5 — Standard management plans approved and in force 2,876.6 sq. mi. 



72 — Interim management plans approved and in force 83,434.0 sq. mi. 



4 — Management units not yet under plans 1,904.1 sq. mi. 



The preparation of standard plans is being undertaken in the Districts of 

 Lindsay, North Bay, Parry Sound, Pembroke, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Swastika 

 and Tweed. The 5 management units for which plans are approved are the Cobalt, 

 Englehart, Nipissing, Petawawa, and Temagami covering an area of 2,876.6 square 

 miles. Plans have been received and are being examined for 5 units covering 

 1,908.2 square miles; plans are in the process of completion on another 22 man- 

 agement units covering an area of 11,852.0 square miles. 



The number of management units has not changed since last year, but a net 

 increase in area in Crown units of 683.9 square miles has resulted from areas 

 coming back to the Crown from timber licences in Company Management Units 

 and areas in Crown Units being licensed in Company Management Units. 



Except for those units which are inactive, operations on the management units 

 are controlled by operating plans. On Crown Management Units — 



5 units have new operating plans 2,876.6 sq. mi. 



51 units have interim operating plans 50,792.5 sq. mi. 



3 units operating plans not submitted 12,655.7 sq. mi. 



16 inactive units 21,889.9 sq. mi. 



75 88,214.7 



2. Company Management Units — Plans for these units prepared by the staff 

 of the licensee. There are 46 companies having 71 management units covering 

 100,476.4 square miles. The status of management plans for these units are as 

 follows: 



50 — Approved Management Plans 78,291.3 sq. mi. 



16 — Submitted Management Plans Awaiting Approval 13,554.5 sq. mi. 



With No Management Plans 8,630.6 sq. mi. 



3. Agreement Forest Units — Plans for these forests are prepared by Depart- 

 ment staff. There are 59 management units covering approximately 280.1 square 

 miles. The status of management planning on these units is as follows: 



1 — Standard management plan approved 41.0 sq. mi. 



18 — Standard management plans completed and awaiting 



approval 75.9 sq. mi. 



23 — Standard management plans being prepared 147.5 sq. mi. 



17 — Annual plans only 15.7 sq. mi. 



4. Nursery Forest Units and Small Crown Units in Southern Ontario — Plans 

 prepared by Department staff. There are five small management units adjacent to 

 the tree nurseries of Department Forest Stations and a number of small manage- 

 ment units covering scattered Crown properties in Southern Ontario. Plans are 

 being prepared. 



Other work during the year included: 



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

 ment of wildlife habitat by selected timber operations. 



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

 management plan. 



5. Seminar given for the Diploma Course in Resource Management at the 

 University of Toronto. 



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