A PowerPoint presented by PFLA Executive Director, Rod Bealing, to a group of delegates at the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities' AGM and convention in Sooke, B.C., April 12-14, 2013. The AVICC represents local government on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Powell River and the central coast.
The winter 2013 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: Shawnigan Lake Watershed forestry tour; meeting dates; management planning tips for forest owners.
The summer 2014 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: highlights from the recent field tour; details about PFLA's top policy priorities; an update on the Crititcal Wildlife MOU signed with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Environment, Brushing tips for forest owners, and the Private Forestry Recognition Award recipient.
The winter 2013 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: Shawnigan Lake Watershed forestry tour; meeting dates; management planning tips for forest owners.
The summer 2014 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: highlights from the recent field tour; details about PFLA's top policy priorities; an update on the Crititcal Wildlife MOU signed with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Environment, Brushing tips for forest owners, and the Private Forestry Recognition Award recipient.
Presents a look at woody biomass as a viable feedstock for renewable fuel and power generation. Sustainability, climate change, wildfires, ghg, forest management, and policy issues are addressed.
Not so wild on the wild coast: conservation of pondolandDerek Berliner
Not so wild on the Wild Coast: Landscape changes and threats to biodiversity on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast and the role of protected areas in communal areas
04/July/ 2012
Berliner, D.D
Eco-logic consulting
E mail:eco-logic@mweb.co.za
The Pondoland centre of endemism is the smallest and perhaps the most vulnerable in South Africa. Its importance has been globally recognized by its inclusion within Conservation Internationals Maputu-Pondoland- Albany hotspot.
The Wild Coast Project, a GEF funded initiative, administered by the ECPBT aims to establish a representative network of co managed protected areas across the Pondoland center and within the Wild Coast. A number of case studies are used to examine the key threats, systemic relationships between these, and the drivers of landscape change on the Wild Coast. In light of this, the question is asked: how effective the proposed community protected areas will be to ensure persistence of biodiversity on the Wild Coast?
The case studies include a number of ecosystems, including mangrove estuaries, scarp forests, and the grasslands /thorn veld/forest mosaic. Case studies are the result of numerous site visits, literature reviews, discussion with locals, and GIS analysis of past areal and satellite imagery.
The case studies reveal the essential paradox of conservation in communal areas, like the Wild Coast. On the one hand, the human footprint and level of transformation appears to be relatively low when compared to the highly transformed landscapes of commercial agriculture; but on the other hand, closer inspection and analysis of landscape and associated environment changes, reveals highly dynamic and vulnerable systems showing the signs of an ‘environmental meltdown’. This threatens not only the livelihoods of many depended on natural resources, but also the irreplaceable biodiversity associated with these areas.
David Moses of Moses Structural Engineers showcases the latest innovations of building design using cross-laminated timber panels. CLTs are allowing new applications for wood design including multi-storey structural elements, with the benefit of faster build times, less waste, and sequestered carbon.
Off Road Vehicle Management Framework (June 2011)BCPFLA
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2016 Managed Forest Update from BC AssessmentBCPFLA
A PowerPoint presented by Craig Barnsley of BC Assessment to the Private Forest Landowners Association at the annual PFLA conference held June 2nd at Painter's Lodge in Campbell River.
A presentation by the Private Forest Landowners Association at the annual conference of the Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association, February 2011.
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The purpose of the presentation is to understand the obligations and benefits of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Private Forest Landowners Association, the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Environment regarding critical wildlife habitat in British Columbia.
Presents a look at woody biomass as a viable feedstock for renewable fuel and power generation. Sustainability, climate change, wildfires, ghg, forest management, and policy issues are addressed.
Not so wild on the wild coast: conservation of pondolandDerek Berliner
Not so wild on the Wild Coast: Landscape changes and threats to biodiversity on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast and the role of protected areas in communal areas
04/July/ 2012
Berliner, D.D
Eco-logic consulting
E mail:eco-logic@mweb.co.za
The Pondoland centre of endemism is the smallest and perhaps the most vulnerable in South Africa. Its importance has been globally recognized by its inclusion within Conservation Internationals Maputu-Pondoland- Albany hotspot.
The Wild Coast Project, a GEF funded initiative, administered by the ECPBT aims to establish a representative network of co managed protected areas across the Pondoland center and within the Wild Coast. A number of case studies are used to examine the key threats, systemic relationships between these, and the drivers of landscape change on the Wild Coast. In light of this, the question is asked: how effective the proposed community protected areas will be to ensure persistence of biodiversity on the Wild Coast?
The case studies include a number of ecosystems, including mangrove estuaries, scarp forests, and the grasslands /thorn veld/forest mosaic. Case studies are the result of numerous site visits, literature reviews, discussion with locals, and GIS analysis of past areal and satellite imagery.
The case studies reveal the essential paradox of conservation in communal areas, like the Wild Coast. On the one hand, the human footprint and level of transformation appears to be relatively low when compared to the highly transformed landscapes of commercial agriculture; but on the other hand, closer inspection and analysis of landscape and associated environment changes, reveals highly dynamic and vulnerable systems showing the signs of an ‘environmental meltdown’. This threatens not only the livelihoods of many depended on natural resources, but also the irreplaceable biodiversity associated with these areas.
David Moses of Moses Structural Engineers showcases the latest innovations of building design using cross-laminated timber panels. CLTs are allowing new applications for wood design including multi-storey structural elements, with the benefit of faster build times, less waste, and sequestered carbon.
Off Road Vehicle Management Framework (June 2011)BCPFLA
Presentation made by Vera Vukelich, on behalf of the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, to the Private Forest Landowners Association at their 2011 AGM and forestry forum.
2016 Managed Forest Update from BC AssessmentBCPFLA
A PowerPoint presented by Craig Barnsley of BC Assessment to the Private Forest Landowners Association at the annual PFLA conference held June 2nd at Painter's Lodge in Campbell River.
A presentation by the Private Forest Landowners Association at the annual conference of the Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association, February 2011.
PowerPoint presented by Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff, Sharon Hadway (Regional Executive Director, West Coast Operations) and Chris Ritchie (Fish and Wildlife Recovery Implementation Manager) at the PFLA’s 19th annual forestry conference in Parksville, BC, June 5th, 2014.
The purpose of the presentation is to understand the obligations and benefits of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Private Forest Landowners Association, the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Environment regarding critical wildlife habitat in British Columbia.
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The Bureau of Land Management (under G.W. Bush) adopted the Western Oregon Plan Revision which will significantly increase old growth clearcutting on public forests in western Oregon. Here is an explanation why it's a very bad idea.
Slides from presentation given by John Seifert, Director, Div of Forestry, Indiana Department of Natural Resources at the 12/8/11 Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources Task Force meeting.
More info: http://www.indianawildlife.org/snrtf.htm
The winter 2014/2015 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: highlights from a historic meeting of landowners in Ottawa, important information about fair timber pricing and watershed management, as well as dates for PFLA's upcoming hometown tour.
Newsletter published by the Private Forest Landowners Association (PFLA) to update members about PFLA news and happenings. Includes: Highlights from the 2016 AGM; Managing Wildlife Habitat for Northern Goshawks: Understanding Property Taxes on Managed Forest Land; Drone Technology; Update from CAFO; and other PFLA news.
Managed Forest Council presentation at PFLA 2015 AGM BCPFLA
PowerPoint slides from Rod Davis's (chair of the Managed Forest Council) presentation at the Private Forest Landowners Association's 2015 AGM in Courtenay on June 4, 2015. Includes information on council members; key management objectives of Managed Forest landl; budgetary trends; highlights of program and owner activities for 2014; compliance and contact information for the Managed Forest Council.
The fall 2014 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes information on: water management tips for forest owners, upcoming municipal elections, rebuilding coho populations in the Englishman River, tribute to Maxine Haley.
Are Log Export Restrictions on Private Forestland Good Public Policy? An anal...BCPFLA
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The spring 2014 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: details for the upcoming AGM; news from the Private Managed Forest Land Council; planning and planting tips for forest owners; and more.
A 30-page document outlining a five-year forest management plan for Sallas Forest on Sidney Island, BC. Written by Peter Pearse, the document is accessible, detailed and includes images and graphics. PFLA visited Sallas Forest in January 2014. We upload the document with their permission as an example of a forest management plan our members will find interesting and useful.
The autumn 2013 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: highlights from the Federation of BC Woodlot Associations' AGM; prescribed burning tips; public policy update.
The summer 2013 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: highlights from the 2013 forestry forum; forest safety tips; private forestry recognition awards and more.
Presentation by Matt Walsh, Managing Director of New Zealand Carbon Farming, to the Private Forest Landowners Association (PFLA) at their AGM in Nanaimo, BC, June 20th, 2013. The presentation includes info about: climate change impacts; global trends; carbon 101; latest developments in Canada and California; Who buys credits? How much for?; trends to watch.
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Codes, Carbon and Construction: Opportunities for Wood in the 21st CenturyBCPFLA
Presentation by Peter Moonen—Sustainability Coordinator, Woodworks BC/Canadian Wood Council—to the Private Forest Landowners Association at their 18th annual forestry conference in Nanaimo, BC on June 20th, 2103.
Forest Safety—Owner/ Prime Contractor Responsibilities BCPFLA
Presentation by Ron Judd, Senior Regional Officer, WorkSafeBC, to the Private Forest Landowners Association at their 18th annual conference in Nanaimo, BC, June 20, 2013. The objective of the presentation is to provide clarification with regards to the responsibilities of owners/licensees and prime contractors for specific forestry operations.
The spring 2013 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association. Includes: a visit to Arbutus Grove Nursery, tips for management planning and getting the best value for your forest products.
Presented by Tom Niemann, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, at the Log Export Policy Meeting - July 20, 2011 in Richmond, BC.
The autumn 2012 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association in British Columbia, Canada. Includes highlights from the 2012 private forestry forum and field tour.
The autumn 2011 edition of Private Forest Matters—a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the Private Forest Landowners Association in British Columbia, Canada. Includes: visit to the North Cowichan Community Forest.
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Presentation to the AVICC (April 2013)—Private Managed Forest Land and Our Coastal Communities:
1.
2. Private forest operations are a small but
significant part of the B.C.
landscape, economy and rural
communities.
3. Provincial Land Base
Crown
Private
Crown land: Private Land:
91 million hectares 4 million hectares
95% of BC forest land 5% of BC forest land
90% of BC timber harvest 10% of BC timber harvest
4. About2 million hectares, or 2 per cent, of the
provincial land base
• Approximately 50 percent is designated as
managed forest land
10% of the provincial harvest (6 to 9 million
cubic meters)
more than 20,000 landowners
5. Managed Forest Program
History
Originates from 1940‟s
Common policy tool across Canada and United States
Similar principles to farm class assessment
Object is to encourage private owners to manage their
land for the benefit of all British Columbians
Partnership between owners and government
Owners make investments in land and husbandry, take
associated risks
Government offers some stability regarding carrying
costs, forest practices rules
6. Managed Forest Program
Role of Provincial & Local Governments
Forestry is a consistent provincial priority
Forestry investments are long-term and require stability
Local government priorities are more dynamic – land use
rules change regularly
MF rules provide stable operating climate across B.C.
Similar to „Right to Farm‟ legislation on farm land
Access to MF restricted – limited areas of managed forests
within municipal districts
Local government controls underlying zoning density and
determines development options
7. Managed Forests
Leaders in BC private forest land management
Represents 50 percent of all private forest land with legal
requirement to reforest; rest of private land is largely
unregulated
Managed forest lands are:
• Forestry certified
• Regulated to protect water supply, fish habitat,
reforestation, critical wildlife habitat, soil conservation
• Subject to penalties, audits and public reporting
8. Private Forest Landowners Assn
Advocates for responsible forest management
The PFLA represents:
Individuals
Families
Investors
.
Over 70% of MFs are smaller than 400 hectares (size of
coastal woodlot licence)
9. Focus on
Vancouver
Island
1881 Census
Population: 17,292
Per square km: 1.8
10. Focus on
Vancouver
Island
Private
Managed
Forests
Trade: $400m
Jobs: 3,500
Logs: 5M m3
11. Focus on
Vancouver
Island
2011 Census
Population: 759,366
Per square km: 23.9
(…multiplied by 44 times since
1881…)
12. Focus on Vancouver Island
Metropolitan Population
Core city
Area (2011 Census)
Capital Regional
359,991 Victoria
District
Greater Nanaimo 98,021 Nanaimo
Comox Valley 55,213 Courtenay
Cowichan Valley 43,252 Duncan
Campbell River 36,461 Campbell River
Oceanside
(Parksville- 27,822 Parksville
Qualicum Beach)
Alberni Valley 25,465 Port Alberni
13. Stewardship of Private Forest Land
• Responsible forest
stewardship means Key Challenges
economic activity
and investment,
but is increasingly
complex and costly
• World class log
prices are
necessary to
support world class
forest stewardship
• Our #1 source of
revenue is log
sales
14. Focus on Regulation & Stewardship
1881 1973 2013
Fisheries Act
Wildlife Act
Legislation & Fisheries Act Migratory Birds
None
Regulation Taxation Tree Farms Species at Risk Act
Water Act
PMFL Act
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Third Party None
None CSA
Certification
ISO
Professional Engineers, Biologists, Engineers, Biologists,
None
Oversight Foresters, Foresters, Geoscientists.
Voluntary PFLA BMP Program
None None
Commitments Watershed Assessments
Ministry of Environment
Fisheries & Oceans Canada
PMFL Council
Regulatory Ministry of Forests (scaling,
None Ministry of FLNRO
Oversight and wildfires)
Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Environment Canada
15. Managed Forest Myth-Busters
1. Private Land Standards vs. Public Land
Standards
2. Property Taxation
3. Private Land Log Export Restrictions
4. Land Sales
16. Managed Forest Myth-Busters
1. Private Land vs. Public Land Standards
•PMFL Act goal is to find balance between environment,
economy & private property rights, recognizing that % of
private forest land is small.
•Requirements for protecting fish habitat and water quality
very similar. The approaches are different but the private
model is working.
•Crown land regulatory model seeks to manage for a
broader range of values.
•Private forest owners seek to be good neighbours, but do
not seek the same level of intensive consultation as public
forest lands.
17. Managed Forest Myth-Busters
2. Managed Forest Property Tax Incentive
• Common policy tool in forestry jurisdictions.
• Key cost and competitiveness factor.
• Farm class for growing trees.
• Property tax & land carrying costs are very significant due
to especially long forestry time frames.
• Split class assessments & harsh participation rules deter
abuse.
• Growth of MF program & tree planting is a success story.
18. Managed Forest Myth-Busters
3. Private Land Log Export Restrictions:
• Have not protected mills (60? closures since 2001)
• Massive public land undercut (> 30mm m3 / year)
• Domestic log market manipulated, artificially low and
dysfunctional (why are international prices higher?)
• No-bid BCTS sales (domestic market lower than logging
costs)
• Community, First Nations, Woodlot agreements floundering
(lack of viable markets)
• Depressed revenue from public forests (MoFR ministry costs
exceed public land revenue)
19. Why is the export log trade so
important?
• Lifeline. Domestic markets not viable, or have disappeared.
• Landowners invest decades to grow trees. Better prices allow
for greater reinvestment in land and environment.
• Like any business, we need to diversify markets and get best
price for products.
• Thousands of forestry and mill jobs depend on export trade.
• Some stands only become economical to harvest if there
is the ability to sell some logs at true international prices.
20. “Exporting a log is exporting a job”
Facts:
• Log exports keep tree planters, nurseries, forest
management crews, loggers, truckers and log handlers
working
• Most stable jobs on the BC coast over the past ten years
have been on private land
• Domestic log market has collapsed - export opportunities
are a lifeline to operations
• If unable to export some logs many stands would be
uneconomical to log
21. Log Export Myth:
“Workers and communities don‟t benefit”
Timber harvesting &
Facts: haulage
Forest protection & forest
management
Replanting & silviculture
Dumping, sorting, towing, sc
aling etc
Property taxes
"stumpage" to owner*
Where the revenue from log sales goes
*(includes cost of land, ownership costs, insurance, overhead, interest)
22. “There is a log shortage in B.C.”
2 85
Private Log Exports
vs.
Timber
BC Public Land AAC exported BC
from public
private land AAC
forest
land
(in millions of cubic metres, 2012)
23. “There is a log shortage on the coast”
Log Availability*: 24
Mill Capacity: 16.5
Surplus: 7.5
Exports: 5.5
(*million cubic metres, 2012)
24. Log Export Myth:
“Customers will have no choice but to buy our
lumber if we refuse to sell them logs”
0.4% USA
14.4%
RUSSIA
36.2%
15.7% NEW
ZEALAND
CANADA
GERMANY
33.3%
Japan Log Imports 2008, by Source
25. Log Export Myth:
“Profitable mills = Healthy Forests ” *
Hemlock Log & Lumber Price Changes in %
60.0
Feb 2012 - 2013
50.0
40.0
Hem Gang
30.0 logs
%
20.0 2x4 # 2&Btr
10.0
0.0
-10.0
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
27. Private forest land is a small but important component of the BC
forest sector and our communities.
Managed forest owners are responsible neighbours who provide
substantial benefits to BC.
The future will be different than the past.
We can expect more challenges & opportunities.
We are all in this together.
We need to look to the future and move with the times.
We need your support.