

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