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2016
Forest Management Annual Report
Forest Management Licence Area No. 2
Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Ltd.
April 30, 2018
Operations Forester - Planning: _________________________
Matthew Forbes
Woodlands Manager – Forestry: _______________________
Paul Chapman
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Sale of Mill Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Forest Management Annual Report ............................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Saskatchewan River Forest Section FMU Boundary Amalgamation ...................................................... 4
2.0 MANUFACTURING FACILITY PRODUCTION ........................................................................ 5
3.0 FIBRE SUPPLY ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Softwood Deliveries ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Hardwood and Hog Fuel Deliveries ............................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Harvesting ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Jack Pine Budworm Salvage ........................................................................................................................ 8 3.5 Stumpage ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.6 Annual Allowable Cut ................................................................................................................................ 12
4.0 2015-2017 HARVEST AND RENEWAL PLAN ........................................................................... 16
4.1 Public Information Meetings and Development of the Harvest and Renewal Plan .............................. 16 4.2 Access Development and Decommissioning ............................................................................................. 16
5.0 FOREST RENEWAL ...................................................................................................................... 19
5.1 Site Preparation .......................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Scarification ................................................................................................................................................ 20 5.3 Tree Planting ............................................................................................................................................... 20 5.4 Stand Tending – Vegetation Management................................................................................................ 21 5.5 Silviculture Surveys .................................................................................................................................... 22
6.0 PLANNING AND REPORTING.................................................................................................... 24
7.0 FOREST INVENTORY .................................................................................................................. 25
7.1 Pre-Harvest Forest Investigations ............................................................................................................. 25
APPENDIX I – FOREST SECTION SUMMARIES FOR FML AREA NO. 2 .................................... 27
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER FOREST SECTION .................................................................................. 28
Harvest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Forest Renewal and Tending ................................................................................................................................. 30
HIGHROCK FOREST SECTION ............................................................................................................ 32
Harvest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Forest Renewal and Tending ................................................................................................................................. 33
NELSON RIVER FOREST SECTION .................................................................................................... 34
Harvest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Forest Renewal and Tending ................................................................................................................................. 35
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LIST OF TABLES
Page No.
TABLE 1: COMPANY MANUFACTURING FACILITIES PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION FOR 2016 5
TABLE 2: DELIVERY VOLUMES BY FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR 2016 (JANUARY – DECEMBER) 10
TABLE 3: REGION TIMBER PRODUCTION FOR FML AREA NO. 2 IN 2016-2017 11
TABLE 4: CUT CONTROL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AND HIGHROCK
FOREST SECTIONS OF FML AREA NO. 2 13
TABLE 5: SOFTWOOD (LEVEL 1) ANNUAL ALLOWABLE CUT STATUS FOR FML AREA NO. 2 TO 2016-
2017 FOR CUT CONTROL PERIOD 2015 TO 2020 14
TABLE 6: FML AREA NO. 2 ACTUAL DEPLETION FOR 2016-2017 15
TABLE 7: COMPANY ACCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR FML AREA NO. 2 FOR 2016-2017 17
TABLE 8: FOREST ROAD DEVELOPMENT PLANS SUBMITTED BY THE COMPANY IN 2016 18
TABLE 9: WATER CROSSING DEVELOPMENT FOR FML AREA NO. 2 FOR 2016-2017 18
TABLE 10: ROADS DECOMMISSIONING STATUS FOR FML AREA NO. 2 IN 2016-2017 18
TABLE 11: SUMMARY OF THE COMPANY’S FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY COSTS FOR 2016 19
TABLE 12: RENEWAL AND TENDING OPERATIONS FOR FML AREA NO. 2 IN 2016 21
TABLE 13: FREE-TO-GROW (FTG) SURVEY STANDARD DESCRIPTIONS 22
TABLE 14: FREE-TO-GROW (FTG) SURVEY SUMMARY FOR FML AREA NO. 2 FOR 2016 23
LIST OF FIGURES
Page No.
FIGURE 1: FML AREA NO. 2 3
FIGURE 2: 2015 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER FOREST SECTION FMU BOUNDARIES COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS FMU BOUNDARIES 4
FIGURE 3: JACK PINE BUDWORM SALVAGE AREA 9
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2016
Forest Management
Annual Report
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Sale of Mill Facilities
On August 22, 2016 Tolko Industries Ltd. announced it would close its mill facilities in The
Pas. From this time, the woodlands group worked on a closure plan including: processing
remaining bush inventories and delivering to the mill site, planning for remaining
silviculture responsibilities, and decommissioning company roads and stockpile sites.
On November 10, 2016 Tolko Industries Ltd. and Canadian Kraft Paper (CKP) Industries
Ltd. – a subsidiary of American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) – finalized the
agreement for the sale-purchase of the mill facilities in The Pas.
Before forest management activities could resume, transfer of all licences and permits,
including the Forest Management Licence (FML) Agreement for FML Area No. 2, had to
take place. CKP and various government departments worked diligently to see this process
completed. Shortly thereafter, CKP attained its environmental management system
certification to the ISO 14001:2004 standard, its sustainable forest management system
certification to the CSA Z809-08 standard, and its Chain-of-Custody certification – all
certifications held previously by Tolko Industries Ltd.
From there, CKP quickly re-mobilized its timber harvesting and hauling contractors to
provide fibre to sustain production at the mill facilities.
CKP has successfully completed its transition thanks to the efforts of all those involved.
CKP is committed to ensuring its operations are compliant with sustainable forest
management standards allowing for management of our natural resources for future
generations to come.
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1.2 Forest Management Annual Report
The 2016 Forest Management Annual Report is submitted in compliance with Section 6 of
the Forest Management Licence (FML) Agreement, originally dated May 4, 1989, now held
between Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”)
and the Province of Manitoba (hereinafter referred to as “the Province”).
This report summarizes the forest management activities undertaken by the Company on
FML Area No. 2, illustrated in Figure 1, during the calendar year of 2016. Region timber
production (Table 3), Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) (Table 5), depletion area (Table 6) and
road development (Tables 7, 9 and 10) are summarized from the operating period (year) of
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
This report aligns with the second year of the 2015-2017 Harvest and Renewal Plan,
synonymous with the Operating Plan (OP). The OP was submitted to the Province of
Manitoba on March 13, 2015. During the approval process for the OP, the Province
conducted consultations with First Nation and Métis communities on proposed forest
management activities. Additionally, the Company conducted its own public meetings in
various communities.
In addition to the report tables, summaries of various forest management activities under
general headings constitute the main body of this report. Appendix I provides a list of forest
management activities undertaken by the Company in each Forest Section in 2016.
This Forest Management Annual Report, along with other Company documents including
previous Forest Management Annual Reports, the Sustainable Forest Management Plan,
Sustainable Forest Management Annual Reports, the current two-year Harvest and Renewal
(Operating) Plan, Sustainable Forest Management Annual Newsletters, and Sustainable
Forest Management Committee meeting dates and minutes can be found under the
woodlands section of: https://canadiankraftpaper.com/.
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Figure 1: FML Area No. 2
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1.3 Saskatchewan River Forest Section FMU Boundary Amalgamation
Starting the 2015-2016 operating year, all wood delivered in the Saskatchewan River Forest
Section will use the new Forest Management Unit (FMU) boundaries of 50, 58 and 59
(Figure 2). These boundaries were developed in collaboration with the Province to follow
more discernible features (lakes, rivers, etc.). The new FMU boundaries also include the
FML No. 2 portions of FMU 12 (Mountain) and FMU 47 (Interlake). FMUs 53 and 57 have
remained unchanged.
Figure 2: 2015 Saskatchewan River Forest Section FMU Boundaries Compared to
Previous FMU Boundaries
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2.0 MANUFACTURING FACILITY PRODUCTION
The Company operates an unbleached Kraft paper mill and a random length/stud sawmill
at the manufacturing facilities site in The Pas. Due to market conditions, the sawmill
curtailed lumber production in January 2009; with no improvement to market conditions
the curtailment continued through 2016. Fibre required to manufacture this production is
outlined in Table 1.
Table 1: Company Manufacturing Facilities Production and Consumption for 2016
Fibre Volume (m³) Woodyard Production Whole Log Chip Production 292,244
DEAL Processor 270,859
On-Site Mobile Chipper 21,385
Hog Production (99,643 green tonnes) (1) 161,525
DEAL Processor 50,705
On-Site Mobile Chipper 2,323
Poplar Grinder 108,497
Kraft Paper Consumption
Wood Chips (291,732 oven-dry tonnes) (2) 770,172
Hog Fuel (134,083 green tonnes) (1) 214,533
Total Mill Consumption 984,705
(1) - There is no standard formula to convert hog fuel from green tonnes to cubic metres. The conversion
factor of 1.6 used to convert green tonnes to cubic metres is an estimate only.
(2) – An average density of 2.64 m3/ODT was used to convert oven-dry tonnes to cubic metres
In 2016, the paper mill produced 160,609 metric tonnes of unbleached Kraft paper. Total
consumption by the paper mill during this time was 984,705 cubic metres (m³). The paper
mill operated 357 days with an average production of 450 tonnes of paper per day.
The DEAL processor on site operated 320 days in 2016 producing 270,859 m³ whole log
chips used at the paper mill. An on-site mobile chipper produced an additional 21,385 m³
of whole log chips.
Hog production on site in 2016 totalled 161,524 m³ from the following sources: residue
from the DEAL processor and mobile chipper; and whole log processed hog from on-site
poplar grinder.
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3.0 FIBRE SUPPLY
3.1 Softwood Deliveries
Softwood (predominantly jack pine, black spruce and white spruce) species are the tree
species used to produce the unbleached Kraft paper in the paper mill. It is delivered to the
mill in two forms:
i. Roundwood - softwood logs between 2.54-meter and 5.08-meter lengths, and
ii. Wood chips - quality softwood chips with less than 2% bark content.
Softwood volumes are detailed in Table 2 by source of delivery whether on FML Area No.
2 as indicated by Forest Management Unit (FMU), or outside of FML Area No. 2. Volumes
are also subdivided between company contractor operations – operations the Company
plans and actively manages – and third-party operations – operations not managed by the
Company where the timber/product is purchased.
Of the total 671,939 m³ of softwood fibre volume delivered, 258,312 m³ was delivered as
roundwood and 413,627 m³ was delivered as chips.
Roundwood, which constituted 38% of the fibre delivered, was supplied from three general
sources:
i. Contract logging operations.
ii. Manitoba third party operator purchase suppliers.
iii. Saskatchewan purchase suppliers.
Of the 258,312 m3 of roundwood delivered, 206,065 m3 was sourced from FML Area No.
2 with 181,985 m3 from company contractors in the Saskatchewan River, Highrock and
Nelson River Forest Sections and 24,080 m3 from third-party contractors in the
Saskatchewan River and Nelson River Forest Sections. In addition to contractor operations
on FML Area No. 2, company contractors harvested 21,182 m3 from the jack pine budworm
salvage area. More details on company salvage harvest can be found in Section 3.4.
Roundwood from contractor logging operations was delivered to roadside with separate
hauling contractors delivering the roadside fibre to the mill site.
Further, 29,367 m³ of roundwood was purchased from Saskatchewan vendors, 1,698 m3 of
roundwood was delivered from Crown Land outside FML Area No. 2 and 0 m3 of
roundwood was purchased from Manitoba private land operators. These operators make
use of a combination of conventional and mechanical harvesting systems. All roundwood
purchased from Manitoba third party operators and Saskatchewan suppliers was based
upon delivery to the mill site.
The remaining 62% of the fibre was delivered as chips from three general sources:
i Mobile in-bush, full-tree chippers on FML Area.
ii Three Manitoba sawmills.
iii Saskatchewan purchase suppliers.
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Of the 413,627 m³ of chips delivered, mobile chippers operating on the licence area
produced 88,730 m3 of in-bush chips from the Saskatchewan River and Highrock Forest
Sections.
The remaining chips were delivered to the mill site from outside FML Area No. 2 as bush
chips from company contractor operations – 29,669 m3 in FMU 57 of the Saskatchewan
River Forest Section; purchase sawmill residual chips – 5,302 m3 from Manitoba and
153,149 m3 from Saskatchewan purchase suppliers; and, as purchase field chips from
Manitoba – 136,778 m3 from Spruce Products Ltd. in FMUs 11-14.
3.2 Hardwood and Hog Fuel Deliveries
Hardwood and hog fuel is also delivered to the mill site. Hog fuel is burned in a power
boiler to supplement/reduce the use of fossil fuel in the generation of steam at the power
plant. Hardwood is typically delivered to the mill site as roundwood poplar and processed
on-site into hog fuel. Hardwood and hog fuel delivery volumes are also detailed in Table
2. Of the total of 23,280 m3 of roundwood hardwood delivered, 0 m3 was harvested by
company contractor operations, 20,909 m3 was purchased from third party operators on the
FML Area, 1,838 m³ was purchased from Saskatchewan vendors, 533 m3 was delivered
from Crown Land outside FML Area No. 2 and 0 m3 was purchased from Manitoba private
land operators.
Additional wood material, not suitable for pulping such as shavings, bark and trim ends, is
also utilized as hog fuel. Of the 41,920 m3 of hog fuel purchased, 36 m3 was delivered from
the Nelson River Forest Section, 29,002 m3 was delivered from Manitoba sawmills, 8,023
m3 was delivered from various vendors in the Mountain Forest Section, and 4,860 m3 was
delivered from Manitoba private land operators.
3.3 Harvesting
Delivery volumes by FMU for 2016 are shown in Table 2. Table 3 shows the volume
harvested by quota holders, special allocation timber sales and timber permits in FML Area
No. 2 during the 2016-2017 operating year. For details on sustainable harvest levels
reference Table 5 in Section 3.6 – Annual Allowable Cut.
The total area harvested from FML Area No. 2 during the 2016-2017 operating year was
731.5 hectares (ha).
Table 6 displays the natural (forest fires) and harvest depletion area for the FML Area No.
2 with respect to the 2016-2017 operating period.
Details on harvesting records for the 2016-2017 operating year can be found in
Appendix I.
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3.4 Jack Pine Budworm Salvage
In July of 2015, forestry and fire crews travelling by aircraft north of Devils Lake noticed
many patches of red jack pine. Follow-up surveys conducted by the Province determined
the cause to be jack pine budworm (JPBW) defoliation and estimated 2,500 ha of forest
was heavily infected. In July of 2016, the Province conducted an aerial survey of central-
northwest Manitoba to determine forest health concerns. Initial findings determined the
occupation of jack pine budworm had expanded significantly north and west of the
original infestation to Moose Lake. This prompted the Province to conduct an intensive
aerial survey of the area which calculated the total area of infected timber to be 250,000
ha – enough wood to supply the Kraft paper mill for 37.5 years!
Implications of such a serious outbreak are of major concern to the Company and the
Province. Three years of repeated budworm defoliation will likely kill mature jack pine.
Dead stands of pure jack pine are a serious fire risk. Further, jack pine budworm
infestations are generally associated with drought conditions, compounding the fire risk.
Government consultation has been ongoing with communities impacted by the jack pine
budworm infestation.
Following the results of the intensive survey, the Company has been working with the
Province on a plan to salvage these infected timber stands prioritizing areas most at risk.
The priority stands have been identified in an area from Devils Lake north to Twin Creek
as well as an area south of Kanusk Lake in FMUs 45 and 46 in the Interlake Forest
Section (Figure 3). Additionally, there are some lower-priority stands identified
southwest of Devils Lake. As this area is outside of FML Area No. 2, the Company is
operating under authority of Timber Sale (Cutting Right) #5320.
The Company initially sent two contractors in the spring of 2016 to salvage harvest the
infected timber in this area. Starting in March 2017, the Company increased its contractor
capacity. Salvage harvest is ongoing to the present date.
The Company will continue working collaboratively with the Province to salvage timber
in areas impacted by jack pine budworm infestation.
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Figure 3: Jack Pine Budworm Salvage Area
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Table 2: Delivery Volumes by Forest Management Unit for 2016 (January – December)
Softwood Volume m3 (1) Hardwood Volume m3 (1) Hog Fuel Volume m3 (1)
Forest Section FMU
Company Contractor
Operations(2) Third Party Operations(3)
Company
Contractor
Operations(2)
Third Party
Operations(3)
Company
Contractor
Operations(2)
Third Party
Operations(3)
FML Area No. 2 Roundwood Chips Roundwood Chips Roundwood Roundwood Biomass / Hog Fuel
Saskatchewan River 50 0 0 0 0 0 4,065 0 0
53 37,157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 23,066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 9,170 46,776 9,368 0 0 11,372 0 0
Sub-Total 69,392 46,776 9,368 0 0 15,437 0 0
0 0
Highrock 67 56,693 41,954 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sub-Total 56,693 41,954 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
Nelson River 83 55,900 0 4,131 0 0 486 0 0
84 0 0 5,023 0 0 0 0 0
85 0 0 134 0 0 107 0 0
87 0 0 5,424 0 0 4,878 0 36
Sub-Total 55,900 0 14,713 0 0 5,472 0 36
Total Inside FML Area No. 2 181,985 88,730 24,080 0 0 20,909 0 36
Outside FML Area No. 2
Interlake 45/46 21,182 0 1,533 0 0 0 0 0
Saskatchewan River 57 0 29,669 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mountain 11/12/13/14 0 0 0 0 533 0 12,940
Spruce Products Ltd. - FMUs 11,12,13,14 & Mill Yard 0 164 136,778 0 0 0 23,850
Kotyk Lumber Ltd. - Mill Yard 11 0 0 0 972 0 0 0 234
Spruce Wood Loggers - Mill Yard 40 0 0 0 4,330 0 0 0 0
MB Private Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,860
Province of Saskatchewan 0 0 29,367 153,149 0 1,838 0 0
Total Outside FML Area No. 2 21,182 29,669 31,065 295,229 0 2,371 0 41,884
TOTAL ALL AREAS 203,166 118,399 55,145 295,229 0 23,280 0 41,920
(1) The Company does not sort tree species prior to mill consumption
(2) Wood harvested for the Company
(3) Company mill gate deliveries
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Table 3: Region Timber Production for FML Area No. 2 in 2016-2017
Licensee or Grouping
Product (saw
logs, pulpwood,
composite,
chips)
Crown Dues Volume (m3)
Softwood Hardwood Total
FML Area No. 2
Canadian Kraft Paper
Industries Ltd.
Pulpwood 120,001 0 120,001
Chips2 86,755 0 86,755
Subtotal 206,756 0 206,756
FMU 50
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Timber Sale Pulpwood 0 900 900
FMU 57
Canadian Kraft Paper
Industries Ltd. - Quota
Pulpwood 0 0 0
Chips2 20,904 0 20,904
Subtotal 20,904 0 20,904
FMU 59
Anderson Logging Inc.
Quota1 Pulpwood 0 0 0
Timber Sale Pulpwood 9,909 12,022 21,931
Leptick Sawmill Ltd.
Quota1 Pulpwood 2,734 0 2,734
Timber Sale Pulpwood 0 3,755 3,755
Subtotal 12,643 15,777 28,420
FMU 83
Wabowden Salvage
Damage Appraisal Pulpwood 221 125 346
FMU 83/85/87
Manitoba Hydro
Damage Appraisal Pulpwood 2,195 976 3,171
FMU 83/84
Mistik Hauling Inc.
Quota1 Pulpwood 3,112 0 3,112
Timber Sale Pulpwood 1,492 0 1,492
Subtotal 4,604 0 4,604
Total Quota / Timber Sale / Timber Permit 40,567 17,778 58,345
Grand Total 247,323 17,778 265,101
1 – Quota volumes per Manitoba Sustainable Development letters.
2 – Cut Control Adjustment Factor (CCAF) applied to chip volumes.
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3.5 Stumpage
As per the FML Agreement, the Company is required to pay the applicable Forest Section
rates for softwood stumpage for each cubic metre of softwood delivered to the mill
complex in The Pas from FML Area No. 2, as well as for wood delivered from Manitoba
locations outside FML Area No. 2. In 2016, the Company paid $1,054,543.05 in stumpage
dues to the Province. Of this total amount, $580,399.89 was paid for wood delivered from
FML Area No. 2 and $474,143.16 was paid for wood outside FML Area No. 2. In addition
to stumpage, forest renewal charges were paid for wood where the Company does not have
renewal responsibility. The Company paid $260,828.29 in renewal charges to the Province
for quota and timber sale harvest, $426,826.40 in renewal charges to the Mountain Forest
Section Renewal Company for wood harvested in the Mountain Forest Section, and $95.17
to Louisiana Pacific Canada for hardwood harvested in the Mountain Forest Section.
Lastly, the Company paid the Province $72,903.13 in fire protection charge for wood
delivered from both within and outside the FML Area No. 2.
3.6 Annual Allowable Cut
The Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) is the volume of wood that can be harvested annually
from a Forest Management Unit (FMU) on a sustainable basis. AAC volume levels are
determined by the Province.
As indicated in the 1997-2009 Forest Management Plan (FMP), the planning target in terms
of AAC regulation is to plan and harvest within the AAC for each FMU on an annual basis.
This target may not always be feasible due to access limitations in some FMUs, timber
salvage requirements and other operating constraints (such as the practicality of harvesting
a relatively small AAC from an FMU each year). In any instance prior to exceeding the
AAC, the Company requests approval from the Province. AACs may be exceeded in any
given year providing harvest levels are sustained within the larger 5-year cut control period.
The AACs for all FMUs, are based upon Level 1 Utilization of the Province’s Forest
Inventory which includes only softwood stands.
Since the 2009-10 operating year, at the request of the Province, harvest levels reported
against the AAC included delivery volumes only, removing the requirement to report and
reconcile bush inventories.
In 2003, an agreement was reached between the Province and the Company to provide a
credit to the Company for utilizing wood below the provincial minimum utilization level
as a result of extensive wood chipping operations. Since April 1, 2008, this reduction has
been incorporated into annual scale factors that are calculated by the Province based on the
previous 2 years of data and vary by product and region of origin. These scale factors are
applicable for the term of the operating year, after which they are re-calculated utilizing
the data gathered during the recently expired operating year for application in the new
operating year. These calculations are utilized for the Saskatchewan River FMUs (50, 53,
58 and 59) as well as Highrock FMUs 67 and 68.
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On March 29, 2017 the Company and the Province signed a Memorandum of
Understanding on timber scaling practices, hereafter referred to as the MOU or Scaling
MOU. The MOU applies to all timber volumes delivered to the Company’s scale
originating from FML No. 2 or FMU 57. The purpose of the MOU is to enable efficient
and accurate scaling methods consistent with timber supply calculations allowing for closer
alignment of annual harvest volumes with AAC levels. The MOU will allow for the full
and sustainable use of timber supply proximal to the mill site, reducing transportation
distances and associated carbon footprint. The parties agree to work together to determine
a new method by which to determine undersize and defect values for Kraft Field Chip
volumes. While this new method is being developed, the parties agree to still apply annual
scale factors utilizing a 2-year weighted average of sample data. Additionally, a Cut
Control Adjustment Factor is applied to Kraft Field Chip volumes. This factor is the
difference between the provincial 8’ log length (currently used for determination of AAC)
and the provincial tree length utilization standards as displayed in Table 4. These factors
are applied retroactively to the start of the cut control period (April 1, 2015) – i.e. the 2015-
16 AAC.
Table 4: Cut Control Adjustment Factors for Saskatchewan River and Highrock
Forest Sections of FML Area No. 2
Saskatchewan River Highrock
FMU
50
FMU
53
FMU
58
FMU
59
FMU
51*
FMU
57
FMU
67
FMU
68
Provincial 8' Log Length
AAC
26,809
103,990
131,910
93,488
10,168
13,531
379,371
62,206
Provincial Tree Length
AAC
34,898
125,092
156,165
109,285
15,196
16,576
386,534
73,853
Cut Control Adjustment
Factor 76.8% 83.1% 84.5% 85.5% 66.9% 81.6% 98.1% 84.2%
*Portion of FMU 51 outside of FML Area No. 2
Table 5 displays the current status of the softwood AAC for each FMU in FML Area No.
2 with respect to the current cut control period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020.
As indicated in Table 5, no AAC levels were exceeded in the 2016-2017 operating year.
FMU 59 was the closest to the AAC at 83,292 m3 or 89%.
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Table 5: Softwood (Level 1) Annual Allowable Cut Status for FML Area No. 2 to 2016-2017 for Cut Control Period 2015 to 2020
Forest
Section
Forest
Management
Unit
Current 5-
Year Cut
Control
Period
Undercut
Carried
Forward
AAC (m3)
Level 1 (1)
5-year
Period AAC
2015/16
Opening
Balance
2015/16
AAC
2015/16
Harvest (3,4)
2016/17
AAC
2016/17
Harvest (3,4)
2017/18
AAC
2017/18
Harvest (3,4)
2018/19
AAC
2018/19
Harvest (3,4)
2019/20
AAC
2019/20
Harvest (3,4)
2015-2020
Total (3,4)
Remaining
current 5-year
Period AAC
Saskatchewan
River -
Mountain -
Interlake (2)
50 2015-2020 26,809 134,045 26,809 26,809 0 26,809 0 26,809 26,809 26,809 0 134,045
53 2015-2020 103,990 519,950 103,990 103,990 17,225 103,990 17,054 103,990 103,990 103,990 34,279 485,671
58 2015-2020 131,910 659,550 131,910 131,910 13,304 131,910 19,156 131,910 131,910 131,910 32,460 627,090
59 2015-2020 93,488 467,440 93,488 93,488 55,612 93,488 83,292 93,488 93,488 93,488 138,904 328,536
subtotal 0 356,197 1,780,985 356,197 356,197 86,141 356,197 119,502 356,197 0 356,197 0 356,197 0 205,643 1,575,342
Highrock 67 2015-2020 379,371 1,896,855 379,371 379,371 85,195 379,371 59,314 379,371 379,371 379,371 144,509 1,752,346
68 2015-2020 62,206 311,030 62,206 62,206 0 62,206 0 62,206 62,206 62,206 0 311,030
69 2015-2020 168,132 840,660 168,132 168,132 0 168,132 0 168,132 168,132 168,132 0 840,660
subtotal 0 609,709 3,048,545 609,709 609,709 85,195 609,709 59,314 609,709 0 609,709 0 609,709 0 144,509 2,904,036
Nelson River 83 2015-2020 195,550 977,750 195,550 195,550 47,977 195,550 34,233 195,550 195,550 195,550 82,210 895,540
84 2015-2020 180,330 901,650 180,330 180,330 3,018 180,330 1,492 180,330 180,330 180,330 4,510 897,140
85 2015-2020 129,610 648,050 129,610 129,610 4,674 129,610 517 129,610 129,610 129,610 5,191 642,859
87 2015-2020 130,900 654,500 130,900 130,900 2,232 130,900 1,452 130,900 130,900 130,900 3,684 650,816
89 2015-2020 38,920 194,600 38,920 38,920 0 38,920 0 38,920 38,920 38,920 0 194,600
subtotal 0 675,310 3,376,550 675,310 675,310 57,901 675,310 37,694 675,310 0 675,310 0 675,310 0 95,595 3,280,955
Total FMU Area No. 2 0 1,641,216 8,206,080 1,641,216 1,641,216 229,237 1,641,216 216,510 1,641,216 0 1,641,216 0 1,641,216 0 445,747 7,760,333
(1) FMU AACs are a combination of new Provincial standard (FMUs 50, 53, 58, 59, 67 and 68) and previous Provincial standard (FMUs 69, 83, 84, 85, 87, and 89) (2) FMUs in Saskatchewan River/Mountain/Interlake Forest Section were amalgamated effective the 2015-16 Operating Year. The details on how the original FMUs were regrouped can be found in Section 1.1 – Saskatchewan River Forest Section FMU Boundary Amalgamation of the Annual Report (3) Volume reported against AAC excludes deliveries of unmerchantable volumes to reflect exceeding provincial utilization standard. (4) Unmerchantable volume (Forestry Branch Circular C-8) is not applied to quotas, timber sales or deducted from the AAC. Volume is recorded by year delivered, not by cut date.
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Table 6: FML Area No. 2 Actual Depletion for 2016-2017
Stratum Stratum Description Actual
Harvest
Area (Ha)(1)
Natural
Depletion
Area (Ha)(2)
SWD/SFWD Pure Commercial Softwood 294.5 798.6
JP/PJP Pure Jack Pine 32.0 419.4
UBS Upland Black Spruce 41.3 93.2
LBS Lowland Black Spruce 26.8 68.4
STL/TLS Spruce-Tamarack 0.1 208.9
OTHSW Other Softwood 0.0 0.0
Softwood Subtotal: 394.7 1,588.5
MSPF/MWD Mixedwood -Softwood Leading 167.1 23.0
NSPF/NWD Mixedwood - Hardwood Leading 72.6 28.9
Mixedwood Subtotal: 239.7 51.9
TA/PTA Pure Trembling Aspen 68.3 1.4
HDWD/MAP Pure Commercial Hardwood 2.9 0.3
OTHHW Other Hardwood 0.0 0.0
Hardwood Subtotal: 71.2 1.7
PP Potentially Productive Forest 6.3 0.0
NF/NP Non-Forest / Non-Productive 19.6 541.5
GRAND TOTAL 731.5 2,183.6
(1) – Area harvested by the Company on FML Area No. 2 + FMU 57
(2) – Forest fires occurring on FML Area No. 2
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4.0 2015-2017 HARVEST AND RENEWAL PLAN
The 2015-2017 Harvest and Renewal Plan, covering the period of June 1, 2015 to May
31, 2017 was submitted on March 13, 2015.
4.1 Public Information Meetings and Development of the Harvest and Renewal Plan
Meetings for the 2015-2017 Harvest and Renewal Plan were held between January 26th,
2015 and February 20th, 2015 in the communities of Cranberry Portage, Cormorant,
Cross Lake, Flin Flon, Grand Rapids, Easterville, Moose Lake, Sherridon, Snow Lake,
OCN/The Pas, Thompson and Wabowden. More information on public and Indigenous
engagement can be found in the Company’s Sustainable Forest Management Plan and
Annual Report.
4.2 Access Development and Decommissioning
Access development is a key component in the management of the forest resource
throughout FML Area No. 2. Contributing factors such as the management of the AACs
on an FMU basis and the long-term balancing of delivery costs make it necessary to gain
access into various areas to conduct harvesting and forest renewal activities.
To meet the timber requirements of the Company’s mill facilities, access development
including clearing of right-of-ways, road construction, and construction of watercourse
crossings, is required. Tables 7 and 9 outline the planned (per the 2015-2017 OP) and
actual access development activities for the 2016-2017 operating year. Table 8 lists Forest
Road Development Plans (FRDPs) submitted by the Company in 2016. Table 10 lists
access roads decommissioned during the 2016-2017 operating year as part of the terms of
the FML Agreement. Road categories are defined in Appendix II of the Company’s two-
year Harvest and Renewal (Operating) Plan.
In addition to access development detailed in Tables 7 and 9, the Company undertook the
following road maintenance and road management projects in 2016:
• Upgraded 3.5 km of the Hugo Bay / Stony Point road in FMU 57 including roadside
brushing and grading
• Maintained culverts and improved drainage on the Halfway road in FMU 59
• Utilized a 7 km portion of an old transmission line ROW as a temporary winter
road in the Namew-Halfway area in FMU 59
• Completed road inventory update including GPS locations, crossing size,
ecosystem classification, etc.
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Table 7: Company Access Development for FML Area No. 2 for 2016-2017
Access Development in km
Planned Actual
Forest
Section Road Name Category
Right-
Of-Way Roadway
Right-
Of-Way Roadway
Saskatchewan
River Bignell Road 2 0.0 11.6 0 0
Bracken Creek Road 3 35.8 0.0 0 0
Mahigan Road 2 10.2 0.0 0 0
Paul Harbour Road 2 14.6 8.2 0 0
Highrock Batty Road 2 0.0 2.6 0 0
Crow Lake Road 2 11.1 6.3 0 0
Dickstone Road 2 7.7 15.6 0 0
Martell Lake West Road 4 3.3 3.3 0 0
Martell Lake Winter
Road 4 10.4 10.4 0 0
Ruddock Road 2 0.0 5.1 0 0
Nelson River Black Duck Creek
Winter Road 4 20.5 20.5 0 0
Three Point Lake Road 4 8.5 8.5 0 0
Total Road Program 122.1 92.1 0 0
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Table 8: Forest Road Development Plans Submitted by the Company in 2016
Forest Section Road Name Date Submitted Date Approved
Saskatchewan River Bignell Road April 6, 2016 Pending
Table 9: Water Crossing Development for FML Area No. 2 for 2016-2017
Forest Section Road Name Planned Crossing Installed Crossing
Saskatchewan River
Bracken Creek Road Km 31.1 – Ice Bridge (S-4)
No
Highrock Dickstone Road Km 46.0 – Bridge (H-40)
No
Where applicable, watercourse crossings are reviewed by DFO under the Fisheries Act and Transport
Canada under the Navigation Protection Act.
Table 10: Roads Decommissioning Status for FML Area No. 2 in 2016-2017
Forest Section Road Name Category Length (km) Type
Nelson River North Joey 2 5.4 Long-Term
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5.0 FOREST RENEWAL
Under the terms of the 1989 FML Agreement, the Company is responsible for reforestation
of all harvest areas within FML Area No. 2 where the harvest volume is subsequently
delivered to the mill site.
Where harvested timber is retained by third party operators, the responsibility for
reforestation remains with the Province. The Company pays the Province forest renewal
charges and other applicable dues for wood delivered to the mill site from these sources as
detailed in Section 3.5.
The Company’s corporate accounting policy is to accrue silviculture liability to the free-
to-grow stage on all blocks harvested since 1989. This will ensure that funds are available
not only for basic silviculture work such as site preparation and planting, but also for
potential costs such as vegetation management, replanting and future survey work. The
Company’s free-to-grow obligation is accruing on a block-by-block basis to reflect all
expected future treatments.
Table 12 summarizes forest renewal and tending operations undertaken by the Company
in 2016.
In 2016, a total of $1,771,873 was spent in the completion of the Company's forest
management activities as illustrated in Table 11.
Table 11: Summary of the Company’s Forest Management Activity Costs for 2016
Activity Cost ($)
Aircraft/Helicopter 119,210
Eradication 0
Photos – Cutover Imagery 43,621
Scarification 110,617
Seed & Cone Collection 12,828
Stand Tending – Herbicide 395,537
Surveys – Free-to-Grow 67,996
Tree Planting – Planting 613,059
Tree Planting – Seedlings 396,081
Tree Planting – Snow Cache 12,924
1,771,873
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5.1 Site Preparation
Site preparation is a treatment to mechanically enhance the effectiveness of tree planting
by creating improved conditions for rooting and growing seedlings, decreasing undesirable
competition, regulating spacing and improving access for planters. Site specific
prescriptions include separating and aligning logging slash, decreasing the depth of organic
material over mineral soil, temporarily reducing woody or herbaceous competition for
light, moisture and nutrients, and enhancing infill of natural regeneration to augment the
planted seedlings. Since moving to a full-tree to roadside harvesting system, site
preparation is no longer required on a regular basis to promote desirable microsite creation
for tree plant activities.
In 2016, 0 hectares of harvest area was site prepared.
Details on site preparation activities are listed in Appendix I.
5.2 Scarification
Scarification is the treatment used to enhance natural regeneration (typically jack pine) by
creating the conditions necessary for seed germination and growth and to improve spacing
by distributing existing seed more evenly. Scarification treatment consists of pulling shark
finned barrels and spiked anchor chains across cutovers to expose mineral soil and scatter
the cones and seed.
In 2016, scarification treatments were applied to 528.6 ha as a reforestation treatment for
natural jack pine regeneration. Sites that were part of the jack pine stratum were scarified.
Details on scarification activities are listed in Appendix I.
5.3 Tree Planting
In 2016, 2,048,125 seedlings were planted on 1,625.7 ha within FML Area No. 2. These
seedlings were purchased from Pineland Forest Nursery at Hadashville, Manitoba.
The trees planted in 2016 were grown in containers and shipped as either boxed, frozen,
over winter stock or boxed current stock. In both cases the seedlings are extracted from the
container prior to shipping. Tree species planted were black spruce, white spruce and jack
pine.
Details on planting activities are listed in Appendix I.
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5.4 Stand Tending – Vegetation Management
In 2016, the Company performed 1,900.2 ha of vegetation management on FML Area No.
2. Vegetation management was done exclusively using aerial application of glyphosate
herbicide. Herbicide is used in late summer (August) to suppress/kill hardwood (aspen,
poplar, birch) trees, allowing the smaller softwood (spruce, pine) trees to grow more
vigorously. This is also known as “releasing” the softwood trees.
Treatment blocks were identified from field surveys or aerial photo interpretation and then
an aerial survey was done to map the portions of each block which required release, and to
identify any sensitive areas such as waterways in or adjacent to the block that would need
to be buffered.
Details on vegetation management activities are listed in Appendix I.
Table 12: Renewal and Tending Operations for FML Area No. 2 in 2016
Operation Area (Ha)
Uneven-aged Management
Selection Cut – Harvest 0
Subtotal Uneven-aged Management 0
Even-aged Management
Natural Regeneration 0
Assisted Regeneration
Planting 1,625.7
Scarification for Natural 528.6
Sanitation/Treatment for Dwarf Mistletoe 0
Subtotal Assisted 2,154.3
Subtotal Even-aged Management 2,154.3
Total Regeneration 2,154.3
Site Preparation
Mechanical 0
Chemical 0
Chemical/Mechanical 0
Total Site Preparation 0
Tending
Spacing 0
Mechanical Spacing 0
Chemical - Ground 0
Chemical –Aerial 1,900.2
Total Tending 1,900.2
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5.5 Silviculture Surveys
As of 2013, regeneration surveys are no longer conducted on harvested blocks in the
Province of Manitoba. Previously, a regeneration survey was conducted at 7 years following
depletion and a free-to-grow survey at 14 years after depletion. Now, the Province has
consolidated silviculture surveys into one survey depending on stand covertype: A 10-year
free-to-grow survey for softwood and softwood-dominated mixedwood blocks; and, a 5-7
year hardwood renewal survey for hardwood and hardwood-dominated mixedwood blocks.
Table 13 describes the standards of the Free-to-Grow survey.
The Company participated in the Manitoba Silviculture Technical Committee and on related
subcommittees working on revisions to survey procedures through 2016.
Table 14 summarizes free-to-grow survey efforts conducted by the Company in 2016 by
survey standard achieved.
Table 13: Free-to-Grow (FTG) Survey Standard Descriptions
Standard Standard Label Standard Description*
FTG-S Free-to-Grow Softwood Softwoods are subject to little or no hardwood
competition – will develop into a softwood (S)
stand with no additional stand tending
FTG-M Free-to-Grow Mixedwood Softwoods are subject to some hardwood
competition – will develop into a softwood-
leading mixedwood (M) stand with no additional
stand tending
NFTG-S Not Free-to-Grow Softwood Many softwoods present but are subject to
moderate hardwood competition – require stand
tending to develop into a softwood (S) stand
NFTG-M Not Free-to-Grow Mixedwood Many softwoods present but are subject to heavy
hardwood competition – require stand tending to
develop into a softwood-leading mixedwood (M)
or softwood (S) stand
N Mixedwood – N Primarily hardwood with some softwoods present
– will develop into a hardwood-leading
mixedwood (N) stand
H Hardwood Primarily hardwood with no-few softwoods
present – will develop into a hardwood (H) stand
REGEN Regeneration Enough softwoods present to potentially develop
into a softwood (S) stand but are too short at the
time of survey to draw a practical conclusion
NSR Not Sufficiently Regenerated Not enough softwoods or hardwoods present to
develop into a fully-stocked stand. Additional
management such as fill plant or seeding is
required * - Descriptions developed, in part, from the MANITOBA FREE TO GROW SURVEY MANUAL 2014
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Table 14: Free-To-Grow (FTG) Survey Summary for FML Area No. 2 for 2016
Free-To-Grow (ha) Not Free-To-Grow (ha)
Harvest
Year FTG-S FTG-M
NFTG
-S/M N H Regen NSR Total (ha)
1992 25.8 25.8
1993 339.6 22.7 49.9 412.2
1994 734.8 33.8 62.8 831.4
1995 306.5 50.5 3.4 93.7 454.1
1996 826.1 21.8 19.5 57.2 924.6
1997 675.6 25.4 79.9 780.9
1998 923.1 29.7 20.9 973.7
1999 0.0
2000 342.3 38.4 380.7
2001 0.0
2002 433.1 4.9 178.3 616.3
2003 158.3 59.0 225.3 442.6
2004 214.3 2.9 217.2
2005 917.0 16.0 17.3 950.3
2006 254.4 138.6 35.0 29.8 457.8
Total 6,150.9 150.1 304.5 0.0 0.0 114.2 747.9 7467.6
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6.0 PLANNING AND REPORTING
Forest management activities to be undertaken on the Company's FML Area are first
described as proposals to the Province through a series of plans, as well as through the site-
specific provincial work permit process. Once such activities are completed, reports such
as this 2016 Forest Management Annual Report are prepared to summarize the actual
activities that have occurred. Following is a summary of the plans and reports that were
prepared for this purpose in 2016:
i 2016 Fire Protection and Suppression Plan
Submitted to the Province April 20, 2016, in compliance with Section 23 (B) of the
FML Agreement.
ii 2015 Forest Management Annual Report
Submitted to the Province October 31, 2016, in compliance with Section 6 (A) of the
FML Agreement.
The 2015 Forest Management Annual Report was originally submitted October 31,
2016 to SD. However, discrepancies in AAC calculations between the Company and
the Province delayed its approval. Both parties worked to rectify the discrepancies. By
the time the discrepancies were rectified in 2017, the scaling MOU was in effect. Both
parties agreed it was beneficial to reconcile the 2015-16 AAC to the new Scaling MOU
factors before finalizing the report which carried on into early 2018.
iii 2015-2017 Harvest and Renewal Plan
Submitted to the Province March 13, 2015, in compliance with Section 17(A) (i) of
the FML Agreement.
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7.0 FOREST INVENTORY
The forest inventory projects that are usually undertaken by the Company are necessary
to provide more detailed information than is provided by the Manitoba Forest
Inventory. This information is useful for block planning and wood flow (product)
projections. The more detailed projects include pre-harvest forest investigation (PHFI)
surveys and the enhanced forest inventory development. Only the PHFI surveys were
implemented in 2016.
7.1 Pre-Harvest Forest Investigations
The Company’s PHFI survey is used to obtain site-specific data to develop harvest and
forest renewal prescriptions for operating plan development. The Company’s PHFI
manual was developed with consideration of the Manitoba Sustainable Development
Forest Practices Guidebook on Pre-Harvest Survey Guidelines (2014).
In 2016 PHFI continued sampling at 1 plot per 5 hectares. The recording of soil erosion
risk rating also continued. The practice of measuring and recording all trees greater
than 9.0 centimetres in diameter at breast height (dbh) for actual dbh and height
remained.
The Manitoba Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act (MESEA) schedule and the
Species at Risk Act (SARA) registry including species listed by the Committee on the
Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) were reviewed and updates
made to the PHFI training list as appropriate. In addition to Species at Risk, rare species
listed by the Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC) for the applicable
ecoregions are periodically reviewed between the Company and MBCDC staff for
consideration on the PHFI training list.
In 2016, 33 blocks totaling 4,297 ha across the FML Area were subject to a PHFI
survey.
More information regarding the Company’s annual performance monitoring relating to
PHFI surveys and Species at Risk can be found in the Company’s Sustainable Forest
Management Annual Report.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX I – Forest Section Summaries for FML Area No. 2
1. Harvest by FMU
2. Forest Renewal and Tending by FMU
Site Preparation and Scarification Activities by FMU
Tree Planting Activities by FMU
Aerial Seeding Activities by FMU
Stand Tending – Vegetation Management Activities by FMU
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SASKATCHEWAN RIVER FOREST SECTION
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Saskatchewan River Forest Section
2016-2017 Forest Management Activities
Harvest
FMU Block Block Size (Ha) Est. Soft Vol. (m3) Est. Hard Vol. (m3)
57 HU-23 32.91 1,858.16
57 HU-26 13.19 1,818.90
59 ALK-3 27.65 1,114.04 3,646.92
59 ARL-4 40.77 2,073.21 2,448.85
59 ARL-5 65.94 8,588.17 5,456.52
59 BT-3 77.39 8,665.36
59 HY-14 69.66 10,804.39
59 HY-15 61.78 9,094.76
59 HY-23 57.17 13,577.45
59 HY-28 21.95 4,073.28
59 HY-29 48.26 7,682.56
59 HY-30 70.21 11,272.23
59 HY-31 65.19 11,418.15
59 HY-33 61.07 9,899.80
59 LK-20 2.83 408.65
59 LK-22 15.41 2,225.04 154.37
Total Saskatchewan River 731.37 104,574 11,707
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Forest Renewal and Tending
Site Preparation and Scarification
FMU Block Area Treated (Ha) Treatment Treatment Method
53 TM-50 25.86 Scarification Anchor Chains 53 TM-53 113.11 Scarification Anchor Chains 58 SR-2 120.28 Scarification Anchor Chains
Total Saskatchewan River 259.25
Tree Planting
FMU Block Area Planted (Ha) Species Trees Planted
50 CT-202 73.97 Black Spruce 44,220
Jack Pine 11,900
53 TM-205 168.01 Black Spruce 243,360
Jack Pine 28,590
White Spruce 18,840
53 TM-206 36.46 Black Spruce 23,713
Jack Pine 6,470
White Spruce 1,200
53 TM-207 28.73 Black Spruce 58,820
58 OL-69 60.47 Jack Pine 25,425
58 OL-71 69.05 Black Spruce 24,420
58 TM-211 13.08 Black Spruce 47,427
Jack Pine 12,940
White Spruce 2,400
59 AAT-7 112.34 Black Spruce 360
White Spruce 34,200
59 AAT-8 86.91 Black Spruce 720
Jack Pine 13,300
White Spruce 50,090
59 AAT-9 83.79 Black Spruce 42,810
White Spruce 26,510
59 HY-10 46.08 Black Spruce 81,850
White Spruce 15,580
59 HY-19 42.44 Black Spruce 28,400
White Spruce 27,700
59 HY-20 31.34 Black Spruce 20,400
White Spruce 17,800
59 HY-8 41.71 Black Spruce 31,720
White Spruce 23,620
59 HY-9 164.34 Black Spruce 123,420
White Spruce 73,140
Total Saskatchewan River 1,058.72 1,161,345
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Aerial Seeding None in 2016
Stand Tending – Vegetation Management
FMU Block Area Treated (Ha) Treatment Treatment Method
53 M-2 59.48 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MA-37 38.38 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-27 7.3 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MB-31 19.95 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MC-37 24.48 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-39 19.56 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-40 19.62 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-5 55.72 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MA-36 7.41 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MA-38 52.13 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MB-33 13.13 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MB-37 60.74 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 MB-44 18.72 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 PI-1 50.2 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 PI-4 43.25 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TD-17 82.27 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TD-31 57.13 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TD-43 30.52 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TD-46 24.05 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TD-51 29.62 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-21 94.05 Herbicide Aerial Application
53 TM-25 37.72 Herbicide Aerial Application
59 AB-6 59.55 Herbicide Aerial Application
59 MV-15 9.63 Herbicide Aerial Application
59 MV-3 26.22 Herbicide Aerial Application
59 PF-5 6.16 Herbicide Aerial Application
Total Saskatchewan River 946.99
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HIGHROCK FOREST SECTION
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Highrock Forest Section
2016-2017 Forest Management Activities
Harvest
None in 2016
Forest Renewal and Tending Site Preparation and Scarification
FMU Block Area Treated (Ha) Treatment Treatment Method
67 HO-28 81.05 Scarification Anchor Chains
67 HO-29 158.78 Scarification Anchor Chains
67 NA-38 20.36 Scarification Anchor Chains
67 ST-5 9.17 Scarification Anchor Chains Total Highrock 269.36
Tree Planting
FMU Block Area Planted (Ha) Species Trees Planted
67 BZ-23 4.67 Black Spruce 8,460
67 BZ-24 78.33 Black Spruce 105,820
Jack Pine 11,900
White Spruce 1,800
67 BZ-44 201.01 Black Spruce 188,720
Jack Pine 52,300
White Spruce 65,400
67 DL-8 72.22 Black Spruce 70,050
Jack Pine 2,640
White Spruce 11,320
67 ST-35 21.50 Black Spruce 17,285
67 ST-36 2.16 Black Spruce 5,000
67 ST-5 45.05 Black Spruce 47,105
Jack Pine 26,880
White Spruce 3,440
Total Highrock 424.94 618,120
Aerial Seeding None in 2016
Herbicide Treatment None in 2016
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NELSON RIVER FOREST SECTION
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Nelson River Forest Section
2016-2017 Forest Management Activities
Harvest
None in 2016
Forest Renewal and Tending
Site Preparation and Scarification None in 2016
Tree Planting
FMU Block Area Planted (Ha) Species Trees Planted
83 SI-51 99.31 Black Spruce 172,460
83 SI-52 39.65 Black Spruce 68,500
83 SI-54 3.13 Black Spruce 27,700
Total Nelson River 142.09 268,660
Aerial Seeding
None in 2016
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Herbicide Treatment
FMU Block Area Treated (Ha) Treatment Treatment Method
84 JO-39 119.15 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-47 5.66 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-50 7.39 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-51 10.17 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-57 6.98 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-58 25.88 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-62 0.13 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-63 5.49 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-64 8.43 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-66 4.75 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-68 2.43 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-70 6.48 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 JO-77 9.97 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 LL-39 0.33 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 LL-40 7.42 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 LL-41 6.56 Herbicide Aerial Application
84 LL-47 6.95 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 BQ-87 54.66 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 GS-11 17.28 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 GS-9 3.42 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 JO-32 8.85 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-1 121.83 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-2 15.21 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-25 77.19 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-28 50.38 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-31 106.14 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-34 96.62 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-4 58.37 Herbicide Aerial Application
85 PC-7 104.21 Herbicide Aerial Application
87 GS-39 4.87 Herbicide Aerial Application
Total Nelson River 953.20