Merritt Sustainable Resource Management Plan

Landscape Unit Workshop - "Planning to meet Old Growth Forest Objectives in the Merritt Timber Supply Area"

Landscape Unit Planning Workshop Agenda
9:15am – 4:30pm
January 15th, 2002
Coldwater Hotel Banquet Room
1901 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C.
"Planning to meet Old Growth Forest Objectives in the Merritt Timber Supply Area"

9:15
Introduction
Nelson Grant,
MSRM
"Status of Strategic Planning" and
"Policy overview and background: landscape units in the Merritt TSA" 		Dave McBeth,
MSRM
9:45
 Ministry of Forest’s Perspective Bruce Young,
Merritt Forest District
10:00
 Coffee  
10:20
 Merritt IFPA’s Involvement Larry Henry,
NSIFS
10:30

"A proposed approach for biodiversity planning":

  • Biodiversity status report for the Merritt Forest District
  • Landbase status "coarse filter" measures –patch size, cover, seral (age) representation
  • Old growth management areas – what, where, when
  • Examples of criteria used for identifying old growth management areas in other areas
 Keith Simpson,
Keystone Wildlife Research
on behalf of NSIFS
11:50
Comments/Questions. Form Discussion Groups  
12:00
 Lunch Provided  
1:00

Breakout to Discussion Groups :
"What information and values should be considered when identifying old growth management areas and developing an old growth strategy?"

  
2:45
 Coffee  
3:00
 Presentations by Groups / Open Discussion  
4:00
 Next Steps / Feedback  

Workshop co-sponsored by:
Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management (MSRM)
and
Nicola-Similkameen Innovative Forestry Society (NSIFS)