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File: ORCS 17580-55/ Fraser Canyon

ORDER TO ESTABLISHA LANDSCAPE UNIT AND OBJECTIVES

NAHATLATCH LANDSCAPE UNIT

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, I herebyestablish the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit, an area located on the west side of the FraserCanyon, Chilliwack Forest District, effective January 13, 2004, 2004.

The boundaries of the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit are shown on the NahatlatchLandscape Unit map, dated December 11, 2003, attached to this Order.

In addition, I hereby establish objectives for the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit, as attachedto this Order, effective January 13, 2004, 2004.

(Original signed by)

__________________________________________ _____________________Regional Director, Coast Region, DateMinistry of Sustainable Resource Management

Legal Objectives for the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit

Pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, the following arelandscape unit objectives for the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit. The goal of these objectives isto sustain biological diversity at the landscape level; exemptions are included to streamlineadministrative procedures and address operational safety concerns.

First Nations traditional use of forest resources, treaty negotiations or settlements will not belimited by the following objectives.

Objective 11. Maintain or recruit old growth forests in designated old growth management areas

(OGMAs), as shown on the attached Nahatlatch Landscape Unit map dated December11, 2003. Timber harvesting, including salvage, single tree selection, topping for coneharvesting, and commercial gathering of botanical forest products, will not be permittedwithin OGMAs except as specified in section 2 and 3 below.

2. The Delegated Decision Maker (DDM) may allow operations to occur within an OGMAfor reasons such as:(1) To prevent the spread of insect infestations or diseases that pose a significant threat

to forested areas outside of OGMAs. This will be done in a manner that retains asmany old growth forest attributes as possible.

(2) Construction of roads and yarding corridors if no other practicable option exists.

3. Exemptions:(1) Maintenance, deactivation, removal of danger trees, or brushing and clearing on

existing roads under active tenure within the right-of-way for safety purposes.(2) Felling of guyline clearance, tailhold anchor trees, or danger trees (except high value

wildlife trees) along cutblock boundaries or within the right of way on newroad/bridge alignments to meet safety requirements.

(3) OGMAs that are >10 ha in size may be modified for operational reasons up to acumulative maximum of :

a) 10 ha in variant CWHds1,b) 75 ha in variant CWHms1,c) 70 ha in variant ESSFmw,d) 70 ha in IDFww, ande) 35 ha in variant MHmm2,provided that replacement OGMA of equivalent or better quality and quantity isidentified in order of priority, 1) immediately adjacent to the existing OGMA, or 2)in the same variant and landscape unit as the existing OGMA; such that OGMAecological attributes and spatial distribution are maintained or improved, in one of thefollowing categories:

i) OGMAs >10 ha to <50 ha in size where the proposed development affectsthe OGMA by <5 ha,

ii) OGMAs ≥50 ha to <100 ha in size where the proposed developmentaffects the OGMA by <10ha,

iii) OGMAs ≥100 ha in size where the proposed development affects theOGMA by <10%.

iv) Construction of ≤500m of road or a bridge within an OGMA where thereis no other practicable option. As an alternative to finding replacementarea, the licensee may permanently deactivate or rehabilitate a temporaryroad or bridge site within four years after construction.

v) Construction of rock quarries and gravel pits under authority of foresttenure where the development will be located immediately adjacent toexisting roads under tenure and will affect the OGMA by <0.5 ha.

(4) Intrusions, other than those specified in (3) above, that affect an OGMA by less than0.5 hectare in total.

4. Exemption 3(3) above does not apply to the following OGMAs: # 8, 9, 14, 28, 34, 53,68, 77, 95, 108, 113, 125.

Objective 2Maintain stand level structural diversity by retaining wildlife tree patches (WTP). Cutblocksfor which harvesting has been completed by each licensee by tenure will retain adequateamounts of wildlife tree patches to ensure that over each 3 year period, commencing on thedate the objectives are established, the target percentage as noted in Table A is achieved. Inaddition:

(1) WTPs must be well distributed across the BEC subzone and located within orimmediately adjacent to a cutblock.

(2) Each cutblock >10 ha in size must have a minimum of 2% wildlife tree retention.(3) No timber harvesting, including single tree selection, is to occur within WTPs for at

least one rotation, except as noted in (4) below.(4) Salvage of windthrown timber and harvesting of remaining standing stems is only

permitted within WTPs where catastrophic windthrow exceeds 50% of the dominantor co-dominant stems; or where forest health issues pose a significant threat to areasoutside the WTP. Where salvage/harvesting is planned and authorized, replacementWTP of equivalent or better quality and quantity must be identified immediately toachieve the retention target.

(5) WTPs must include, if present, remnant old growth patches and live or dead veterantrees (excluding danger trees).

(6) WTPs must include representative larger trees for the stand and any existingmoderate to high value wildlife trees (excluding danger trees).

(7) Where differences exist between mapped and actual BEC subzones, subzones willbe confirmed by site plan information.

Table A. Wildlife Tree Retention by BEC subzone in the Nahatlatch Landscape Unit.

BEC Subzone % Wildlife Tree Retention

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Ministry of SustainableResource Management

Nahatlatch Landscape Unit

Scale 1: 50 000

Projection/Datum: Albers / Nad 83Forest Cover: MOF FC1 1: 20 000Digital Mapping Base: TRIM 1: 20 000Contour Interval: 20 meters

Mapped by LS, GG December 11, 2003

Submitted by: LS, GG MSRM

Date: December 11, 2003

Amendment:_____________

Date:___________________

Landscape Unit Boundary

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