Quesnel Forest Landscape Plan
Overview
Who: The Ministry of Forests
What: A pilot project landscape plan for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area
Where: Quesnel, B.C.
Why: To improve forest management for the area
How: Online, in-person
Engagement Summary
We want your feedback on the new Forest Landscape Plan for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area. It is being developed in partnership with First Nations, with collaboration from licensees, other partners, communities, and the public. The Forest Landscape Plan will replace existing Forest Stewardship Plans and establish objectives and outcomes for the area’s forest management. It will also provide direction on activities like forest planning, road building, harvesting, and silviculture.
The Forest Landscape Plan has five objectives:
- Manage the values placed on the forest ecosystems by local communities
- Manage the values placed on the forest ecosystems by First Nations
- Support the production and supply of timber in the area
- Support the protection and conservation of the environment
- Prevent, reduce, and adapt to impacts caused by significant disturbances like wildfires, insects, disease, drought, etc.
Please note that this engagement is on the Forest Landscape Plan for the area. It is not the periodic timber supply review. More information on this and other timber supply areas can be found on the Quesnel Timber Supply Area page.
This Plan is one of four pilots for other areas in the province.
Engagement on the Quesnel Forest Landscape Plan is focused on:
- The condensed Summary of Current Forest Management
- Management of these forest ecosystems
Feedback will be accepted until 4pm (PST) on August 8, 2023
Find more information or read the full Summary of Current Forest Management on the Forest Landscape Plan project website.
In person sessions
Members of the public are invited to review and comment on The Quesnel Timber Supply Area (TSA) Forest Landscape Plan (FLP) planning process at an upcoming information session to learn more about the FLP and provide input for the planning process.
The information sessions will include a presentation from the FLP committee, followed by a question-and-answer period where the public can provide comments.
Sessions will take place from 6 pm to 8 pm on:
- May 24th at the Nazko Valley Community Centre, 9560B Nazko Road, Nazko, BC, V2J 3H9
- June 7th at the Quesnel & District Senior’s Society, 461 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC, V2J 2B6
- June 8th at the Wells Community Hall, 4269 Sanders Avenue, Wells, BC, V0K 2R0
How your contribution makes a difference
The goal of this engagement is to help achieve the FLP objectives outlined above. By reviewing the Summary of Current Forest Management and completing the questionnaire, you can tell us:
- What you value about the forest ecosystem in this area
- If current forest management is working
- If there are areas for improvement with forest management
- The direction you would like to see forest management take in the future
A What We Heard Report will be made public after engagement closes.
