Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
August 9, 2016

Planning for Sustainable Forest Management

Dates Set to Discuss Five-year Forest Management Operating Plans

Public meetings will be held in various locations across the province this month to support the development of five-year operating plans in several forest management districts.

"Our forest resource is important to the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador and is of significant cultural and societal importance. Five-year operating plans identify the groups that use the forest resource and are an important part of sustainable forest management. I encourage stakeholders to attend these meetings and become a part of the planning process."
- The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister Responsible for the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency

Under the Forestry Act, the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency is legislated to meet with public stakeholders while developing five-year operating plans for forest management districts and zones in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The meetings give the general public the opportunity to provide input on the potential environmental effects of proposed forestry activities on the social, economic and recreational conditions associated with the forest resource. The process is consistent with the Provincial Government's sustainable forest management strategy and the principle of sustainable development.

Operating plans describe proposed forestry activities over a five-year period and include:

• The volume and area of timber to be harvested;
• Length and location of primary forest access roads to be constructed;
• Location and extent of area to be silviculturally treated;
• Timber harvesting methods to be employed;
• Location of operating areas; and
• Location, nature and extent of decommissioning and rehabilitation activities scheduled for a parcel of forest land.

Information on meeting dates, locations and times is included in the Backgrounder below.

The meeting schedule, planning information and draft five-year operating plans are available at www.faa.gov.nl.ca/forestry/managing/district.html

QUICK FACTS

• Public meetings will be held in various locations across the province this month to support the development of five-year operating plans in several forest management districts.
• Under the Forestry Act, the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency is legislated to meet with public stakeholders while developing five-year operating plans for forest management districts and zones in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• The meeting schedule, planning information and draft five-year operating plans are available at www.faa.gov.nl.ca/forestry/managing/district.html

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Media contact:

Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development Forestry and Agrifoods Agency 709-729-4570, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

BACKGROUNDER
Information on Public Meetings to Support the Development of Five-year Operating Plans

District	Zone	Date	Time	Location
1	1	August 22	2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Voisey's Brook Park, Indian Meal Line, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
		August 23	2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Recreation Building, Town of Witless Bay
		August 24	2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Royal Canadian Legion, Carbonear
		August 25	2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Whitbourne Lion's Club
		August 29	2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	The Wilds Resort, 299 Salmonier Line
2, 3	2	August 24	2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Clarenville District Forestry Office, 97 Manitoba Dr.
		August 25	2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Forestry office, Winterland
4,5,6,8	3	August 18	2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Forest Protection Centre, 800 Marix Blvd., Gander
		August 31	2:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.	Gambo District Forestry Office
		August 31	2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Lewisporte District Forestry Office, Trans-Canada Highway
9,16	7	September 14,	2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 7:00 pm. - 8:00 p.m.	Pasadena District Forestry Office
		September 14	2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Tourist Chalet, Springdale Junction
21		August 30	1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Alexis Hotel, Port Hope Simpson
		August 31	1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Northern Lights Inn, L'Anse-au Clair
22		August 25	1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.	Two Seasons Inn, 96 Avalon Dr. Labrador City

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