Central and North Coast EBM Implementation

Land Use Objectives

Amendments to the South Central Coast Order (July 2007) and the Central and North Coast Order (December 2007)

Both the South Central Coast (SCC) Order and Central and North Coast (CNC) Order have been legally amended effective March 27, 2009. These amendments have taken into account input received during the public review and comment period, December 19, 2008 - February 16, 2009.

The land use objectives will be carefully monitored to ensure they are achieving the desired ecological and socio-economic objectives, and adjusted as necessary to reflect an adaptive management approach.

For amended Central and North Coast Order, see below.

• Official Notice
• Legally established Central and North Coast Amendment Order
• Central and North Coast Order - Consolidated Version
• Schedules
  • Schedule 1 - Landscape Units Covered by the Order
  • Schedule 2 - Grizzly Bear Habitat
  • Schedule 3 - Important Fisheries Watersheds
  • Schedule 4 - Landscape Units and Default / Risk Managed Old Forest Representation Targets
  • Schedule 4(a) - Site Series RONV Requirements for Landscape Unit Targets in Schedule 4 (refer to Objective 19(3))
  • Schedule 4(b) - Site Series Surrogate RONV Requirements for Landscape Unit Targets in Schedule 4
  • Schedule 4(c) - Modal, Rare and Very Rare Old Forest Analysis Unit and Representation Targets
  • Schedule 4(d) - Modal , Rare and Very Rare Site Series Surrogate Analysis Unit and Targets (refer to Objective 19(3))
  • Schedule 5 - Red-listed Plant Communities
  • Schedule 6 - Blue-listed Plant Communities
  • Schedule 7 - Kimsquit River 150m Buffer
  • Schedule 8 - Cedar Stewardship Areas
  • Schedule 9 - Kermode Stewardship Area
  • Map data files
  • Relevant Legislation

For amended South Central Coast Order, see below.

• Official Notice
• Legally established South Central Coast Amendment Order
• South Central Coast Order - Consolidated Version
• Schedules
  • Schedule 1 - Landscape Units Covered by the Order
  • Schedule 2 - Grizzly Bear Habitat
  • Schedule 3 - Important Fisheries Watersheds
  • Schedule 4 - Landscape Units and Default / Risk Managed Old Forest Representation Targets
  • Schedule 4(a) - Site Series RONV Requirements for Landscape Unit Targets in Schedule 4 (refer to Objective 18(3))
  • Schedule 4(b) - Site Series Surrogate RONV Requirements for Landscape Unit Targets in Schedule 4
  • Schedule 4(c) - Modal, Rare and Very Rare Old Forest Analysis Unit and Representation Targets
  • Schedule 4(d) - Site Series Surrogates and Additional Representation Targets incremental to Schedule 4
  • Schedule 4(e) - Modal , Rare and Very Rare Site Series Surrogate Analysis Unit Representation Targets (refer to Objective 18(3))
  • Schedule 5 - Red-listed Plant Communities
  • Schedule 6 - Blue-listed Plant Communities
  • Schedule 7(a) - Klinaklini River 100m buffer
  • Schedule 7(b) - Viner Creek 100m buffer
  • Schedule 7(c) - Allison Landscape Unit - Area for Application of Objective 9 (5)
  • Schedule 8 - Cedar Stewardship Areas
  • Map data files
  • Relevant Legislation

Background and Intent Document

Please click here to view the Background and Intent Document for the South Central Coast and Central and North Coast Land Use Objectives Orders.

The purpose of this document is to provide supplemental information regarding the intent of the SCC and CNC land use objectives, and context for understanding and implementing the objectives. For each legal objective found within the Orders, this document provides a statement of intent, followed by key definitions and some implementation suggestions.

The information provided in this document should not be construed as a legal interpretation or legal advice for implementation. It is not intended to provide prescriptive measures or to limit the accountability and flexibility of professionals and delegated decision makers who will be responsible for developing, approving and implementing forest practices pursuant to the Orders.

Related Reports

• Forested Swamps of Central- and North-Coast British Columbia – April 2007 [pdf]