I was asked by the Forest History Association of BC to provide an article on the MacMillan Bloedel Land Use Planning Advisory Team. It has been published by them in their Newsletter (Issue No 116. December 2023, pages 14-24) LUPAT article-final I found several components of the MB Designed Forest System and LUPAT that apply to our challenges of today. It is important we learn from the past in moving into the 21 century forest stewardship.
Category Archives: Community diversification
Forest landscape plan balancing forest values
Determining how to achieve community resiliency through balancing values within a Forest Landscape Plan area requires a sound methodology that also provides guidance to FLP implementation decision-makers as well. A suggested methodology is presented in Community resiliency-balancing decision-making.
Building a knowledgeable forest dependent community
The BC modernization of forest policy initiative is fragile unless there is an effort to build forest resource knowledge within forest dependent communities. Currently the BC Ministry of Forests is not considering this a priority. A graphic description of the importance of this need is presented in Forestry knowledgeable community
Enhanced forest inventory funding encouraged
BC Ministers with responsibilities related to the use of forest inventory are encouraged in a letter Message to ministers to support more financial resources directed toward an enhanced forest inventory.
Enhanced forest inventory-graphic presentations
Achieving government modernization goals requires identification and integration of key components with an enhanced forest inventory and LiDAR imagery. Related components included in:
Community resiliency-enhanced forest inventory importance
21st century BC forest asset vision powerpoint version
Building a value-added investment climate
BC forest renewal framework-landscape unit planning-action plan graphics
Government funding to communities
Government should be commended for the program to help rural communities move toward resiliency. However, to adequately meet the challenges of the 21st Century, a structured and integrated model of forest stewardship and wood manufacturing is essential as outlined in Letter to Minister Bailey
21st century forest stewardship model ppt
The following is a power point version of the proposed integrated and structured vision for the 21st century BC stewardship vision 21st century BC forest asset vision powerpoint version
Bill 22 creates uncertainty
The Forest Amendment Act-Bill 22 has created industry and community uncertainty and lacks reference to a BC wood manufacturing sector vision. Bill Bourgeois provides comments and suggested actions in Bill 22 – comments.