Forest Industry Perspective Land Management and Analytics
Gordon Whitmore Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.
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Today’s Discussion
Forest Resource Management Multiple Use Integrated Land Management Opportunities
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DMI Fibre Sources Over 7.5 million ha 18 million acres 116,000 quarter sections Includes DMI FMAs and dispositions on other company’s FMAs
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Guiding Principles
Maintain Biological Diversity Maintain Ecosystem Productivity Protect Soil and Water Consider Global Ecological Cycles Multiple Benefits to Society Accepting Society’s Responsibility for Sustainable Development
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Ecologically-based Management Reflect what would occur naturally. Copy natural disturbances like fires Ensure all the pieces are there for the future Manage for the identified values
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Forestry, Data and Analytics Large datasets If you can see it, we likely measure it and store the data in our systems
Stratification used to overcome data storage and computing limitations Stratification used to reduce computation load
Development of robust forest models what-if analysis Management plans
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Planning Cycle Forest Model Forest Management Analysis
Access
Yield Curve Development
Special Mgmt. Zones
Growth and Yield Analysis
Land-use
Research
Selection of Mgmt Scenario
Detailed Forest Management Plan (Strategic 50-year Plan)
10 yr Spatial Harvest Sequence
General Development Plan (Tactical 5-year outlook)
Forest Classification
Forest Surveys •Volume •Growth •Reforestation
Vegetation Inventory •Forest •Roads •Streams •Lakes •Fires
Annual Operating Plan updates
(Implementation)
-harvests -silviculture -roads -surveys
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Vegetation Inventory Landbase
Vegetated
Non-Vegetated
polygons with > 6% vegetation cover
Anthropogenic
polygons with < 6% vegetation cover
Natural
Anthropogenic
originated from human disturbance
Industrial
Agricultural
Natural
originated from human disturbance
Non-Forest
Forest
Settlement Areas
Moisture
Stand Density
Height
Species Composition
Age
Timber Productivity
Stand Modifiers
Industrial Development
Mineral
Water
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Vegetation Inventory
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Vegetation Inventory
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Vegetation Inventory Entire landbase is typed to stands Key building block for describing the landbase
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Net Landbase
Forest Management Agreement Area Caribou Special Management Zones Moose Management Zones First Nation Boundaries Private lands Operating Compartments Grazing Areas Parks Incised Valleys and Steep Slopes Research plots and Protective Notations Riparian Buffers Swan nesting site buffers Historical Wildfires (Post AVI Collection) Industrial Linear and Polygonal Disturbances Cutblock Update (includes retention areas) Seismic Lines and Trails Forest Inventory (AVI)
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Spatial Data
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Planning Cycle Forest Model Forest Management Analysis
Access
Yield Curve Development
Special Mgmt. Zones
Growth and Yield Analysis
Land-use
Research
Selection of Mgmt Scenario
Detailed Forest Management Plan (Strategic 50-year Plan)
10 yr Spatial Harvest Sequence
General Development Plan (Tactical 5-year outlook)
Forest Classification
Forest Surveys •Volume •Growth •Reforestation
Vegetation Inventory •Forest •Roads •Streams •Lakes •Fires
Annual Operating Plan updates
(Implementation)
-harvests -silviculture -roads -surveys
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Inter-company Co-operation
INTEGRATED Planning and field activities
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Multiple Use Objectives to gain the maximum benefit from an area. Overlapping values Overlapping interests Expectation for access Multiple users, multiple products, multiple interests
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Challenges Cumulative effects Different degrees of planning between industry sectors & between government departments Clarification of public priorities for forest lands Local forest companies continue to explore ILM opportunities with other land users.
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Oil and Gas 1,400+ km Pipelines
5,000+ Well Sites 67,000+ km Seismic
1,000+ km Unimproved Roads
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Our Goal …operationalize ILM …..work together to reduce our footprint, promote sustainability and remain profitable.
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ILM Benefits Protect critical investments and values Maintain sustainable harvest level (AAC) Meet objectives for values and indicators Reduced footprint and ecological impacts Operational and economic benefits
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Opportunities Reforestation retired well-site pads. Coordinated planning of non-forestry projects in line with Forest Industry plans Optimized corridors Roads, transmission lines, pipelines, etc.
Operational considerations Minimizing wellsite sizes. Multiple wells on a pad. Locate log decks in non-productive areas.
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Government Efforts GLIMPS (Geographic Land Information Management and Planning System)
LAT (Landscape Analysis Tool) Greater transparency leads to mutual benefits
Land Use Framework
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Forest Industry Products Standard Pulp and Paper Solid Wood Products
Innovations Green energy Carbon Eco-services
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Ecological Services â&#x20AC;Śbenefits people obtain from ecosystems.
Source: The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) report 2005
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Ecological Services Provisioning services Food, water, wood products, energy, etc.
Regulating services Carbon, climate regulation, clean water and air, etc.
Supporting services Nutrient cycling, seed dispersal, etc.
Cultural services Cultural, intellectual and spiritual inspiration; recreational experiences (ecotourism); scientific discovery
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Retention Patches
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Special Areas
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….one last thing
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Innovations LiDAR Hyperspectral imagery Computer generated classification Tree-level
Wet-Areas Mapping