File: ORCS 17580-02/Chehalis

ORDER TO ESTABLISH A LANDSCAPE UNIT AND OBJECTIVES

CHEHALIS LANDSCAPE UNIT

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, I hereby establish the Chehalis Landscape Unit, an area located near the Lower Mainland, north of the Fraser River – Chilliwack Forest District, effective March 15, 2006. The boundaries of the Chehalis Landscape Unit are shown on the Chehalis Landscape Unit map dated January 31, 2006 attached to this Order. In addition, I hereby establish objectives for the Chehalis Landscape Unit, as attached to this Order, effective March 15, 2006. “Original signed by” “January 30, 2006” __________________________________________ __________________ Lindsay Jones Date Acting Regional Director, Coast Region Integrated Land Management Bureau Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Preamble

The goal of these objectives is to sustain biological diversity at the landscape level; permissible activities are described to streamline administrative procedures and address operational safety concerns.

First Nations traditional use of forest resources, treaty negotiations or settlements will not be limited by the following objectives.

Legal Objectives – Chehalis Landscape Unit

Pursuant to Section 4 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, the following are the landscape unit objectives for the Chehalis Landscape Unit.

Objective 1 - Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) 1. Maintenance or recruitment of old growth forests

Maintain or recruit old growth forests in established old growth management areas (OGMAs), as shown on the attached Chehalis Landscape Unit map dated January 31, 2006, subject to timber harvesting and road construction in accordance with section 2 and 3 below.

2. Permissible activities within OGMAs

(1) Timber harvest may occur to prevent the spread of insect infestations or diseases that pose a significant threat to forested areas outside of OGMAs. Salvage within OGMAs will be done in a manner that retains as many old growth forest attributes as possible. (2) Construction of rock quarries and gravel pits under authority of forest tenure where the development will be located immediately adjacent to existing roads under tenure and will affect the OGMA by <0.5 ha.

(3) Construction of 500< m of road or a bridge within an OGMA where there is no other practicable option, provided that replacement OGMA is identified.

4) Intrusions, other than those specified, that affect an OGMA by less

than 0.5 hectare in total. 5) Where OGMA replacement forest is required as a result of

activities under 2.(1), 2.(2) or 2.(3), it must be of equivalent or better quality and quantity and be identified in order of priority, 1) immediately adjacent to the existing OGMA, or 2) in the same variant and landscape unit as the existing OGMA; such that OGMA ecological attributes and spatial distribution are maintained or improved. OGMA replacement areas must be documented, mapped and submitted to the satisfaction of the DDM at the end of each calendar year for his/her approval.

3. Permissible Activities for Safety Purposes:

1) Maintenance, deactivation, removal of danger trees, or brushing and clearing on existing roads under active tenure within the right-of-way for safety purposes.

2) Felling of guyline clearance, tailhold anchor trees, or danger trees (except high value wildlife trees) along cutblock boundaries or within the right of way on new road/bridge alignments to meet safety requirements

Objective 2 – Wildlife Tree Patches (WTPs) Maintain stand level structural diversity by retaining wildlife tree patches (WTP). Cutblocks for which harvesting has been completed by each licensee by tenure will retain adequate amounts of wildlife tree patches to ensure that over each 3 year period, commencing on the date the objectives are established, the target percentage as noted in Table A, is achieved. In addition:

(1) WTPs must be well distributed across the BEC subzone and located within or immediately adjacent to a cutblock.

(2) Each cutblock >10 ha in size must have a minimum of 2% wildlife tree retention.

(3) No timber harvesting, including single tree selection, is to occur within WTPs for at least one rotation, except as noted in (4) below.

(4) Salvage of windthrown timber and harvesting of remaining standing stems is only permitted within WTPs where catastrophic windthrow exceeds 50% of the dominant or co-dominant stems; or where forest health issues pose a significant threat to areas outside the WTP. Where salvage/harvesting is planned and authorized, replacement WTP of equivalent or better quality and quantity must be identified immediately to achieve the retention target.

(5) WTPs must include, if present, remnant old growth patches and live or dead veteran trees (excluding danger trees).

(6) WTPs must include representative larger trees for the stand and any moderate to high value wildlife trees (excluding danger trees).

(7) Where differences exist between mapped and actual BEC subzones, will be confirmed by site plan information.

Table A. Wildlife Tree Retention by BEC Subzone in the Chehalis Landscape Unit.

BEC Subzone % Wildlife Tree Retention CWH dm (Coastal Western Hemlock, dry maritime) 10 CWH vm ( Coastal Western Hemlock, very moist) 10 MH mm (Mountain Hemlock, moist maritime) 5

MINE

SKI AREA

SKI AREASKI AREA

PIT

SKI AREA

CEMETERY

PIT

220

259

ICEFIELD

1172

595595

ICEFIELD

637

ICEFIELD

220

601

1160

221

821

770

340

1034

759

1134

598

975

1312

1340y

k s

S

a

re

r

a

k

l

e

S

r

A

i

a

k

r

k

1360

1570

1511

1524

Sa

ie

R

641

306

T

O

c

r

M

k

S

C

R

s o

k

T

H

H

l

h

L

a

a

T

a

e

1225

1700

384

1430

820

355

l

n

C

RA

e

e

440

1035

639

1199

1108

1142

k

e

k

e

e

A

I

E

i

n

i

l

k

e

r

d

631

575

1087

1964

341

1819

1600

I

R

r

CLARKE

1056

1191

1129

1142

302

1265

1096

175

1005

1005

o

D

p

C

k

C r

o

t

n

W

o

E

a

r

oL

1796

536

1472

734

1639

k

l

R

A

CP

433

615

1200

1236

1305

1279

K

W N

d

a

e

t

e

h

V

La

e

t

r e

e

L

1106

364

e

s

I

R G

e

S

C

159

1430

1094

1260

1278

A

a

A

r

u

l

H

E

r

DOWNING

e

n

k

k

1527

1682

962

E

P E A K

S

1211

645

190

571

1210

317

1070

1182

660

1167

737

h

oL

C

a

C

r

a

D

M

k

AL

R

l

l

M

s

e

721

1775

1791

V

E

E

a

R

r

1322

325

1244

427

1394

292

650

1080

222

1187

1089

1219

s

e

e

Ce

c

H

L

T D

R

h a

M

i

a

1350

1616

881

1669

N

O

e

N

S

1067

238

767

1390

1112

r r

S

l

n

C

u

t

C

O

CH

C

M

K

1712

605

2183

531

1685

1104

1598

u

R

SP E

E

Y

e

1221

957

637

916

M

C

a

e k

s

t

a

R

R

t

IS

MT

McRAE

a

w

t

D

1503

705

1204

1378

H

E S

781

1061

377

1122

179

1219

1066

997

900

M

T E

s

Le

r

r

e

eg

E

V

e

e

ty

C

o

1688

1785

1343

1631

1877

tt

L

R Y

E A

C

E

MT

1062

1259

1266

1158

458

314

718

1050

1101

308

k

e

l

C

r

c

k

e

I

i

oL e

C

e

y

l

925

1555

1804

1868

UK

K

1172

1250

1193

1001

295

D

T

e

ne

i c

Ma

s

e

B

o

S

S

C

y

i

647

259

1628

2004

1595

L

WL

H EA

P K

g

U

1165

1220

1042

292

1098

1207

429

1054

W R

L Y

i

r

e

tC

e

a

f

t

l

a

k

l

e

O

k

W

a

s

k

s

n

1594

1822

1360

1092

1227

1257

1060

1391

303

537

S

I

N

G

RE

V I E N N E S E

l

R

A

1239

138

198

328

1058

650

T

E

n

n

a

rk

C

k

u

C

k

e

o u

C

r

H

r

C

C

e

l

o

1417

601

290

539

w

A

P

U

641

1118

1299

1024

261

1148

185

953

R P

t

o

i

k

e

t

c k

e

a

EI

MT

e

e

uk

1446

1710

1880

1020

a

oa k

E

k

k

1296

1118

956

186

831

1248

1184

715

1342

1380

998

853

1412

277

1316

309

1302

H E M L O C K

V A L L E Y

Va

ug

ha

n

Cr

ee

k

Sa

k

M T

K E E N A N

C

H

E

H

A

L

IS

R

I

V

E

R

M T

D A V I E S

S t a t l u

C r e e k

C

o

n

563

1766

1505

1592

1137

1416

1456

968

1130

1412

1425

1598

1540

1373

1466

1566

1349

821

303

1563

1418

1967

327

5M

1449

329

1003

1071

1575

770

1134

1360

1186

1475

1507

1412

484

5M

1926

575

1407

1276

1585

1430

1483

1144

1437

1141

5M

1284

1425

221

1402

1856

823

230

1630

1264

Sk

we l l e

pi

l

C

re

e k

MT

FLETCHER

STONERABBITPEAK

Ge

rt

y

C

r e e k

Co

ho

e

Cr

ee

k

W i l s o nL a k e

Blinch

Lake

OliveLake

Cr e e

k

Te

ss

ar

oC

re

ek

Mi

dd

le

Cr

ee

k

MTJASPER

CH

EH

AL

IS

LA

KE

St

at

lu

C

re

ek

MTORROCK

1257

1099

917 375

1271246

190

22

12 11

11

12

11

11 1212

12

1112

12

1311

12

15

16

18

16

16

20

20

20

23

18

25

176

201

224

P re

t

ty

Cr

ee

k

El

bo

wL

ak

e

de

Cr

ee k

Cr e

e

k

Di

ck

so

nC

re

ek

We

st

N o r r i s h C r ee

k

Pr e t t y

C r e e k

CWH dm

CWH vm 2

CWH vm 1

CWH vm 2

MH mm 1

CMA unp

MH mm 1

CMA unp

MH mm 1

MH mm 1

CWH ds 1

MH mm 1

MH mm 1

CWH vm 1

MH mm 1

CMA unp

MH mm 1

MH mm 1

MH mm 1MH mm 1

CWH vm 1

MH mm 2CMA unpCMA unp

MH mm 1

CWH vm 2

MH mm 1

CMA unp

CMA unp

MH mm 1

CMA unp

CWH vm 2

CWH vm 1

CMA unp

CWH vm 2

CMA unp

CWH ms 1

CWH ms 1CWH ms 1

CMA unp

CMA unp

CWH ms 1

CMA unp

MH mm 1

MH mm 1

CWH ms 1

MH mm 1

MH mm 2MH mm 2

Chehalis

Hatzic

Stave

West Harrison

Big Silver

East Harrison

Tretheway

East Harrison

Tretheway

205

250

31

190

318

329

88

175

282

2

42

315

285

312

293

209

280

33

327

232

4445

269

19

179

38

47

283

188

332

79

225

185

36

203

30

265

180

215

347

246

281

98

268

260

331

224

57

274

213

291

333

206

115

294

8

219

345

1

106

90

4

295

319

299

14

214

313

159

83

143

166

346

164

5

325

113

326

133

183

152

238

264

351

284

7

177

158

248

124

24

108

69

278

343

35

277

286

308

300

6

256

292

171

288

243

304

191

258

340

276272

161

279

101

211

251

226

207

154

187

86

334

261

337

287

3

296

210

39

314

252

53

339

306

15

266

350

349

12

84 94

64

131

81

335

66

249

97

193

50

323

298

11

71

240

55

348

32

216

116

270

48

157

96

61

309

257

344

290

67

174

167

310

253

148

117 125

194

338

110

263

302301

137

60

303

244

186

136

204

29

170

217

169

259

271

267

85

231

153

73

255

41

109

58

342

352

62

341

196

26

233

317

144

76

80

160

197

120

202

92

121

40

151

127

239

25

112

146

307

123

336

330

16

156

107

195

21

130

27

200

128

176178

34

72

46

149

189

155

68

235

63

297

23

70

199

138

316

228

111

139

147

142

28

275

37

328

74

56

119

150

54

22

129

17

311

93

135

172

87

234

134

181

18

20

141

126122 118

212

82

247

145

184

102

75

78

322

13

9

208

114

289

218

241

140

132

51

89

65

162

77

163

91

305

165

Davis Lake Park

Golden Ears Park

Legend

Chehalis Landscape UnitJanuary 31, 2006

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Resource Management DivisionResource Management DivisionProduced for:Produced for:

$PROJLIB/rmd/srmp/chilliwack/chehalis/mxd/chehalisLU_LM_February022006.mxdProjection/Datum: Albers Equal Area - NAD 83

Date Created: 2006-02-02Created for: Surrey Contact Centre by TD

Integrated Land Management BureauIntegrated Land Management BureauMinistry of Agriculture and LandsMinistry of Agriculture and Lands

Produced by:Produced by:

Map Study Area Within Chilliwack Forest District

OLD GROWTH MANAGEMENT AREASProtected AreaBiogeoclimatic Zone

Lakes and RiversCreeksRoads 0 0.75 1.5 2.25 3 3.75

Kilometers

1:40,000

Landscape Unit BoundaryProtected AreaChilliwack Forest District

100m contour intervals

___Original signed by__________________Manager, Resource Planning, Coast RegionIntegrated Land Management BureauMinistry of Agriculture and Lands___January 31, 2006__________________Date