YELLOW Challenge Wall Summary

HARVEST PINE (PRIORITIZE) YELLOW 9 votes

$Harvest Pine only

$Harvest the best pine stands first

$Keep non pine leading stands until all pine harvested

$Do not cut non pine

$Harvest higher % PL (75%)

$Prioritize harvest in deteriorated stands prior to loss of economic value

$Maximize the harvest of pine in own operative area(s)

$Cut high percent pine stand (75%) under attack

$Harvest priority dead first

$Prioritize harvest to avoid stands that will contribute.

$Harvest as much dead pine as possible

$Maximize harvest in red/grey attack areas in order to regenerate land ASAP

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ECONOMICS/REVENUE YELLOW 9 votes

$Revenue Incentives

$Cancel points of appraisal in priority MPB districts

$Recognize operational costs for salvage and retention protection

$Remove economic impediments to priority harvesting

$Revisit stumpage rates

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AAC YELLOW 1 votes

$To remove AAC constraints for PL leading stands with poor secondary structure

- (e.g. no AAC limits)

$Reduce rotation ages (warmer climates in future=better growth and yield)

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SHELF UVE / END USE YELLOW 3 votes

$Diversify the range of end products from the timber resource

$Verify shelf life for:

-Sawlogs

-Pulp

-other Forest Products

$Encourage non-timber industry (e.g.co-gen, pellets etc) harvest of part shelf life stands & reforest immediately

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FLEXIBILITY WITH HIGHER LEVEL DIRECTIONYELLOW 9 votes

$Review current land use decisions &/or plans to balance mid term timber supply against other values

$Rationalize/relax harvesting restrictions in wildlife ungulate winter ranges

$Allow licensees the flexibility to manage for the longer term (policy change?)

$Drop the 20% retention objective in leading Pine stands

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TSA STRATEGYYELLOW 7

$TSA strategy vs District strategy

$More approvals for transferring licensee cut between TSA’s

$Spread the harvest across the land base

$Pay attention to operational responses from experience (i.e. blow down of retention tree)

$Coordinate harvest prioritization between districts

$Identify timber that is accessible in other TSA=s & regions that can help mitigate mid term problems

$Priority cells in district (i.e. do not stay in own chart if no priority wood)

$Disregard chart areas:

-go after pine

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SILVICULTURE YELLOW 3 votes

$Aggressive reforestation with enhanced seed to bring long term timber supply forward-shorten need for mid-term

$Control burns on areas that will not be salvaged in order to regenerate without 20 year delay

$Prompt regeneration

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RETAIN STAND STRUCTUREYELLOW 5 votes

$Retain understory

$Do not cut with good understory structure

$Retention of preferred understory stands

$ID stands that have potential regen

$Preserve on ground regeneration

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INVENTORY YELLOW 1 vote

$Current TSA inventory

$Update inventory annually

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