Forest Management. 93. The State has a well-established Forest Management System. As part of the Forest Management System, the State agrees to encourage its public Forest managers to maintain Environmental Management Systems equivalent to systems meeting the requirements of ISO 14001.
Forest Management. This attachment outlines the key purposes of a Forest Management Plan (FMP) which are required to be prepared or updated as necessary in accordance with this Agreement. The attachment also outlines some particular issues that will need to be addressed in the development or updating of plans in the Xxxx Xxxxxxxx RFA region.
Forest Management. The Nisga’a Final Agreement stipulates that Nisga’a forestry practices must meet or exceed standards established under provincial forestry practices legislation for Crown land. Nisga’a Lisims Government is committed to meeting this requirement while providing consistent, sustain- able employment for forestry workers. The treaty provides for a five-year transition of the control of timber harvesting and management on Nisga’a Lands from British Columbia to NLG. During the transition, B.C., under provincial forestry legislation, licenses the harvest of an annual volume of timber to forest companies who held licences prior to the treaty’s effective date. While these licences are issued by B.C., both the Province and NLG, through the Forestry Transition Committee, have a shared responsibili- ty in the administration of the licences. At the end of the transition period, in 2005, the Nisga’a Nation will have full control of Nisga’a timber. Under the transition arrangement, forest licensees must harvest specified volumes of timber each year and a percentage of the volume must be con- tracted to Nisga’a citizens to harvest. In the second year of the treaty, the target of 70 percent Nisga’a contractors was exceeded. During the reporting period, a total of 74,469 cubic metres of wood was harvested under the transition licences, much of it by community- owned Laxgalt’sap Forest Corporation which employs 30 people. To support operations, 9.6 kilometres of logging road were constructed dur- ing the reporting period. Continuing volatility in North American lumber markets has underscored the need for long-range planning. That’s why Nisga’a operators are making significant capital investments to ensure they are well positioned to meet increasing demands as markets recover. Forestry Transition Committee The Forestry Transition Committee, comprised of one person each from NLG and B.C., has authority to approve forest development plans throughout the five-year transition period. The committee approves silviculture plans and issues all cutting and road permits in the latter years of the transition period. During the reporting period, the committee received a proposed Forest Development Plan from Skeena Cellulose Inc. (SCI), the major licensee on Nisga’a Lands. The plan was sent to the Joint Fisheries Management Committee and Nass Wildlife Committee for review and comment, made available for public consultation, and ulti- mately approved. In 2001, British Columbia transferred q...
Forest Management. Harvesting and management of timber by Grantor is limited to the extent necessary to protect the natural environment in areas where the forest is damaged by natural forces such as fire, flood, storm, insects or infectious organisms or is otherwise required by sound management practices. Such timber harvest and management shall be carried out in accordance with Best Management Practices approved by the Alabama Forestry Commission or successor agency, as amended.
Forest Management. Supporting forest management planning and forest protection in national, municipal, communal and private lands, and forest management in national lands, through:
Forest Management. The right to xxxx and shoot is subject to any rights that the LESSOR(s) may care to exercise over the land. LESSEE acknowledges that LESSOR(s) are in the timber growing business and timber cutting, planting or other forestry or land management practices may be conducted at any time of the year. Forest and land management activities will take precedence over hunting activities. Notification of any forestry or land management activities will be posted on the club sign in board.
Forest Management. Trees may be cut to control insects, disease and invasive species, to enhance wildlife habitat, to prevent personal injury and property damage, and for other domestic uses, including firewood and construction of permitted buildings and fences on the Property. The application of pesticide and fertilizer shall be prohibited unless: (i) such use is necessary for forest management; and (ii) such use is in compliance with an approved Forest Management Plan for the Property; and (iii) Grantee has approved such use; and (iv) such use is consistent with the terms of this Easement. Any and all Commercial Forestry activities shall require a Forest Management Plan and a Forest Harvest Plan, approved by WAC or its successor pursuant to Section 14 of this Easement, submitted at Grantor’s sole cost, and consistent with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection s Water Quality Guidelines for Timber Harvesting or such successor standard approved by Grantee. In the event that Grantor submits a Forest Management Plan and/or a Forest Harvest Plan to Grantee for approval, and Grantee (or its successor pursuant to Section 14 of this Easement) notifies the Grantor in writing that it has no program to approve such a Plan or Plans, Grantor may undertake Commercial Forestry activities so long as the activities are conducted consistent with the NYSDEC Forest Management Stewardship Plans and in accordance with the technical standards set forth in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's "Best Management Practices for Water Quality" field guide or such successor standards.
Forest Management. 93. The State agrees within five years of the date of this Agreement, to further develop its Forest Management Systems and processes through the development and implementation of environmental management systems in accordance with the principles specified in Attachment 5 and acknowledges that its objective for State Forest is system certification comparable with the ISO 14000 series.
Forest Management. Grantor’s reserved right to use the Property for commercial and noncommercial forestry includes timber management, silvicultural activities, timber harvesting, removal of minor forest products for sale (including but not limited to boughs, floral greens, bark, Christmas trees, pine needles, firewood, and mushrooms), drone use, and the construction, installation, maintenance, and use of temporary buildings and structures, roads, storm water facilities, and other improvements customarily appurtenant to forestry uses. Grantor may construct, repair, and maintain forest management access and logging roads, fences, gates, and barriers, and structures and improvements for forest management purposes, including bridges, culverts, landings, fire ponds, heliports, skid trails, and sediment control devices. Grantor shall perform all forestry uses in accordance with federal, state, and local law and the Grantor’s Multi-Resource Management Plan (“Plan”), dated , 20 . The Plan has been prepared by Grantor and approved by Grantee, and is on file with the Grantee. The Plan is consistent with the provisions of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2103a (f), and the Washington State Forest Stewardship Plan Guidelines as of the Effective Date. The Plan shall be revised when necessary to incorporate forest management practices prescribed by federal or state law. The Plan shall be reviewed by Grantor and Grantee, and updated as necessary, at least every ten years, when there is a change in land ownership, or if the Grantor’s objectives change. The Plan shall be revised, updated, or otherwise amended only with Grantee’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event of any inconsistency between this Easement and the Plan, this Easement shall control.
Forest Management. The State prepared an HCP covering forest practices activities on non-federal and non-tribal land in Washington to address the conservation needs of anadromous and native fish and seven stream-associated amphibians (WDNR 2005). FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approved the Washington Forest Practices HCP and provided take authorizations to the State under section 10 of the ESA. The take authorizations for aquatic species apply to qualifying landowners receiving an approved forest practices permit, who conduct forest management activities that affect aquatic resources, according to the Forest Practices Rules. The forest management activities that are covered by the take authorizations are, for the most part, conducted in the riparian areas adjacent to fish- and non-fish-bearing streams, and road construction and maintenance activities in proximity to streams. The Applicants’ forest management activities as they relate to effects on aquatic species are covered under the Washington Forest Practices HCP and incidental take permit, and were analyzed under the associated EIS. Thus, these activities are not described except where the resulting habitat may benefit the species covered by this SHA. The conservation elements of this SHA that constitute a net conservation benefit to the spotted owl include the Applicants’ forest management activities conducted under the current Forest Practices Rules (incorporated by reference), and voluntary measures that exceed those rules, as well as additional conservation measures. The measures that the Applicants will implement extend beyond standard Forest Practices Rules in Oregon and Washington, and industry standards, and result in development, maintenance, and retention of potentially suitable habitat for the covered species. The SHA will not change riparian zone management practices on the covered lands. The Washington Forest Practices HCP provides for riparian management provisions (WDNR 2005). The landscape management conservation strategy and the specific conservation measures of the SHA are described below.
