Five-Year Forest and Range Resource Program 1997-2002

Highlights

• Improving fibre flow
  Jobs and Timber Accord
  Evolution of the Forest Practices Code
  Changing the way the Forest Service meets its objectives

Introduction

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

  Long-terms trends
  

  • 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
    Botanical forest products

  Timber supply

  • Forest Land Reserve

  Growing forests for tomorrow

  • Tree improvement
    Nursery and seed operations
    Forest health

  Forest protection

  • Fire suppression

Planned and integrated use

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

  Creating certainty over land use

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

  Operational planning

  • Timber
    Cutting authorities
    Providing access to the forest

  Compliance and enforcement

  • Quality assurance

  Evolution of the Forest Practices Code
  Aboriginal issues

  • Treaty negotiations
    Programs, policy and interim measures

Encourage an efficient and world-competitive industry

• 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 the communities that rely on forests
    Expansion of Woodlot Licence Program
    More jobs and value from every tree harvested
    Inventory
    Recreation

  Small Business Forest Enterprise Program
  Implementation of global sustainability commitments

  • Development of international standards on sustainable forestry
    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

1997-98 Estimates

Operations Vote (Vote 38)