Caribou management/ Old Growth
The Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan modelled the Caribou Early Winter and Caribou Late Winter zones on a 150-year rotation. One BC Environment staff member states that at 150 years arboreal lichen is just starting to grow. The respondent regards 150 years as a "minimum" rather than "optimum" requirement for caribou management.
Another submission expresses opposition to removal of the requirement for 200-year-old trees in Caribou Management zones as modelled under the sensitivity analysis for the Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan.
Lakeshore management
BC Environment staff note that the 200-metre reserve zone around lakes as used in the Forest Service analysis is an average rather than a fixed distance.
Riparian management
BC Environment staff question the process used to determine the impacts of riparian reserve zones on the timber harvesting land base. Specifically, they question the validity of using a gross-to-net ratio to determine the impact on the net operable land base.
Minimum harvestable age
One submission expresses concern about minimum harvestable ages. It claims the proposed minimum harvestable ages of 81 to 101 years underestimate the longer growing periods required for species like spruce and balsam at higher elevations
Not-satisfactorily-restocked areas
The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council questions why there is such a high level of untreated not satisfactorily restocked land (3841 hectares).
