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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT
BLM - Bureau of Land Management (U.S.)
CALM - Conservation and Land Management (Department of) (Western Australia)
CAFD - Cooperation Agreement for Forestry Development (Forestry Canada and Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
CDF - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CEA - Class Environmental Assessment (Ontario)
cfs - cubic feet per second
CFSA - Crown Forest Sustainability Act (Ontario)
cm - centimetres
CNR - Conservation and Natural Resources (Department of) (Victoria State, Australia)
COLP - Code of Logging Practice (Western Australia)
COP - Code of Practice for Timber Management Operations in Riparian Areas (Ontario)
DANI - Department of Agriculture of Northern Ireland
Dbh - Diameter breast height
DEC - Department of Environmental Conservation (Alaska)
DFO - Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canadian Government)
DM - German Marks (currency)
DNR - Department of Natural Resources
DOE - Department of Environment
EA - Environmental Assessment
EARP - Environmental Assessment and Review Process
EHR - Erosion Hazard Rating
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
FA - Forest Authority (United Kingdom)
FC - Forestry Commission (United Kingdom)
FEMAT - Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (U.S.)
FMA - Forest Management Area (Victoria State - Australia)
Fmk - Finnish Marks (currency)
FMP - Forest Management Plan (Victoria State - Australia)
FMPM - Forest Management Planning Manual (Ontario)
FOIC - Forest Officer in Charge (Western Australia)
FOL - Forest Operator Licences (Victoria State, Australia)
FPABC - Forest Practices Act (British Columbia)
FPC - Forest Practices Code
FPCBC - Forest Practices Code (British Columbia)
FRC - Forest Resources Commission (British Columbia)
FTE - Full Time Equivalent (employment positions)
G.B. - Great Britain
GIS - Geographic Information System
ha - hectares
LRMP - Land and Resource Management Plan
m - metre
m3 - cubic metre
MNR - Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario)
MOELP - Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (British Columbia)
MOF - Ministry of Forests (British Columbia)
MOLS - Manual of Logging Specifications (Western Australia)
MOPS - Manual of Procedures and Standards (Nova Scotia)
N.S. - Nova Scotia
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (U.S.)
NFMA - National Forest Management Act (U.S.)
NGO - Non-Government Organization
NTMP - Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan
OAHP - Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (Washington)
ODF - Oregon Department of Forestry
RAC - Regional Advisory Committee (United Kingdom)
RMA - Riparian Management Area
RMP - Resource Management Plan
RMZ - Riparian Management Zones (Washington)
ROD - Record of Decision (USFS)
RPF - Registered Professional Forester
s - second (time)
SEIS - Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (U.S.)
SEK - Swedish European Kroner (currency)
SEPA - State Environmental Policy Act
SP - Silviculture Prescription (British Columbia)
SYP - Sustained Yield Plan (California)
TFL - Timber Forest Licence (British Columbia)
THP - Timber Harvest Plan
TMG - Timber Management Guidelines (Ontario)
TSA - Timber Supply Area (British Columbia)
U.K. - United Kingdom
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDI - U.S. Department of the Interior
USFS - United States Forest Service
WAU - Watershed Administrative Unit (Washington)
WGS - Woodland Grant Scheme (United Kingdom)
WLPZ - Watercourse and Lake Protection Zones (California)
WMZ - Wetland Management Zones (Washington)
yr. - year
