Writing Landscape Unit Objectives

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Writing Landscape Unit Objectives
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Planning for Old Growth Retention
Data Preparation
Develop OGMA Targets
Develop WTR Targets
Delineate OGMAs
Write LU Objectives
Establish LU Boundaries and Objectives
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Writing LU objectives

• Based on Guide to Writing Resource Objectives and
  Strategies
• what are LU objectives
• what are LU strategies

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Writing LU Objectives

• What is a Landscape Unit objective?
• outlines end results to achieve broader goal
• describes desired future conditions for
  individual resources or resource uses
• measurable
• time specific
• geographically specific(whole plan area or
  specified parts)

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Writing LU Objectives - legal significance

• formally established as a higher level plan by
  district manager with approval by the designated
  environment official
• operational plans must be consistent with legally
  established objectives

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Writing LU Objectives - structure

• typical structure of a landscape unit objective
  is
• Active verb a resource or resource use within
  a geographic location for a specific time.
• Example
• Maintain old growth attributes throughout each
  rotation within the old growth management areas,
  hereby established, as shown on map 3.

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Writing LU Objectives - strategies

• What are landscape unit strategies?
• strategies describe approaches (preferred
  forestry practices) for achieving landscape unit
  objectives
• Example strategies for OGMAs
• Commercial harvesting not normally permitted in
  OGMAs.
• Avoid road construction within OGMAs. Main haul
  roads should not be permitted unless other
  reasonable and cost effective options do not
  exist.

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Writing LU Objectives - legal significance of
strategies

• strategies are not legally binding
• if a specific strategy is vital, it should be
  incorporated into the landscape unit objective

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Writing LU Objectives - strategies

• Incorporating strategies into objectives
• Original objective
• Maintain old growth attributes throughout each
  rotation within the old growth management areas,
  hereby established, as shown on map 3.
• Original strategy
• Commercial harvesting not normally permitted in
  OGMAs.
• More prescriptive objective
• Maintain old growth attributes throughout each
  rotation by not permitting commercial harvesting
  within the old growth management areas, hereby
  established, as shown on map 3.

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Writing LU Objectives - exercise

• worksheet is in your workbook
• write an objective(s) and associated strategies
  for the OGMAs that you designed in the case study
• work in same groups as you did in the case study
• time - 3/4 hour plus discussion
• finished early - test your understanding with the
  T/F questions on LU objectives

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Establishing Landscape Unit Objectives
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Landscape Unit Plan - outline and contents

• Introduction
• copy of order
• DEO approval letter
• introduction / how to use the plan
• Objectives and Supporting Strategies
• relevant maps
• draft objectives where appropriate

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Landscape Unit Plan - outline and contents

• Information supporting the plan
• implementation and monitoring strategies
• review and amendment procedures
• summary of other higher level plan direction
• Appendices
• description of resources and uses biophysical
  description of unit social/cultural/economic
  history summary of analysis and assessments
  including derivation of targets description of
  public involvement and summary of input etc.

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - approval formats

• legally established LU objectives
• draft LU objectives
• strategies and other information as advice or
  guidance

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - legal objectives

• DM can establish, change or cancel LU objective -
  consistentwith regulatory requirements and chief
  forester direction,and with DEO approval
• chief forester direction is mostly in HLPPP
• these purposes
• timber forage and grazing recreation, scenery
  and wilderness water, fisheries, wildlife,
  biodiversity, cultural heritage
• Short -term priority is old growth retention and
  wildlife tree retention

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - draft objectives

• used to test implications before establishing
• licensee cooperation is voluntary
• cannot have any impact on timber supply
• intent must be to establish the objective at end
  of time period or when precondition is met
• can be used for other biodiversity elements
• must describe cooperative arrangements to test,
  and process for final decision to establish or
  abandon this draft objective

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - plan content

• includes strategies and background info
• may be used at licensees discretion
• can convey DM/DEO policy to be considered in
  determining if operational plans are consistent
  with LU strategies

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - when

• best to batch for efficiency
• establish when
• the objectives have sufficient, suitable content
  to guide operational plans and practices
• the objective is consistent with legal
  requirements in the Act and SPR, chief forester
  direction and this Guide
• the timing and content are consistent with RLUPSs

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - when

• establish as soon as possible if...
• limited options for retention of OG site series,
• licensees have active operations in unit,
• high degree of conflict between uses is expected,
  or
• high risk to biodiversity and low risk to timber
  harvesting opportunities

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - Steps for legal
establishment

• Step 1. develop proposed LU objectives
• Step 2. prepare an order
• determine when unit and objectives will take
  effect
• prepare order establishing the landscape unit and
  objectives
• refer order for agency review
• Step 3. Conduct public review (if required)
• Step 4. file order and map with RM
• Step 5. prepare notice of impending order

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Establishing LUs and Objectives - Figure 3
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Establishing Objectives - exercise

• enhance your familiarity with the establishment
  process
• last exercise in workbook
• review Act and Regs provided in the workbook
• work groups of 2 or 3
• take about 1/2 hour

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Table 8.1. Public Involvement - roles and
responsibilities