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Forest Managementin
British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas Areas
Presented by: Lyle Gawalko
Forest Ecosystem Officer
Ministry of Environment
Parks and Protected Areas
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Presentation
I. Forest Health/Natural Disturbance Factors
II. MPB Control
III. Forest Management Projects
IV. Climate Change Adaptation
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I. Forest Health/Natural Disturbance I. Forest Health/Natural Disturbance FactorsFactors
Climate Change (all Parks):Mountain Pine Beetle Western Pine Beetle (+20 Parks)Wildfires 1 park (avg.) burned “wall to wall” per yearWindstorms 2006 – 44 Parks affected – approx $2 million in
damages
Other Forest Health Factors:Spruce Bark Beetle Douglas Fir Bark BeetleSpruce Bud WormDrought/Root Rots etcAlien/Invasive Plants
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Spruce Budworm – Duffey Lake
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2007/08
• T: 300,273.95 ha• L: 225,124.15 ha• M: 207,955.55 ha• S: 101,199.69 ha• V: 27,758 ha
Total: 862,972.29 ha
• Trace < 1% 266,000 ha• Light 1-10% 261,000 ha• Moderate 11-30% 230,000 ha• Severe 31-50% 71,000 ha• Very Severe > 50% 18,000 ha
2006/07
MPB in ParksMPB in Parks
Total: 845,048 ha
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II. MPB Control – Prevent Spread to Southern Alberta
• 100 + Fall and Burn in Height of The Rockies.
• Robson control program once again this year.
• Planning for interprovincial prescribed burns
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Winter 06/07
• 915 Sites Probed
• G:R Ratio 1.35:1
•Ave GA/site – 6
• 5,698 Green Attack F&B
Winter 07/08
• 630 Sites Probed
• G:R Ratio 1.03:1
•Ave GA/site - 3.7
• Green Attack to date: 2755 (includes 75 2-year cycle trees
Mount Robson Fall and Burn ProgramBy the Numbers
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Mount Robson, - MPB Green Attack Sites Treated Winter 06/07
• 915 Sites Probed
• 628 Sites Treated G:R Ratio 0.8: 1 – 1.35:1
• 5,698 trees F&B
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III. Forest Management in ParksIII. Forest Management in Parks
• Campground MPB Hazard Tree and Fuel Removal
• Interface Fuel Reduction
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Manning Park Fuel Reduction/Public Safety
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Completed Tree Removal - Completed Tree Removal - 20072007
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Bonnevier Fuel BreakBonnevier Fuel Break
• Feasibility Study Ecosystem
• Restoration objectives
• Promote the re-establishment of open forest stand conditions on the southern slopes
• Remove dead and dying pine to reduce fuel loading
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Completed 350 ha Fuel Break – Silver Star Park
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Urban Interface Fuel Reduction Ellison Park – Post Treatment
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Urban Interface Fuel Reduction
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Spider Hoe
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Portable Incinerator – Robson Park
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Ecosystem Management Projects BC PARKS
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$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
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Since 2003, BC Parks has conducted Since 2003, BC Parks has conducted 165165 Ecosystem Management Projects, totalling Ecosystem Management Projects, totalling $9,759,800$9,759,800
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Climate ChangeClimate Change
Management for Adaptation:• Mitigate extreme natural disturbances where
possible• Reduce risks to public and adjacent
communities• Protect critical habitats• Determine ecological “pinch points” and try to
reduce stresses
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Mount Robson Fuel Break – Swift Currnet SW5 West Before
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Mount Robson Swift Current Fuel Break SW5 West AFTER
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SW3 Canopy BEFORE
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SW3Canopy AFTER
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Ecological Restoration/Ingrowth Removal – Premier Lake
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Grassland Restoration – Churn Creek - Before
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Grassland Restoration – Churn Creek - After
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Cataloguing in situ protection of genetic resources for majorcommercial forest trees in British Columbia
Hamman et al. 2002
Due to a systematic expansion of protected areas in the 1990s, it appears thatconifer genetic resources are now well represented in protected areas.
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Minimum reserve size of 270,000 ha
Minimum reserve size as defined by Brent Gurd et al. ( Tom Nudds and Don Rivard) 2001. Conservation of mammals in eastern NA wildlife reserves: How small is too small? Conservation Biology 15: 1355 – 1363
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The End