Volume 1 - Resource Management, Table of Contents

Updated: May 2008
Responsible Branch : Information Management Group

Chapter 1 - Inventory

• 1.1 Tree Farm License Inventory
• 1.2 Certification of Air Photo Interpreters
• 1.3 Growth and Yield Prediction - Natural and Managed Stands (to be developed)

Chapter 2 - Silviculture

• 2.1 Seed Orchards and Production Facilities
• 2.2 Cone and Seed
• 2.3 Cooperative Forestry Corrections Program
• 2.4 White Pine
• 2.5 Silviculture Trials
• 2.6 Silvicultural Systems
• 2.7 Forage Seeding of Recently Disturbed Land
• 2.9 Soil Conservation (to be developed)
• 2.10 Direct Seeding
• 2.12 Cooperative Forestry Agreements (to be developed)
• 2.13 Commercial Thinning
• 2.14 Incremental Silviculture (to be developed)
• 2.15 Basic Silviculture Administration (to be developed)
• 2.16 Vegetative Propagules (to be developed)
• 2.17 Wildlife Tree Conservation and Management (to be developed)
• 2.18 Vegetation Management
• 2.19 Silviculture Treatment and Reporting
• 2.20 Silviculture Operational Plans Administration
• 2.21 Significant Amendments to Operational Plans (to be developed)
• 2.22 Backlog Management
  • Appendix - Treatment Priority Guidelines for Impeded & Backlog Areas
• 2.23 Seedling Supply and Distribution
• 2.24 Stand Density Management

Chapter 3 - Range Management

• 3.1 Allocation of Grazing Vacancy
• 3.2 Allocation of Hay Cutting Vacancy
• 3.3 Guide Outfitters, Packers, and Other Commercial Horse Operators
• 3.4 Crown Range Improvements
• 3.5 Livestock Ownership and Control
• 3.6 Overwintering of Authorized Livestock
• 3.7 Transfer of Tenure
• 3.8 Non-Use of Grazing Rights
• 3.9 Tenure Administration
• 3.10 Commensurability

Chapter 4 - Recreation Management

• 4.1 Recreation Management
• 4.2 Forest Landscape Management
• 4.3 Wilderness Management

Chapter 5 - Resource Planning

• 5.1 Integrated Resource Management (to be developed)
• 5.2 Integrated Resource Planning of Provincial Forest Lands (to be developed)
• 5.3 Allowable Annual Cut and TSA Planning (to be developed)
• 5.4 Reduction of Allowable Annual Cut (to be developed)
• 5.5 Provincial Forests (to be developed)
• 5.6 TSA Boundary Revisions (to be developed)
• 5.7 Forest Planning Modules for TSAs/TFLs (to be developed)
• 5.8 Guidelines to Integrated Resource Policy (to be developed)
• 5.9 Agro Forestry (to be developed)
• 5.10 Biodiversity (to be developed)
• 5.12 Community Watershed Management (to be developed)
• 5.13 Repairing Damage to Community Water Supplies and Delivery Systems (to be developed)

Chapter 6 - Public Involvement

• 6.1 Public Involvement (to be developed)
• 6.2 Participant Support (to be developed)

Chapter 7 - Research

• 7.1 Ecological Reserve Proposals
• 7.2 Standard Symbols and Codes for Vegetation and Ecosystems
  • Appendix A - HDBS Log to Standard Tree Species
  • Appendix B - Standard Tree Species to HDBS Log

Chapter 8 - Tenure Administration

• 8.1
• 8.2 Timber Marking (to be developed)
• 8.3 Harvesting Program - Audit Policy (to be developed)
• 8.4 Field Monitoring of Timber Harvesting Activities (to be developed)
• 8.5 Erosion of Forested Land (to be developed)
• 8.6 Road Permit Administration (to be developed)
• 8.7 Woodlot Licence Program - General Administration
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.7 Woodlot Licence Program - General Administration
• 8.8 Woodlot Licence Program - Private Land Exchanges and Deletions
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.8 Woodlot Licence Program - Private Land Exchanges and Deletions
• 8.9 Woodlot Licence Program - Competition, Evaluation, and Award
• Additional to Policy 8.9 - Woodlot Licence Application Evaluation Procedures
• General Procedures for Policy 8.9 - Woodlot Licence Program - Competition, Evaluation, and Award
• 8.10 Woodlot Licence Program - Replacement
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.10 Woodlot Licence Program - Replacement
• 8.11 Firewood Cutting - Free Use Permit
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.11 Firewood Cutting - Free Use Permit
• 8.12
• 8.13 Timber Cut Control (to be developed)
• 8.14 Commitment Control (to be developed)
• 8.15 Timber Trespass (to be developed)
• 8.16 Cruise-Based Sales
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.16 - Cruise-Based Sales
• 8.17 Woodlot Licence Program - Minor Revisions to Boundaries
• 8.18 Woodlot Licence Program - Increase of Crown Land Area
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.18 Woodlot Licence Program - Increase of Crown Land Area
• 8.19 Woodlot Licence Program - Transfer of Woodlot Licences
• 8.20 Christmas Tree Program - General Administration
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.20 Christmas Tree Program - General Administration
• 8.21 Christmas Tree Program - Permit Replacement
  • General Procedures for Policy 8.21 Christmas Tree Program - Permit Replacement
• 8.22 Forest Practices Code Transition : Amendments to Cutting Permits, Road Permits, Timber Sale Licences, and Operational Plans
• 8.23 Administration of Clauses in Cutting Authorities (to be developed)
• 8.24 Undersold Volumes (to be developed)
• 8.25 Standard Operating Procedures for Forest Service Roads
• 8.26 Cutting Permit Extension and Surrender

• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.4 Average Market Value Audits
• 11.6 Timber Invoicing

Chapter 12 - Revenue : Control

• 12.1 Revenue Risk Management Plan
• 12.2
  
• 12.3
  
• 12.4 Revenue Administration and Control
  • Appendix A1 - Revenue Administration and Control Matrix, page 1
  • Appendix A2 - Revenue Administration and Control Matrix, page 2
  • Appendix A3 - Revenue Administration and Control Matrix, page 3
  • Appendix A4 - Revenue Administration and Control Matrix, page 4
• 12.5 Client Identification
• 12.6
• 12.7 Fees and Licences
  • Fees Licences Inventory Summary for 2001/02, as at December 2000 HTML
  • Fees Licences Inventory Summary for 2001/02, as at December 2000 PDF
• 12.8
• 12.9
• 12.10
• 12.11 Management and Deposit of Public Money

Chapter 13 - Revenue : Scaling and Cruising

• 13.1 Administration of Scale Sites
• 13.2 Timber Marking and Transportation
• 13.3 Monitoring, Inspecting, and Auditing Scale Sites
• 13.4 Licensing and Administration of Scalers
• 13.5 Scaling Requirements
• 13.6 Waste Assessments
• 13.7 Timber Cruising

Chapter 14 - Minister Policy

• 14.1 SBFEP Bid Proposal Program, Timber Sale Licences, Forest Act, s. 21

Chapter 15 - Aboriginal Issues

• 15.1 Aboriginal Rights and Title
  • Consultation Guidelines

Chapter 16 - Enforcement

• 16.1 Designation of Forest Officers
• 16.2 Authorization of Forest Officers
• 16.3 Designation and Authorization of Forest Officials
• 16.5 Identification of Officers and Officials
• 16.6 Investigations
• 16.7 Stopping Vehicles
• 16.8 Stopping Vessels
• 16.9 Entry of Buildings
• 16.10 Making Statutory Determinations
• 16.11 Violation Ticketing
• 16.14 Stopwork Orders
• 16.15 Forfeiture of Timber, Chattels, Hay, etc.
• 16.16 Forfeiture of Livestock
• 16.18 Covert Surveillance Operations, Equipment and Systems
• 16.19 Prosecutions
• 16.22 Selection and Responsibilities of Review Officials and Panel Members for Administrative Reviews - Section 127 and 128
• 16.24 Remediation Sub-Account
• 16.25 Collusion Deterrence and Enforcement
• 16.26 Management Roles and Responsibilities within the C&E Program
• 16.27 Special Investigation Units within the C&E Program of the Ministry of Forests
• 16.28 Compliance and Enforcement (C&E) program staff uniforms
• 16.29 Compliance and Enforcement Program Standards of Conduct
• 16.30 Internal Complaints Policy: Compliance and Enforcement Program
• 16.31 Public Complaints Policy: Compliance and Enforcement Program Staff
• 16.32 Government Non-Compliance Reporting
• 16.33 Special Provincial Constables

Chapter 17 - Compliance Monitoring and Auditing

• 17.1 Risk Assessment for Operational Activities
• 17.2 Inspections
• 17.3 Monitoring
• 17.4 Internal Forest Practices Audit

Chapter 18 - Corporate Planning

• 18.1 Scheduled Change
• 18.2 Business Plans (to be developed)

Chapter 19 - Timber Sales

• 19.1 Timber Sale Licence Deposit Administration