The Rural Voice, 2004-02, Page 49Woodlot
Management
assumed that the minimum standards
specified in the bylaw must also be
good management: Also, for log
buyers who would prefer to harvest
according to more sound
management standards, it has
sometimes been difficult to bid
competitively for woodlots if
landowners are only interested in
cutting strictly according to the
bylaw.
Huron's new bylaw is called a
Forest Conservation Bylaw, perhaps
reflecting an effort to go beyond just
regulating tree cutting and
encouraging responsible management
of woodland resources.
As with the old bylaw, a notice of
intent must be filed with the county
in advance of cutting taking place;
however, the new version does
require a bit more information.
Another change is that trees to be cut
must be marked in advance of
submitting the notice and the notice
must be filed 10 working days prior
to any cutting taking place
(previously it was five days). The old
bylaw was often reactive, with
enforcement staff looking at stumps
from trees that had already been cut.
The new one allows a more proactive
approach, i.e. reviewing marked trees
before they are cut, which will
hopefully allow issues to be sorted
out in advance of cutting and avoid
the time and expense of trips to the
courtroom.
Also as in the old bylaw,
minimum sizes are specified that the
trees must reach before cutting;
however, sizes have now been
increased slightly for some species.
This should hopefully reduce the
potential for over cutting of smaller
diameter trees, particularly in
lowland woodlots.
Another change is the requirement
for a minimum residual basal area of
acceptable growing stock in trees
over 10 inches in diameter to be left
after cutting (i.e. a certain number of
trees per acre 10 inches or over in
size and of reasonable quality must
be left). The intent here is to try and
avoid the situation of woodlots being
heavily over -cut and essentially taken
out of a productive state for many
BERNIE McGLYNN
LUMBER LTD.
BUYER OF HARDWOOD BUSHLOTS
Wholesaler - Hardwood Lumber
Box 385, R.R. 2,
Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0
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