Agenda

Merritt TSA

Forest Stewardship Plan Sub-Committee

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Merritt Fire Zone (Airport Road)

Distribution:

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Attending: Dan, Jason, Ian, Ed, Peter, Tim, Garnet, Bruce

FSP Tracker IDs:

Aspen Planers Merritt – 76; Weyerhaeuser Merritt – 111; Tolko – 458; BCTS – 109; Stuwix - 114

Time / Topic / Who
Review of Action Items
Action from previous meeting: Post Aspen Planers FSP on FTP. / Bruce
Update from Kamloops or Okanagan / Dan / Jason
9:15-11:00 / Scenic Areas
Presentation from Garnet .
New Action: Garnet will distribute the presentation.- Garnet
New Action: Rewrite scenic areas section based on input and discussion. Ed/Brent/Jason
Action from previous meeting: Visual Quality - Provide information/docs from VQO training (what is significant public view point)
Action from previous meeting: Contact Garnet M as expert on visual quality for July 28 (Done) / Andrew
Brent
1:00-2:00 / Invasive Plant Measure
Krista Barton in attendance.
Not know next spotted knapweed.
High priority those species that do not have a biocontrol and spread and infringe timber areas.
Sulphur cinquefoil (sp?)
500 m around an identified site may not be enough. Where is this number from?
Kamloops says that a “high" priority list is not valid. Narrowing the list will be difficult.
How do we focus our training down to say 10 species. Ask Lisa Scott.
Is that a list that range can maintain annually and keep current on a web site? Concern that such a list is outside the control of the FSP holder and changes could affect the holder.
New Action: Contact Lisa Scott – Check to see if agree with enhanced treatment list and provide a narrowed down list. – Ed (contact info coming from Krista)
New Action: New Report a Weed App - Krista
Action from previous meeting: Provide measure to Rene for review and request of list of top 10. - Done
Action from previous meeting: What is a measure of sufficient cover – question for range staff – Bruce
Action from previous meeting: Clean up FSP measures wording – Brent / Ed Next meeting. / Bruce
Bruce
Brent / Ed
2:00-3:00 / Natural Range Barriers
See edits in Weyco FSP.
Action from previous meeting: Update Natural Range Barrier measure based on comments in the document
Action from previous meeting: Natural Range Barriers - Share with range staff so that they can be prepared for our meeting on the 28th - Done / Jason
Bruce
? / Riparian
Action from previous meeting: Riparian Result/Strategy - Clean this section up, incorporate changes and post
Action from previous meeting: Riparian Result/Strategy - Re-evaluate how basal area equivalency is measured / Jason / Brent
Jason
? / Tailed Frog
Action from previous meeting: Update the Tailed Frog document for edits / comments made
Action from previous meeting: Double check general wildlife measures and check the “notice” to determine if this (tailed frog passage) is still required / Dan
Jason
? / Spotted Bat
Action from previous meeting: Ask for John Surgenor’s input on Spotted Bat result / strategy / Bruce
? / Stand Level Biodiversity
Action from previous meeting: Stand Level Biodiversity - Provide the original FSP rationale (Done) / Jason
? / Water in Community Watersheds
Action from previous meeting: Community Watersheds - Tolko option will be provided to the group / Dan
? / Cultural Heritage Resources / All
? / Interpretive forest sites, recreation sites and recreation trails. / All
Next Meeting Dates:
·  TBD
·  Set future meeting dates

Progress Tracking:

Not Done / Partially / Complete
Water in Community Watersheds / Water, Fish, Wildlife and Biodiversity within Riparian Management Areas / Old Growth
Cultural Heritage Resources / Wildlife – Coastal Tailed Frog / Soils
Interpretive forest sites, recreation sites and recreation trails. / Wildlife – Flammulated Owl / Landscape Level Biodiversity
Stocking Standards / Wildlife - Spotted Bat / Invasive Plants
Scenic Areas / Wildlife – Moose
Natural Range Barriers / Wildlife – Grizzly Bear
Stand Level Biodiversity