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Objectives Set by Government for water fish, wildlife and biodiversity in riparian areas (FPPR Section 8) Objective set by government for Water, Fish Wildlife and Biodiversity in Riparian Areas Regulation FPPR Section 8 Objective The objective set by government for water, fish, wildlife and biodiversity within riparian areas is, without unduly reducing the supply of timber from British Columbia's forests, to conserve, at the landscape level, the water quality, fish habitat, wildlife habitat and biodiversity associated with those riparian areas. Practice Requirement Default Undertaking Under FPPR Section 12.1(2) When constructing a road or harvesting timber under this FSP, the Holder undertakes to comply with Section 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52(2), and 53 of the FPPR. Applicable to FDU 1 and FDU 2. Regulation Retention of Trees in a Riparian Management Zone FPPR s.12(3) Strategy 1. In respect to sections 8 and 12(3) of the FPPR, to address the retention of trees in a riparian management zone (RMZ), the Holder(s) of this FSP will: a) Ensure that prior to harvesting; retention levels within the RMZ’s are determined by a Qualified Professional through a riparian assessment that considers: i) All of the factors listed in Schedule 1, section 2 of the FPPR as that section was on the date of submission of this FSP and ii) Potential site specific safety and operational issues. b) Design cutblocks and roads in a manner that is consistent with the retention levels as determined by a Qualified Professional as described in subsection (a). Applicable to FDU 1 and FDU 2.

Objectives Set by Government for fish habitat in fisheries sensitive watersheds (FPPR Section 8.1) Objective set by government for Fisheries Sensitive Watershed Regulation FPPR Section 8.1 N/A No “fisheries sensitive watersheds” continued under Section 180(f) or Section 180(g) exist within the area under the FSP. No result or strategy has been specified for this objective. Applicable to FDU 1 and FDU 2

Objectives Set by Government