One submission declares the potential increase in small blocks in the lower-elevation interior plateau as a result of the new Forest Practices Code is a concern. Too many small blocks may result in landscape fragmentation, additional roads and excessive numbers of harvesting passes. Instead, the author proposes trying to copy more closely the natural processes of disturbance resulting from large fires. This implies larger blocks, with generous leave islands and peninsulas comprising a broad cross-section of trees (not just black spruce swamps), adequate "waste" fibre left on the ground and regeneration managed for biodiversity to avoid sterile pine stands such as those in Europe.
