A Review of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia and Fourteen other Jurisdictions

Background Report - 1995

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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations Use in this Report

Introduction and purpose of the study

Introduction

Purpose and Scope of the Study

Data Sources and Methods

Part I - Legal and administrative setting

Preamble

1. Legal Framework
2. Objectives of Code
3. Administration
4. Discretionary Authority
5. Incentives, Penalties and Enforcement
6. Performance Bonds
7. Audits
8. Appeals
9. Public Input
10. First Nations Input
11. Worker Safety

Part II - Forest Practices

Preamble

1. Planning
2. Forest road engineering and maintenance
3. Timber harvesting
4. Green-up
5. Silviculture prescriptions
6. Stocking standards
7. Site preparation
8. Species selection/reforestation
9. Stand management/tending
10. Soil conservation and erosion control
11. Domestic water quality
12. Forest health
13. Fire management
14. Livestock/range management
15. Recreation and visual landscapes
16. Cultural and heritage resources
17. Wilderness management
18. Riparian management/fish and aquatic habitat
19. Wildlife and habitat
20. Biological diversity

Bibliography

Personal Communications

Glossary of Terms

List of Figures

Figure 1: Administration of Forestry in Finland

List of Tables

Table 1: Finland's Nature Conservation Areas and the State of the Implementation of Conservation Programs

Table 2: Riparian Classes for Streams in Community Watersheds and Fish Streams

Table 3: Minimum Widths of Riparian Management Areas for Streams in British Columbia

Table 4: Minimum Widths of Riparian Management Areas for Wetlands in British Columbia

Table 5: Minimum Widths of Riparian Management Areas for Lakes in British Columbia

Table 6: Timber Management Guidelines for the Protection of Fish Habitat in Ontario

Table 7: Riparian Management Area Widths - Oregon

Table 8: Minimum Streamside Reserve Widths for Tasmania

Table 9: RMZ Specifications for Western Washington

Table 10: Riparian Zone Width Guidelines - Western Australia (Source: Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management, 1992)

Table 11: Number of Species Considered Threatened in Accordance with Factors Related to Silviculture in Finland

Appendices

Appendix A: Sudy Contacts

Appendix B: Correspondence

Appendix C: Questionnaire

Appendix D: Land Ownership and Geographic Coverage

Appendix E: Forestry Significance