Five Year Forest and Range Resource Program 1996-2001

Submitted to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the
Ministry of Forests Act, Section 9.
August 1996

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[*] An asterix in square brackets indicates an update since print publication.

Table of Contents

• Highlights
  • Creating jobs by renewing the forest
    Implementing the Forest Practices Code while ensuring the smooth operation of industry
    Creating certainty over land use
    Developing better relationships with First Nations
    Looking ahead

  Introduction

  • Mission
    Mandate
    Application of mandate and mission
    How the Forest Service delivers its mission
    
    • Promoting equity and fairness
      

    Long-term trends
    

    • Social
      Environmental
      Economic
      

    Organization of this report

  Resource sustainability
  

  • Ecological classification system
    Sustainability of non-timber resources
    
    • Watersheds
      Protected Areas Strategy
      Sustainability of the range resource
      Sustainability of the recreation resource
      

    Sustainability of timber resources
    

    • Timber Supply Review
      The review process
      Future priorities
      

    Forest Land Reserve
    Growing forests for tomorrow
    

    • Basic silviculture
      Incremental silviculture
      Backlog reforestation
      Seed and nursery operations
      Developmental silviculture
      Forest health
      

    Fire protection
    

    • Fire suppression program
      

  Planned and integrated use
  

  • Information for integrated resource management
    
    • Research
      Range
      Recreation
      Forest and range resource inventory
      

    Planning for integrated resource management
    

    • Inter-ministry cooperation and coordination
      Land and resource management planning
      Landscape-level planning
      

    Operational planning
    

    • Timber
      Providing access to the forest
      

    Compliance and enforcement
    

    • Further development of the Forest Practices Code
      

    Aboriginal issues
    

    • Treaty negotiations
      Interim measures

  Encourage an efficient and world-competitive industry
  

  • Forest Renewal Plan and Forest Renewal BC
    
    • Giving back to the forests through enhanced forestry
      Restoring and protecting the forest environment
      New skills and jobs for forest workers
      Strengthening communities that rely on the forests
      Expansion of Woodlot Licence Program
      More jobs and value from every tree harvested
      Value-Added Program
      

    Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP)
    

    • Testing alternative silvicultural systems and marketing of logs
      

    Increasing international scrutiny of forest management
    

    • International forestry agreements
      Trade issues

  Assert the financial interests of the Crown
  

  • Determine revenue in a systematic and equitable manner
    Identify and claim revenue completely, accurately and promptly
    Record revenue promptly and accurately
    Collect the revenue vigorously while treating licensees fairly and equitably

  Related reports

  Forest Service organization

  1996-97 Estimates

  Operations Vote