GREATER FUNDY ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH PROJECT

UNB Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management


Forest Management Guidelines to Protect
Native Biodiversity in the Fundy Model Forest

APPENDIX 1:

APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO PRIVATE WOODLOTS



The issue of scale will dictate much of what any individual or group of woodlot owner wishes to implement on his or her property. The fine-filter strategies should be emphasised due to their relative ease of implementation. They include all of the operational best management practices mentioned earlier under the following headlines:

- Landscape Level Considerations
- Site Level Considerations
- Water Course Buffers
- Special Status Tree Species
- Coarse Woody Debris
- Snag and Cavity Tree Retention


One aspect that may be particularly advantageous to promoting biodiversity and wood values on private woodlots is the development of high-quality tree species like Black Cherry, Oaks, and Butternut. The smaller scale of many woodlots permits easier identification and consideration of rarer species. Some of these species are valuable as timber and speciality products. At present the general ignorance of these species and their ecological and financial value, and the preponderance of fibre-based strategies, limits the role these species can play in the ecological health of the FMF.

Coarse-filter strategies of mature forest blocks of different community types may be possible; 1) on larger-sized properties; 2) from agreements between adjacent owners, or; 3) in cases of uncut stands due to ownership preference, by identifying and formally recognising such sites. Similar approaches could be used to delineate buffers and travel corridors. We note that the importance of a travel corridor increases with the extent of habitat change through an ecodistricts. It may be worthwhile to promote a co-operative plan of forestry and even restoration among numerous landowners along a corridor.

Priorities for coarse-filter practices include:

- Mature Forest Retention
- Patch Size Considered
- Corridor Retention or Restoration

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Information provided by:
Dr. Graham Forbes
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at UNB
Last Update: Dec 17, 1997
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