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Good Visual Stewardship Poor Visual Stewardship

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Progress to date:

Draft Indicators and Evaluation document released July 2004.

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Visual Management Effectiveness Evaluation Procedures and Standards

January 2005

These procedures & standards were developed to be applied to a single block or may be used more broadly at a regional or provincial level.

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The draft protocol was used by Forest Practices Board to Audit Campbell River Forest District in August 2004. Auditees (Interfor, Western, BCTS) achieved the assigned VQO in 84 of 96 cases. (Score 87.5%)

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Progress Continued:

Informal EE carried out in Arrow/Boundary District October 2006. 5 of 7 blocks sampled met the objective. (Score 71%)

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VQO of Modification Met VQO of Modification Not Met

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Progress Continued:

The draft protocol has also been used to assess validity of public complaints and to resolve C&E issues.

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Blk subject to MRL

BLK subject to Board Investigation

Blk subject to Public Complaint

VQO=PR AVQC=M

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Plan for 2007:

Conduct a province wide Effectiveness Evaluation toestablish a benchmark regarding the success of managing visuals under the Code.

A follow up EE would be completed in 2009 to determine the effectiveness of managing visuals under FRPA.

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Campbell River

Terrace

Abbotsford

Victoria

Nelson

Kamloops

Williams Lake

Prince George

Plan for 2007:

Sample Size6 Districts (2 per Region)20 samples per district. 120 samples x 2 views = 240 samples

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Plan for 2007:

How will the evaluation be carried out?

Two options:

1. We train district staff and they do sampling with assistance of Regional staff and/or a contractor.

2. We hire a knowledgeable visual contractor to carryout sampling. This limits district workload to pulling VIA’s and SP’s and participating on a voluntary basis.

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Plan for 2007:

Option 1:Would require upwards of 10 days of district staff time.2 days for training5 days for data collection2 days for data collation and debriefing

Option 2Would require 2-3 days of district staff time.1 day preparation 2 days sampling

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Questions for Group:

Who would be interested in participating?

Which option would work best?