The following documentation has been developed for KLFD LU and BEO designation.

1) Order to establish landscape units and objectives - effective July 1, 1998

2) Exhibit A - Kootenay Lake Forest District Landscape Unit Objectives

3) Exhibit B - Kootenay Lake Forest District Landscape Units and BEOs (map - being worked on)

4) Advertisement for review and comment on proposed landscape unit and objectives

- 2 month advertising period

5) Notice of impending order - to be advertised May 1

6) Referral letter

7) Backgrounder

1) Proposed order to establish landscape units and objectives

Pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, landscape units will be established for the Kootenay Lake Forest District effective July 1, 1998. The biodiversity emphasis options for the Kootenay Lake Forest District will be established July 1, 1998.

The boundaries of the landscape units and the locations of the biodiversity emphasis options for the Kootenay Lake Forest District are shown on the attached 1:1 000 000 scale map, dated February 23, 1998.

____________________ ________________________

Al Bradley

District Manager Date

Kootenay Lake Forest District File Number: 12450-01

* The biodiversity emphasis option determines the relative extent to which a landscape unit will be managed to reflect the natural vegetative pattern.

4) Advertisement for review and comment on proposed landscape unit and objectives

- to be placed in Nelson Daily News, Pennywise, Creston Advance, Express, and the

Cranbrook local paper for a period of two months.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, landscape units and biodiversity enphasis options are proposed for the Kootenay Lake Forest District.

Copies of the prepared order, the biodiversity emphasis options, a map showing the proposed location and boundaries of the landscape units, and a backgrounder are available for review at the following locations:

Written comments may be delivered to either the Kootenay Lake Forest District Office or the Nelson Forest Region Office by May 6 , 1998.

Contact: Greg Gage, District Planner

Kootenay Lake Forest District

Phone: (250) 825-1100

5) Notice of impending order - to be advertised May 1 in same papers as initial ad

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, landscape units and objectives are to be established for the Kootenay Lake Forest District effective July 1, 1998.

Copies of the order establishing the landscape units and objectives, and a map showing the location and boundaries of the landscape units are available for viewing at the Ministry of Forests Kootenay Lake Forest District office or the Nelson Regional office located at the following addresses.

Kootenay Lake Forest District

1907 Ridgewood Road

RR1 S22 C27

Nelson, British Columbia

V1L 5P4

Nelson Forest Region

518 Lake Street

Nelson, British Columbia

V1L 4C6

6) -proposed referral letter

File: 12450-01

Dear (see below)

The Kootenay Lake Forest District is proposing to establish landscape units and biodiversity emphasis options, pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act. Copies of the prepared order, objectives, a map showing the proposed location and boundaries of the landscape unit, and a backgrounder are attached for your review and comment.

Note that the period for the order to take effect has been shortened, as provided for in section 6(4) of the Forest Practices Code Strategic Planning Regulation. The proposed order is to take effect July 1, 1998 to allow for the landscape units and biodiversity emphasis options to be incorporated into the base case for the current Timber Supply Review.

Please reply with any comments or concerns that you may have within 45 days of the date of this letter. Should no reply be received within the 45 days, it will be assumed that your agency has no comments or concerns.

Yours truly,

Al Bradley

District Manager

Stephen Connolly

Senior Resource Planner

Inventory & Resource Planning Unit

1405 Douglas Street

Victoria, B.C.

V8V 3C1

John Dyck

Water and Land Manager

Nelson Region

Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks

Rick Morley

Regional Fish and Wildlife Manager

Nelson Region

Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks

Dave Grieves

Mineral Land Planner

Mines Branch

Ministry of Employment and Investment

Suite 201-100 Cranbrook Street North

V1C 5N4

7) Backgrounder

Section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act provides the District Manager the authority to establish an area of land within a forest district as a landscape unit and to also establish objectives for that unit. The Ministry of Forest's Landscape Unit Establishment Strategy for the Nelson Forest Region outlines a multi-phase process for each of the five forest districts within the Nelson forest region. The Kootenay Lake Forest District is commencing phase I with the legislative establishment of landscape unit boundaries and associated biodiversity emphasis options (BEOs). These draft boundaries and BEOs have been developed in consultation with B.C. Environment staff and are consistent with those of the Kootenay-Boundary Land Use Plan (KBLUP).

Twenty four landscape units and associated objectives are proposed for the Kootenay Lake Forest District. The proposed objective for each landscape unit is to manage for a high, intermediate, or low biodiversity emphasis option (BEO). The choice of high intermediate, or low determines the relative extent to which the landscape unit will be managed to reflect the natural vegetative patterns. The Forest Practices Code Biodiversity Guidebook provides target areas and ages of forest to be managed for in each landscape unit, based upon the total forested area within the landscape unit and the designated BEO.

Provincial policy is to distribute the BEO so that the percentage area of the forest district managed for a high, intermediate , and low BEO is approximately ten percent, forty five percent , and forty five percent respectively. This direction is reflected in the proposed BEO distribution for the Kootenay lake Forest District.

The primary purpose of establishing the landscape units and BEO objectives at this time is to strengthen the legal basis for their incorporation into the Timber Supply Review (TSR) which is used to determine the Allowable Annual Cut for the Kootenay Lake Forest District. Incorporation of this information will help ensure that the AAC determination in December, 1999 is based upon the best available information. If you have any questions please contact Dale Anderson, Planning Officer, or Greg Gage, District Planner, at 825-1100.

Pursuant to section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, landscape units will be established for the Kootenay Lake Forest District effective July 1, 1998. The biodiversity emphasis options for the Kootenay Lake Forest District will be established July 1, 1998.

The boundaries of the landscape units and the locations of the biodiversity emphasis options for the Kootenay Lake Forest District are shown on the attached 1:1 000 000 scale map, dated February 23, 1998.

____________________ ________________________

Al Bradley

District Manager Date

Kootenay Lake Forest District File Number: 12450-01

* The biodiversity emphasis option determines the relative extent to which a landscape unit will be managed to reflect the natural vegetative pattern.

Section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act provides the District Manager the authority to establish an area of land within a forest district as a landscape unit and to also establish objectives for that unit. The Ministry of Forest's Landscape Unit Establishment Strategy for the Nelson Forest Region outlines a multi-phase process for each of the five forest districts within the Nelson forest region. The Kootenay Lake Forest District is commencing phase I with the legislative establishment of landscape unit boundaries and associated biodiversity emphasis options (BEOs). These draft boundaries and BEOs have been developed in consultation with B.C. Environment staff and are consistent with those of the Kootenay-Boundary Land Use Plan (KBLUP).

Twenty four landscape units and associated objectives are proposed for the Kootenay Lake Forest District. The proposed objective for each landscape unit is to manage for a high, intermediate, or low biodiversity emphasis option (BEO). The choice of high intermediate, or low determines the relative extent to which the landscape unit will be managed to reflect the natural vegetative patterns. The Forest Practices Code Biodiversity Guidebook provides target areas and ages of forest to be managed for in each landscape unit, based upon the total forested area within the landscape unit and the designated BEO.

Provincial policy is to distribute the BEO so that the percentage area of the forest district managed for a high, intermediate , and low BEO is approximately ten percent, forty five percent , and forty five percent respectively. This direction is reflected in the proposed BEO distribution for the Kootenay lake Forest District.

The primary purpose of establishing the landscape units and BEO objectives at this time is to strengthen the legal basis for their incorporation into the Timber Supply Review (TSR) which is used to determine the Allowable Annual Cut for the Kootenay Lake Forest District. Incorporation of this information will help ensure that the AAC determination in December, 1999 is based upon the best available information. If you have any questions please contact Dale Anderson, Planning Officer, or Greg Gage, District Planner, at 825-1100.

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