Ministry of Environment “Mid Coast District”

1. Ministry of Environment “Mid Coast District” July Session for Review and Comment and Project Introduction

2. Thanks for joining us today We value your input

3. Overview Review and comment: MAMU WHA (Pre) Review and comment: Tailed frog WHA (Pre) Review and comment: Elk and Moose amendments to Deer Winter Range GAR tests for all relevant species Overview of potential WHF Grizzly bear initiative Intro to Northern Goshawk initiative

4. MAMUBiological Rationale Stratification based on binomial and Hobbs model. Air photo verification based on Burger 2004. ALL WHA have been field verified 2-3 times (by species experts).

5. Consistency with LRMP/EBM • IWMS • Section 7 notice • Marbled Murrelet are a focal species under the Draft Legal Order 14 (5) • (EBM/LRMP/G2G)

6. MAMU summary stats N = 23 Total area in WHA: 4228 ha Impact on THLB: 0 ha

7. Additional action proposed for: • N = 16 polygons • Total area in WHA: 2133 ha • Impact on THLB: processing (only 1 WHA with potential impact) MAMU summary stats

10. Proposed MAMU GWM • Access • No roads unless no other practicable option exists • Harvesting and silviculture • Do not harvest or salvage • Windfirmness • Pesticides • Do not use pesticides. • Recreation • Do not develop recreational structures, trails, or facilities.

11. Tailed Frog: approach to proposed GAR action • Project is at delineation stage • Early involvement of agreement holders • Advantage: maximized input opportunity

12. Consistency with LRMP/EBM • Tailed Frog are a focal species under objective 14 (5) of the draft legal order • Habitats are covered under objective 12 • IWMS

13. Tailed FrogBiological Rationale • Sampling approach (based on RISC): • Reconnaissance assessments to establish presence (TCS) • Detailed habitat assessments for selected streams (TCS/ACS) • Streams selected based on characteristics determined in IWMS • Management considerations: • Basin approach • Avoid potential WHA with large % in contributing landbase

14. Summary Stats Preliminary results N= 91 polygons Total area = 28224 ha N Presence confirmed = 16

15. GWM concept • Non-contributing • Do not harvest or salvage • Contributing • Maintain hydrological, climatic, habitat conditions • Leave CWD • Room for innovation

17. Moose and ElkBiological Rationale • Congruent with Provincial UWR Strategy • Stratified based on spatially explicit model • Field verification of areas completed (field work initiated in 1986)

18. Consistency with LRMP/EBMand other enactments • Overlap: Draft legal order 9 (HFVH), 10 (fish streams, lakes, wetlands), 11 (forested swamps), 13 (active fluvial units), and 14 (5). • Provincial UWR strategy • Established deer WR orders • Established grizzly bear WHA

19. Moose and Elk summary stats Moose: Total WR area: 13539 ha Overlap with established deer WR and grizzly WHA: 77 % (10408 ha) Elk: Total WR area : 3849 ha Overlap with established deer WR and grizzly WHA : 69 % (2647 ha)

20. Management implications • Amendment to established deer WR order • Overlap with deer • Specified Areas • GWM strategy: • Similar to deer • 20-25% forest cover retention over 141 years (per LU) • Retention of a set of forage species

23. Test 1: Special management GAR 10(2) Existing FRPA,govmnt actions, other enactments? No special management provided Test 2: Consistent with established objectives GAR 2 (1a) Consistent w various objectives Consistent with draft legal order/LRMP (9, 10, 11, 13, 14) IWMS and government policy District matrix considered Test 3: Not unduly reduce the supply of timber GAR 2 (1b) Consistent with timber supply policy WHA located outside THLB (TSR 2) Consistent with IWMS, Murrelet policy Test 4: Public benefits GAR 2 (1c) FN, public, etc. IWMS, G2G, listed under SARA GAR tests GAR test Considerations? Further detail

24. Test 4: Material adverse impacts on delivered wood costs (GAR 2 (1c) Info from affected agreement holders Section 7 notice in place since 2004 Proposed WHA located outside of THLB wherever possible, Need agreement holder input Test 4: Undue constraint on ability of agreement holder (GAR 2(1c) Info from affected agreement holders Section 7 notice in place since 2004 Proposed WHA located outside of THLB wherever possible, Need agreement holder input Test 4: Public benefits outweigh any material adverse effects and undue constraints (GAR 2(1c) Info from affected agreement holders Result of review and comment sessions GAR test Considerations? Further detail

25. Northern Goshawk:an overview of potential approach • Spatially explicit model developed by provincial recovery team (entire coast) • Includes nesting, foraging, and territorial outputs • Model field verified on Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island • Inventory and habitat work on Mid Coastongoing • Specified area concept / WHF

26. Grizzly bear WHF • Field verification and mapping of class 1 and 2 habitat completed (2 decades of field work) WHF proposed for: • Mark trees, trails, daybeds, skunk cabbage sites • Avalanche chutes (non-contributing) WHA proposed for: • (NC) Forested toes below some avalanche WHFs

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