FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING - MARCH 31. 1961 



The management plana of the forest lands of the Province are under- 

 going a progressive revision which will be concluded in 1970. The outlines 

 to be followed in relation to the forests managed by the Minister are con- 

 tained in the Manual of Management Plan Requirements. The main features of 

 a revised management plan are: pverall development of the forest to bring 

 out the potentialities of the unit during the current rotation; analysis 

 of management achievements and implementation of progressive recommendations 

 every twenty years; and preparation every 10 years of detailed operating 

 plans for that decade, which are in agreement with the overall management 

 plan. 



The number of management units, i.e. areas operated under a single 

 management plan, is subject to continuous changes caused by abandonment of 

 licences, acquisition, division, and consolidation of management units. The 

 present number of management iinits is: 76 Grown, 79 Company, 42 Agreement 

 Forests and 5 Nursery Forests - 202 in all. 

 Management Plans 



1. Crown Management Units - plans prepared by Department staff. 



There are 76 management units with a total area of 53f695i^l9 acrds, 

 provided with management plans as follows: 

 11 - under current revision 

 65 - original plans still in force 

 76 - plans in operation. 



To have workable operating plans for all the units, the Interim Operating 

 Plans are being prepared for the Crown units still under the original plans 

 until the management plan revision takes place, which will occ\ir at the 

 scheduled time during the nine-year period. These interim plans specify the 

 kinds and volumes of timber to be cut, its location and the measures to be 

 used to replace it. Nineteen such plans were received this year. 



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