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FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpactComments from InterestedParties• Road construction and maintenanceare not adequate, creating erosionproblems, and work is not stoppedearly enough during wet weatherresulting in road damage.• Riparian and wetland areas andavalanche chutes are overlooked andnot adequately cared for, with treesremoved and equipment operating inthese areas.• Some areas are being overharvestedand exceed the landscape levelharvesting limits (ECAs), especiallyin areas that are mainly lodgepolepine and where harvesting is beingdone to deal with the mountain pinebeetle outbreak.• Logging on steep, unstable slopes ismaking terrain more unstable andincreasing to possibility oflandslides.• Clearcut harvesting is creatingincreased wind damage.• There is a lack of corporatecommitment to supportimplementation of the TrenchRestoration Plan.Assessment Team Responseproblem. CAR 4/06 is imposed.• The team observed surface erosion andlack of maintenance and seasonaldeactivation on many inactive roadsand has imposed CAR 17/06. There donot appear to be problems withconstruction. There have beenconcerns about operations in wetweather, but this appears to be a limitedconcern, and Tembec has shutdown“criteria” which appear to be followed.• Stream and wetland riparian areas aregenerally well protected. Specificriparian issues are addressed in CAR16/06 (regarding the width of machinefree zones) and CAR 4/06 (regardingdamage from cows in riparian areas).CAR 19/06 is imposed to requireTembec to initiate the riparianassessments and variable widthapproach to riparian managementidentified in the BC Standard.• There is a lack of information about theequivalent clearcut area in somewatersheds. This concern is mostsignificant in watersheds where there islogging activity related to mountainpine beetle. Pre-condition 1/06 andCAR 18/06 address this significantconcern.• Tembec does a very good job on terrainassessments and site level assessmentsare regularly conducted. Landslideactivity associated with logging or roadconstruction is minimal.• The team did not observe any problemswith wind damage.• Tembec, along with other parties, is anactive member of the Steering andOperational committees that help guideand direct ecosystem restoration in theEast Kootenays. There are problems inthe implementation of this Plan andwith the amount of funding availablefor the restoration work. This limits thePage 30 of 89
FSC PrincipleP7: ManagementPlanP7: ManagementPlanP8: Monitoring &AssessmentComments from InterestedParties• The management plan lacks specificcommitments and specific targets.• There is confusion and mistrustabout mountain pine beetlemanagement practices and priorities,especially for ‘susceptible’ forests.• The agreements between Tembecand KNC are not fully beenunderstood and being implementedby the Tembec operational staff (e.g.staff are personally interpreting theemployment strategy in a way that isnot consistent with the strategy’sintent). Tembec staff do not fullyunderstand the social components ofthe FSC BC Standard and Tembec’sSFMP, or the new riparianrequirements in the standard.• Interested parties are not familiarwith the SFMP, but interested inknowing more. The best way toinvolve interested people isn’t clear.• No commentsAssessment Team Responseextent of restoration work underway.The problem involves all parties, notTembec alone, and the team concludedthat Tembec is doing its share of workin the Trench.• The team felt the SFMP was a verygood document with specificcommitment and detailed managementstrategies. It includes specific targets.The Sustainability reports provideannual reporting relative to the targets.• The team agrees there is no writtendocumentation about the strategy tomonitor pine beetle or to explain howTembec makes decisions to respond tomonitoring information. There issignificant concern about the harvest of“susceptible forest types”. Precondition2/06 addresses these issues.Pre-condition 1/06 is also related toconcerns about the extent of recent andplanned harvesting in some watershedswhere logging of forest typessusceptible to mountain pine beetle isunderway or planned.• Despite the inclusion of summaryinformation during mandatory springtraining, Tembec has notcommunicated information about itsagreements or commitments to meet thesocial aspects of the standard, or theriparian requirements to staff. CAR20/06 is imposed.• The SFMP is available upon request. Asurvey asking for input on the SFMPwas sent out to the contact list in 2005.Tembec is considering how to seekmore input about the SFMP. The teamconcluded the requirements in the BCstandard are met.Page 31 of 89
Page 1 and 2: Certified by:SmartWood Headquarters
Page 3 and 4: MWLAP Ministry of Water, Land and A
Page 5 and 6: 1. Scope of the Certificate1.1. Sco
Page 7 and 8: 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS2.1 Certificat
Page 9 and 10: December 1-Jan 31,2006June 9, 2006
Page 11 and 12: The First Nations assessor (TL) wro
Page 13 and 14: During the assessment period, the a
Page 15 and 16: 3. ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND OBSERVAT
Page 17 and 18: FSC PrincipleP3 - IndigenousPeoples
Page 19 and 20: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 21 and 22: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 23 and 24: FSC PrincipleComments from Interest
Page 25 and 26: FSC PrincipleP5: Benefits fromthe F
Page 27 and 28: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
Page 29: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
Page 33 and 34: P10 - Plantations • Clearcut harv
Page 35 and 36: P5: Benefits fromthe Forestapproach
Page 37 and 38: P7: ManagementPlanP8: Monitoring& A
Page 39 and 40: Tembec shall complete a summary of
Page 41 and 42: CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
Page 43 and 44: CAR #: 11/06 Reference Standard #:
Page 45 and 46: CAR #: 17/06 Reference Standard #:
Page 47 and 48: c) Clearly describes how monitoring
Page 49 and 50: In cases where the non-conformance
Page 51 and 52: Note for Future Annual Audits (Note
Page 53 and 54: planning processes to resolve confl
Page 55 and 56: Sparwood and Creston - and a number
Page 57: APPENDIX I: FSC Reporting Form: Det
Page 60 and 61: Government determines AAC, followin
Page 62 and 63: to local communities’ traditional
Page 64 and 65: 3 A19040 Fairy TBD3 A19040 Fernie A
Page 66 and 67: system category.Shelterwood systems
Page 68 and 69: Environmental protection measures,
Page 70 and 71: Forest Licence A20212: Harvesting m
Page 72 and 73: 1. AUDIT PROCESS1.1 Auditors and qu
Page 74 and 75: Pre-condition #:1/06Non-conformance
Page 76 and 77: annual audit.Status: Met and Closed
Page 78 and 79: Status: Met and Closed.Follow-up Ac
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Status: Met and Closed.Follow-up Ac
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CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
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Timeline for Conformance: By the en
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minimum 7 m machine-free zone along
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CAR #: 21/06 Reference Standard #:
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