MANAGEMENT PLANS 



1. Crown Management Units — Plans prepared by Department staff. There 

 are 81 management units with 77 management plans in force as follows: — 



1 — Approved standard management plan; 

 76 — Approved initial management plans; 



4 — Units not under management plan. 

 In the districts of North Bay, Pembroke, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and Swastika, 

 standard plans have been received for three units and are being processed for 

 approval, and work is proceeding on the plans for nineteen other units. 



2. Company Management Units — Plans prepared by licensee. There are 75 

 management units with 68 management plans in force as follows: — 



55 — Management plans approved; 

 13 — New plans received being processed for approval; 

 7 — Units have management plans in the process of revision. 



3. Agreement Forest Units — Plans prepared by Department staff. There are 

 46 management units with an approximate area of 245 square miles. The status of 

 management planning on these units is as follows: — 



1 — Standard management plan completed; 

 19 — Standard management plans being prepared; 

 14 — Units have the inventory completed; 

 12 — Units are being inventoried. 



4. Nursery Forest Units — Plans prepared by Department staff. These five 

 small management units are adjacent to the tree nurseries of Department forest 

 stations. The inventories for these units have been completed, and during the fiscal 

 year 1964-65 standard management plans will be prepared. 



Other work during the fiscal year was as follows: — 



1. Co-operation in programming the Timber Certificate Course at the Forest 

 Ranger School, and lecturing on management procedures. 



2. A four-hour lecture on implementation of a management plan given at the 

 Forest Ranger School within the general course curriculum. 



3. Revision of the Manual of Management Plan Requirements preparatory to 

 publication as Silviculture Series Bulletin No. 3. 



4. Close liaison and co-operation with Fish and Wildlife Branch in the improve- 

 ment of wildlife habitat by timber operations. 



5. Examination of forest access road proposals regarding their conformity to the 

 management plan. 



TIMBER SECTION 



The volume of wood cut from Crown land during the year ending March 3 1 , 

 1963, was approximately 345.8 million cubic feet, an increase of 20.2 million cubic 

 feet from the year before. This increase represents an increase in stumpage revenue 

 of more than $861,000 and reflects a satisfactory recovery from the slight drop in 

 production and value experienced during the previous year. 



In addition, the trend to increased utilization of saw-mill and veneer mill 

 residues continued in 1963 with 40 mills producing the pulp chip equivalent of 

 264,815 round wood cords. This represents an increase of 9.1 per cent over the 

 previous year and already there are indications that five more mills will be installing 

 chippers in 1964. 



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