COMMUNITY FOREST HISTORY. Xxxxx Lake Community Forest Ltd. was incorporated in December 1998 in response to the Ministry of Forests’ Community Forest Request for Proposals. Establishment of the company followed a comprehensive round of public consultations in which local residents clearly indicated that ownership of the requested forest license should belong to everyone living in the Lakes District, and not a single political entity or special interest group. Local efforts to obtain a conditional Community Forest Agreement were rewarded in the summer of 2000, when the Ministry of Forests announced that the Village of Xxxxx Lake was one of four organization awarded a Community Forest Pilot Agreement. Our initial pilot license (K1A) was signed July 7, 2000 and consisted of 23,325 ha of Crown Land. The Community Forest has undergone several expansions since that time, and now consists of 92,062.5 ha of Crown land. Xxxxx Lake Community Forest Ltd. was awarded a 25- year Long Term Community Forest Agreement in April 2005, the first of its kind in the province. This Agreement was revised and renewed in October 2014 for a further 25 years. The initial AAC of the Community Forest was 23,677 m3, increasing to 54,026 m3 between 2002 and 2005. In 2005, our AAC was increased (through an uplift) to 300,000 m3 per year. Subsequent uplifts were granted to allow a harvest of 500,000 m3 for both 2006 and 2007, and 250,000 m3 for 2008 and 2009. Uplifts were granted to accommodate the salvage of MPB-killed and infested areas, and to salvage a large blowdown area. In February 2011 the AAC was set at 260,000 m3 until December 31, 2013, at which time the AAC was reduced to 100,000 m3 per year pending a new Management Plan. Management Plan 1 for the Community Forest was approved on September 20, 2000. In January 2010, XXXXX requested the development of Management Plan 2 for the period of 2010-2015, which was approved in February 2011. In August 2013, FLNRO requested an amendment to Management Plan 2 to address changes in the Community Forest Agreement and Management Plan requirements. The amendment to Management Plan 2 was submitted in December 2013. APPENDIX 2 – MANAGEMENT PLAN 3 PUBLIC REVIEW The consultation for Management Plan 3 is detailed below. April 17, 2015 – ads in local paper announcing development of Management Plan 3 and asking for public and First Nations input. April 20, 2015 – letters were mailed to stakeholders (26) and letters plus draft Management Plan mailed to First Nations represent...
