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UNSM Forestry Workshop
Matt Miller
Ecology Action Centre
Forestry Coordniator
Ecology Action Centre
Coastal Issues
Marine Issues
Energy Issues
Food Action
Transportation
Urban Issues
Wilderness Issues
Wilderness Program
Forest Biodiversity Conservation
Vibrant, diverse forest industry with focus on local benefits and value added products
Comprehensive network of protected areas
Ecologically responsible harvesting practices
NS Forest Index
Over 40% of NS operable forest clearcut since 1990
Acadian Forest classified as endangered (2001)
Economic output of forest sector (jobs/GDP) dropped by 50% between 2003-2012 (APEC report)
2015 NS legally protected ~100,000ha of forest
2011-2014 NS clearcut over 110,000ha of forest (lowest 4 years of cutting since 1990)
Theres not enough wood in this province to keep three mills going. They talk about sustainability, but its not there. When youre running around chipping 30-year old wood, somethings wrong. Its too much demand for whats there.
Vaughn Hodgson
Voluntary Planning Report (March 2009)
A resounding call for change has been voiced. Current natural resource practices for all uses and all users are not sustainable.
Steering Panel Report (Spring 2010)
The status quo is not an option
NS Natural Resources Strategy
Collaborative Stewardship
Reduce clearcutting to 50% of all harvesting by 2015
Eliminate harvesting of tree tops and branches
No public funds for herbicide use
Explore ways to establish and operate working community forests on Crown lands
Crown Land Tenure
Eastern Port Hawkesbury Paper, Forest Utilization License Agreement (FULA) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification Landscape Management Pilot
Central Northern Pulp, Scott Maritimes Act No forest management plan
Western NS WestFor Consortium, FULA pending Medway Community Forest Co-op Proportion of AAC allocated to each mill increases flexibility
Panuke Lake Audit
the rules were followed, but the rules have to change.
Biomass
Exercise great caution in the use of biomass for power generation. There is ample evidence that our forests are already under considerable stress. Despite the need to reduce greenhouse gases, Nova Scotia does not have the wood capacity for biomass use to make much of a difference even provincially.
Natural Resources Strategy Phase Two Steering Panel Report
April, 2010
Biomass
Point Tupper is a worst-case scenario Lowest value-end product
Carbon impacts, primary vs secondary fibre sources
Next steps: Remove primary biomass from renewable energy
Eliminate exports of unprocessed biomass
Address harvesting practices, land conversion
What is the best alternative end use for sawmill residuals and pulpwood?
Clearcutting
Recognize limited applicability as a silvicultural tool Ex. Abandoned farm fields transition to hardwood
BUT, remains widely overused
Function of economic constraints and ineffective regulatory/tax/incentive framework, not indicative of ecological or silvicultural appropriateness
Cumulative effects Landscape-level impacts for wildlife, ecosystem services Shift in tree species abundances, Borealization of Acadian
Forest Soil productivity, site fertility & soil carbon storage
Clearcutting - What needs to happen?
Update forestry legislation and improve regulations for working forest biodiversity conservation measures
Continue to shift regeneration subsidies away from clearcut-spray-plant model to support more partial harvesting
Review silviculture funding delivery programs
Give the public a larger role in land use planning and Crown land forest management
Re-engage the Forest Technical Advisory Committee
Opening the Door for Community Forestry
There is a real opportunity to develop a healthier forest while protecting the livelihood of families and communities.
Community Forestry
A public forest area, managed by the community, as a working forest, for the benefit of the community
Based on a number of common principles:
Multiple-use management Enhanced local control over decision making Direct community benefit Increased environmental stewardship
Municipalities can play a role in expanding this model beyond current pilot
How can municipalities support sustainable forestry?
Land-use and/or forestry practice by-laws and property tax structure Requires amendments to MGA
Expansion of community forestry and collaborative Crown land planning initiatives St Marys District, St Margarets Bay area,
underutilized eastern hardwood resource
Demonstration forests on municipal forest land
Questions?