in the Prince George District (Prince George TSA)
For further information contact the FFT Recipient |
Erafor Forestry Ltd. |
April 2008
· Various Net Down tasks involving general projects and planning development including Footprint update, GIS update and prioritize areas under Multiple Accounts to focus on FG MPB impacted areas
· Preparation of various tender documentation and information for 2008 projects.
· Project and information roll-over from previous project led by NIFR –JS MPB impacted areas (free growing and non-free growing areas)
· Updating Safety Plan (sent to PwC)
· Updating Quality Assurance Plans and related procedures documentation (sent to PwC)
· Finalizing Planting Work Plans and Maps 280ha and 300,000 trees for Summer 2008 (including layout, traversing, mapping, creating and editing Work Plans)
· Finalizing Recce Survey Program of FG impacted opening by MPB, maps and GIS for 15,000 ha for 2008 season
· Finalizing Full Survey Program of FG impacted openings by MPB, maps and GIS for 2,600 ha for 2008 season
· Access Management update for areas under project for 2008
· Initiating First Nations information sharing and consultation process for 2008/2009 projects
· Initiated 11 projects in PINES (currently all pending)
· Continued dialogue and meetings with NIFR staff, Prince George Forest District staff.
May 2008
·
Follow up with First Nations Bands and Prince
George District Liaison Officer on Consultation process and information
sharing. This include very successful meeting on
· Working on capacity building with local First Nation Band
· Engaged with finalizing Planting blocks layout, GPS and mapping on impacted openings by MPB (including some field data collection of ecological and soils information and developing Work Plans)
· Engaged with recce surveys on previously identified openings impacted by MPB – 15,000 ha
· Engaged with prescription development for 2009/2010 on impacted openings by MPB – Net Down from 15,000 ha
·
A tender request will be issue for Summer Tree
Planting 2008 in local newspaper and in FIRS/PINES advertising webpage by
· A tender request will be issue for Full Surveys 2008 in local newspaper and in FIRS/PINES advertising webpage by end of May.
· Direct award will be issue to local First Nation Band for Danger Tree Assessment and Falling
· Filter down and adjusting GIS information footprint from NSR and Impeded projects in Prince George District on openings affected by MPB and scheduled for Forest Health Surveys.
· GIS adjustment for road inventory and responsibility in Prince George District.