Merritt Biodiversity Planning
Landscape Unit Workshop - "Planning to meet Old Growth Forest Objectives in the Merritt Timber Supply Area"
January 15, 2002
The purpose of this workshop was to introduce the topic of "Old Growth Management Areas" (OGMA’s) to the local community, First Nations’ and stakeholders in order to provide information, and, get community input into the planning for old growth forests and biodiversity.
- Workshop Agenda
- Powerpoint presentations
- Status of Land Use and Landscape Unit Planning in the Merritt TSA - Nelson Grant, Dave McBeth, MSRM [PDF - 4.3MB]
- Ministry of Forest's Perspective on Landscape Unit Planning - Bruce Young, MOF [PDF - 1.7MB]
- Involvement of Nicola-Similkameen Innovative Forestry Society - Larry Henry, NSIFS [PDF - 9KB]
- A Proposed Approach to Biodiversity Planning - Keith Simpson, Keystone Wildlife Research on behalf of NSIFS [PDF - 11.6MB]
- Questions and Answers
- Information and Feedback from the Workshop
Old Growth Management Area Planning
For the purposes of Section 8 of the Order Establishing Provincial Non-Spatial Old Growth Objectives the 12 landscape units within the Merritt Timber Supply Area (TSA) have approved draft old growth management areas (OGMAs).
The draft old growth management areas in the Merritt TSA were identified over approximately a 12 month process. The process involved a significant amount of forest industry, First Nations and government agency input.
- March 31, 2006 letter declaring Merritt OGMAS as draft spatial, signed by Steve Carr, Executive Director, ILMB Southern Interior Region
- August 21, 2007 OGMA completion letter
- August 2007 Thompson-Okanagan OGMA Guidance document
- Legal targets within the Provincial Non-Spatial Old Growth Order
Digital Spatial Data
Spatial data for Non-legal OGMAs and landscape units is available for download from the BC Geographic Warehouse (formerly LRDW). From the metadata details, click the "download data" button at the top right and follow the instructions.
Note: Merritt OGMAs are non-legal and reflect a point in time dataset to 2007 and have not been updated in the BC Geographic Warehouse.
To view the OGMAs in iMapBC:
-> In the 'Layers' tab, click 'add/remove' and select 'Old Growth Management Areas' from the 'Land Use Plans' Folder.
Contact
Susan Omelchuk
Land and Resource Management Specialist
Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations
441 Columbia Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3
Phone: 250-828-4263
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