2021-2031 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Planning for the 2021-2031 Forest Management Plan commenced in August 2017. The FMP took approximately four years to complete. During this time, five formal opportunities for public consultation and First Nation and Métis community involvement and consultation were provided. The Forest Information Manual outlines legal obligations concerning the collection and provision of forest information for both the Ministry of Natural Resources and the forest industry. The Forest Information Manual is aligned to and consistent with the Forest Management Planning Manual (revised 2009) and to make improvements based upon the experiences of using and implementing both the 3. Pre-Harvest Planning a. Forest Management Plans The landowner and logging contractor should ensure they have a forest management plan in place that outlines the goals, timelines, and methods for accessing, harvestingand regenerating the woodlot prior to undertaking any forest operations. The first step in preparing a management plan is to A decision was made to proceed with the proposal to revise the Forest Management Planning Manual, Forest Information Manual and Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual. The proposal will be implemented through an amendment to O. Reg. 167/95 under the Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA). The backbone of Ontario's approach to forest management is the Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA). "The purposes of this Act are to provide for the sustainability of Crown forests and, in accordance with that objective, to manage Crown forests to meet social, economic and environmental needs of present and future generations.". The effective date for the revised Forest Manuals is July 1, 2020. The proposal to revise the Forest Manuals was implemented by an amendment to Ontario Regulation 167/95 (General). This regulation was filed by the Registrar of Regulations on June 25, 2020 and was published in the Ontario Gazette on June 26, 2020. Comments received Visit the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources website at: Ted Armstrong, Phil Elkie, Lindsay MacLeanand Kevin Ride. How to cite this manual: OMNR. March 2014. Forest Management Guide for Boreal Landscapes. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 104 pp. MNR Number: 62826 3 Applying the Landscape Guide in a Forest Management Plan The OFAH fully supports updating the Forest Management Planning Manual, Forest Information Manual, and Forest Operations and Silviculture Manual, and thank the B/NRF for the opportunity to contribute to this process. The forest management planning process provides opportunities for the general public, Indigenous Communities and interested stakeholders to comment on/express any concerns with planned forest operations. There are public information centres, and opportunities for customized consultation during the planning process. management planning under the . Forest Management Planning Manual and the Forest Information Manual. Forest resource inventories will describe licensed and non-licensed areas within forest management units, provincial parks, federal parks, and protected areas. The program will also inventory forest dominated lands within the boreal region that The Forest Management Planning Manual ( FMPM) is regulated under section 68 of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act ( CFSA) and provides direction for the preparation and implementation of FMP s. Pr