Forest Management Certification Assessment Report for - Rainforest ...

1. AUDIT PROCESS1.1 Auditors and qualifications:Keith Moore, M.A., R.P.F. – Keith is a forester and has worked in forestland managementand environmental assessment in Canada and internationally since 1976. Keith completed theSmartWood Lead Assessor training and been involved with SmartWood and FSCcertification since 2000. He has been a team member and team leader on eighteen otherSmartWood assessments, Pre-condition audits and annual audits in Canada, Russia andAustralia. He co-ordinated the field-testing of three FSC regional standards – the NationalBoreal standard for Canada, the Ontario Boreal standard, and the BC standard. He alsoparticipated in field-testing FSC standards for the Komi Republic in Russia and is presentlyassisting with the development of FSC standards for Montenegro and Kenya. Keith was theteam leader for the assessment in 2005. (KM)John Gunn, Ph.D. Ecologist – John has been a team member or team leader on more than 25SmartWood forest management annual audits and assessments in the northeastern UnitedStates and Canada. John has also led more than 15 chain of custody audits and assessmentsthroughout the United States. John holds a Ph.D. in biology from the University of NewBrunswick, a Master of Forest Science from the Yale University School of Forestry andEnvironmental Studies, and a B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of Maine.John’s professional experience includes four years as Vice President of Conservation andLand Management for a private timber company in Maine. John was the ecologist on theassessment team in 2005. (JG)1.2 Audit process and scheduleDateSeptember 12,2006 to Sept28, 2006Location /main sitesMain activitiesAuditors offices • Document reviews and interview with KariStuart-Smith, Forest Scientist, Tembec andkey staff member involved with HCVFdesignation; Joe Gnucci, Area Forester, andEirik Pighin, Planning Forester, Tembec.(JG)• Interview with Candace Batycki, BCEndangered Forest Program, ForestEthicsand member of the HCVF Senior DecisionMakers Group. (JG)• Interview with John Bergenske, ExecutiveDirector, WildSight and member of theHCVF Senior Decision Makers Group. (JG)• Document reviews, interviews and requestsfor clarification and additional informationfrom Dave Brown, Divisional Forester;Bruce Pope, GIS and Inventory Forester,Page 72 of 89