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Ottawa Valley Forest FSC Case Study EOMF FSC-GLSL Workshop March 30, 2011

Ottawa Valley Forest FSC Case Study • Profile of Ottawa Valley Forest

• Profile of Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. • Why FSC? Why now?

• Steps to Certification • Our experience in gaps between FSC and Ontario’s Crown forest management system.

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Ottawa Valley Forest Profile • 240,522 hectares of managed Crown lands

• 217,517 hectares of production forest • Parks and Conservation Reserves contribute to forest management objectives for forest diversity and wildlife habitat.

• Diverse forest of pine, oak and mixedwoods • Many forest users – minimal conflict with industry

S ilviculture S ys tems S election: 15% T olerant Hardwoods , Hemlock, C edar

S helterwood: 44% White P ine, R ed O ak, Mixedwoods

C learcut and Variations : 41% P oplar, White B irch, J ack P ine, R ed P ine, Mixedwoods

Ottawa Valley Forest Profile • 2011-2021 forecast annual harvest area 3,467 hectares • 2011-2021 forecast annual harvest volume of 250,000 m3 • 66,000 m3 PwPr • 92,000 m3 Poplar • 52,000 m3 Oak and Other Hdwds • 40,000 m3 Bw, SPF, Other Con

Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. • Sustainable Forest Licence (SFL) on the Ottawa Valley Forest • Do not manage private lands • Responsible for: • Forest management planning • Forest operations including renewal and maintenance • Compliance monitoring

Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. • Located on Brazeau Rd., Pembroke • Currently five full time staff

Ottawa Valley Forest Inc. • Partnership of shareholders and associate members operating wood processing facilities and logging companies in and near Renfrew County. • Governed by a Unanimous Shareholders Agreement.

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Shareholder Logging Companies • Bonnechere Madawaska Sustainable Forestry Alliance Inc. (BMSFA) • Consortium of independent loggers and sawmills

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Shareholder Logging Companies • Hec Clouthier and Sons Ltd. (Dieux Rivieres) • John Stewart Forest Products Ltd. (Deep River) • Makwa Community Development Corporation (MCDC) - Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Why certify the forest? Why now?

• In 2004 MNR Looked at mandatory 3rd party certification for all SFL’s.

• Decided otherwise, and to allow the market drive it.

• Community Forests and private land got a jump start

• High level recognition meeting rigid standards.

• Has evolved slowly and has been market driven starting with the interest from the pulp mills.

Mill Chain of Custody, Why now?

• Sawmills have showed interest in past 2 years, and some have obtained Chain of Custody Certification • Buyers are asking for it but not paying any more $$ • Some are saying that it is just another cost and a distraction • It will open doors to new markets

• It also could be a way to maintain markets • “ As soon as I have a sales request I will talk about CoC certification” said one mill owner.

Steps to Ottawa Valley Forest Certification • The OVF and shareholders recognized the benefit but were concerned about cost • OVF partnered with the EOMF and obtained funding assistance from the Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation.

• OVF hired a consultant to write a gap analysis report

Steps to Ottawa Valley Forest Certification • RFQ were sent out to four 3rd party certifiers • The Soil Association ( Woodmark ) was successful in obtaining the contract • The process began in the fall of 09, the preassessment was in January, and the assessment was in June. The certificate was issued within one year.

Gaps ─ FSC and Ontario’s Crown • Our experience was that there were few gaps between FSC Standards and Ontario’s Crown forest management system.

• Terminology is different but most of the bases are covered. Re-alignment has to take place between the two.

• The auditor’s remarks were quite positive ( compared to other jurisdictions in the world)

Some of the Gaps ( 6 CARS in total ) • Assessing the risk to workers of particular tasks and equipment • Procedure to record the most appropriate nonchemical alternative • Consult stakeholders on the identification of High Conservation Values • Credible external review of the HCVF assessment.

The HCVF assessment has not been made publicly available

Some of the Gaps • Procedure ensuring coordinating with private neighbouring land regarding protection measures of HCV. • Monitoring is carried out on an annual basis for all identified HCV categories

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