FOR253 Final Review Exam Actual Questions With Correct Detailed Answers.
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Module
ABCFP
Institution
ABCFP
What is a Royal comission and what are the names of the 3 Royal Commissions of Forestry that have taken place in BC? - correct answer - Royal commissions are in depth, independant studies on industries in BC
- Fulton (1909)
- Sloan (1945)
- Pearse (1975)
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FOR253 Final Review
What is a Royal comission and what are the names of the 3 Royal Commissions of Forestry that have
taken place in BC? - correct answer - Royal commissions are in depth, independant
studies on industries in BC
- Fulton (1909)
- Sloan (1945)
- Pearse (1975)
What are the origins of the term "stumpage"? What is stumpage? - correct answer -
Tax used to be paid based on the number of stumps that were left after harvesting. The size of the
stumps did not matter, the price was still the same
- Stumpage is a tax that licensee's have to pay the government for harvesting timber on crown lands
Forester's Act? Breifly describe. What will replace the Forester's Act? - correct answer
- Passed in 1947
- Defines the practice of professional forestry
- Must be registered with the ABCFP to practice forestry
- ABCFP is in charge of administrating the foresters act
- Rescinded in 2021
- Replaced by the Professional Governance Act (2018) which applies to all professional regulators in the
environmental sectos (ABCFP)
Under the 2002 Forest and Range Practices Act, what 11 values must be protected? - correct answer
- Water
- Wildlife
- Visual Quality
- Riparian / Fish
- Resources features
- Cultural heritage
,- Forage & Associated plant communities
- Timber
- Recreation
- Soils
- Biodiversity
What is AAC? - correct answer - Annual allowable cut
- The amount of volume a licensee must cut over a 5 year period
- Determined by Timber Supply Area (TSA)
- Determined by long-term growth & yield plots
Define: Forest Policy - correct answer - The legislation (acts, reglations) that govern
forestry in BC
What are the 4 levels of policy making? At what level does most BC forest policy come from? - correct
answer 1. International
2. Federal
3. Provincial {BC forests are managed by the provincial government}
4. Regional or Municipal {Limited}
What are the 4 "instruments" used to implement policy? - correct answer 1. Acts
{Passed by parliment or legislature)
2. Regulations {Established by the Cabinet}
3. Contracts {Chief Forester, Regional Manager District Manager)
Name 2 regulations included under FRPA - correct answer - Forest planning and
practices regulation (FPPR)
- Woodlot license planning and practices regulation (WLPPR)
, What is an FSP? - correct answer - Forest Stewardship Plan
- Map-based, landscape level plan of activites intended to take place in the plan area
- 5 year term, but may be renewed for additional terms up to 10 years
What is meant by "Default legislation"? Where is it found? What happens when you want to deviate
from the default? - correct answer - Default legislation is the prescriptive "bottom-
line" found in FPPR
- When licensees want to deviate from the default, they must propse "alternative results and stratagies"
based on creditable science
- The plans must be open to full public review and comment
What is FPPR? - correct answer - Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
- Outlines the content requirements of a FSP
- Connected to the 11 resource values
What is a Higher level plan? Examples? - correct answer - Kootenay Boundary
Higher Level Plan Order (Legal)
- Order written with public input on local land use planning, defines resource values that must be
protected
What is GAR and what are some examples? - correct answer - Government Action
Regulation
- Provincial legislation that outlines in detail how to follow higher level plan orders
- Ex. UWR, VQO, Grizzly bear habitat
What are considered Non-legislative planning examples? - correct answer -
Certification
- SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Watershed Groups
- Recreation Groups
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