**Forest Stewardship Plan**

A Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) is required by the Government of BC – under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) – for a forest licensee to carry out development activities on crown land. It outlines areas on a map wherein the licensee may build roads or harvest timber for a period of up to 5 years. The FSP also outlines the results, strategies or measures that the licensee will take to uphold the government objectives for 11 forest values, including: soil, timber, wildlife, fish, water, biodiversity, cultural heritage resources, resource features, recreation resources, visual quality, forage and associated plant communities. Once the FSP is approved, the government may issue permits for the licensee to harvest timber and/or build roads.

The LNTCFS’s new Forest Stewardship Plan is now approved. 

Here is a link to the plan:  LNTCFS Forest Stewardship Plan (2021-2026) and Map.

For more information on FSP’s, check out the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations Forest Stewardship Plan web page.

For more information on the FRPA. check out the Forest Practices Board’s Guide to the Forest and Range Practices Act.

Management Plan

The Forest Act requires that a management plan be prepared for all timber being developed on crown land.  The Community Forest Agreement K1Z license document and the Forest and Range Practices Act are the basis for its content.  Approval of the management plan represents approval in principle of management’s intent but it does not give authority to proceed with specific operational activities.

The Management plan provides a statement of the Community Forest’s objectives for resource management. It also outlines the strategies that will be used to meet these objectives.

The objectives for the LNTCFS are to manage and protect the following forest resources:

• • • timber,
    • water and riparian areas,
    • fish and wildlife,
    • recreation,
    • visuals,
    • cultural heritage resources and archaeological sites,
    • botanical forest products, and
    • range.

The LNTCFS has completed our second Management Plan (MP) for the Community Forest. This plan is now approved and in effect as of January 1, 2016.

LNTCFS Management Plan

Safety

The LNTCFS is SAFE Certified through the BC Forest Safety Council. By having a safety management system in place, incidents and injuries are reduced, and we improve the performance as an organization as a whole.