P.E.I.

Public Forests

Woodlot Management Plan

Property 303891

Location: Dromore

Date: April 27, 2016

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Table of Contents

Goals and Management Objectives .............................................................................................................. 2

Property Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Location ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Past Information ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Property Information ................................................................................................................................ 3

Wetland and Watercourse ........................................................................................................................ 3

Property Access ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Property Boundaries ................................................................................................................................. 4

Fire Protection .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Planting and Silviculture ........................................................................................................................... 5

Proposed Treatments ................................................................................................................................... 5

Table 1. Proposed treatment summary. ............................................................................................... 6

Appendices .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Appendix A. Map of Property with Locator Map ..................................................................................... 8

Appendix B. 1968 Aerial Photography ..................................................................................................... 9

Appendix C. 2000 Corporate Land Use Inventory .................................................................................. 10

Appendix D. Forest Inventory Codes...................................................................................................... 11

Appendix E. Stand Tally Sheets from on the Ground Assessment ......................................................... 12

Appendix F. Plantation Map with Contour Lines ................................................................................... 13

Appendix G. Work Completed ............................................................................................................... 14

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Goals and Management Objectives

Forest Management on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) means different things to different people. Public

Forest Lands are managed for a variety of reasons including timber and non- timber values, wildlife

enhancement, soil and water preservation, demonstration techniques, training and recreation and

aesthetics.

The primary goal for management of P.E.I. Public Forest Land is to enhance the overall forest

quality. To accomplish this, it may be necessary to remove some of the lower quality trees on the

property and nurture those of higher quality. This will in turn improve genetic quality, species

distribution and diversity through careful tree selection and natural regeneration. Allowing acceptable

growing stock the chance to thrive and provide a seed source for the surrounding areas will ensure that

quality natural regeneration has an opportunity to establish. Enhancement or enrichment planting may

be necessary in areas where there is inadequate or unsuitable natural regeneration. Trees native to

P.E.I. that are suitable to the site conditions will be chosen for any required reforestation on the

property. Prescribing treatments in some stands while leaving others untreated will provide for a range

of forest types. Converting stands from a single species to multiple species is desirable. This can be

accomplished by retaining some of the natural regeneration in areas that have been previously planted

and by planned tree selection in stand improvement treatments. Planted and natural stands on the

property will be assessed for health and growth of desired species on an on-going basis. This

information will be used to determine when and where future treatments will be carried out. Through

time, a favourable healthy mixture of short-lived and long-lived species will provide for an abundance of

quality forest products, biodiversity, wildlife, and recreational opportunities as well as a range of

ecological goods and services (such as clean air and water).

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Property Overview

Location

Property # 303891 is located on the Dromore Road, Route # 214, in the community of Dromore,

P.E.I., (Appendix A). The total area of this property is 142.6 hectares (352 acres) and the midpoint of the

property represented in decimal degrees is 46.278295 latitude, -62.839147 longitude.

Past Information

Local records and previous aerial photography show that little has changed with regards to

forested land upon this property. To better illustrate this, 1968 photography can be seen in Appendix B.

Property Information

The information in Appendix C has been taken from the 2000 Corporate Land Use Inventory. An

explanation of forestry code meanings can be seen in Appendix D. Any stands that have proposed

silvicultural treatment prescriptions are to have on-ground stand assessments completed prior to any

work being started. This on-ground assessment information is included in this plan as updated stand

tally sheets (Appendix E) and supplements the extrapolated data where applicable. A topographic map

of the property shows the general terrain profile, the ranges in elevation and the plantations currently

on the property (Appendix F).

Wetland and Watercourse

There are two tributaries of the Pisquid River located on this property. These tributaries receive

most of its water from marsh land located to the south of the property. The water flows from south to

north, eventually ending up in the Hillsborough River. This observation can be viewed in Appendix A.

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Property Access

Access to this property is obtained through the Dromore Road, route 214.

Ongoing road maintenance will be required to keep the road in a useable condition. This will

include keeping the right-of-way clear of any brush or trees, repairing rutting on the road, repairing any

wet areas that restrict access, and any other maintenance required to keep these roads usable. Existing

roads on the property can be seen on Appendix A

Property Boundaries

This property is bounded on the north by the Dromore Road and the majority of the northern

portion is a series of contiguous government properties. The eastern boundary is the Avondale Road

while the properties to the west and south are privately owned.

Fire Protection

This property is located within the jurisdiction of the East River Fire Department. The amount

of personnel and equipment used to fight any forest fire will depend greatly upon the size and severity

of the fire. Protection of our woodland from forest fire is the responsibility of the Forest, Fish and

Wildlife Division and our local community fire brigades. In the Eastern District, there is a 900 gallon (gal)

four wheel drive forestry fire trucks housed at each of the Souris, East River and Georgetown Fire

Departments. These heavy duty trucks are available to assist the local fire department responsible for

this area. Additional forestry fire trucks, off road tracked vehicles, portable pumps and specialized

forest fire suppression equipment are available if needed.

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Planting and Silviculture

There are 4 plantations on the property. It is recommended that any trees planted on the

property be assessed at regular intervals. These assessments will determine if the planted trees require

manual maintenance or fill planting as specified in the Ecosystem-Based Forest Management Standards

manual (Eco-Manual). A list of all silviculture treatments completed on the property from 1990 to

present is shown in Appendix G.

Proposed Treatments

The 2006 Forest Policy “Moving to Restore a Balance in Island Forests” lays out the framework

for Public Land Forest management. The Eco-Manual provides details for prescribed treatments. All

work completed on this property must comply with that manual. Table 1 provides a summary of the

prescribed treatments on this property. This table will be updated as required when additional

treatments are prescribed. For a better understanding of the treatments prescribed, a more detailed

explanation is available in the Eco Manual, (www.gov.pe.ca/2011 eco-manual). Any additional

information may be obtained by contacting a Provincial Forest representative at the District Forestry

Office in Southampton.

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Table 1. Proposed treatment summary.

Stand Number

Plantation Number

Treatment Type Treatment

Year Amount

Proposed

2014 Eco-Manual

Reference Comments Goals

130786 2822761 Commercial Thin 2016 1.63 ha Page 27

Remove every third row plus some poor

stems from the leave strips

to promote the growth

of the best quality

trees in the stand

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Appendices

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Appendix A. Map of Property with Locator Map

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Appendix B. 1968 Aerial Photography

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Appendix C. 2000 Corporate Land Use Inventory

PID 303891

STAND

NUMBERHECTARES

COVER

1

PER

1

COVER

2

PER

2

COVER

3

PER

3

COVER

4

PER

4HEIGHT CROWN

130065 2.2 RM 5 WS 3 PO 2 0 16 75

130151 2.6 BS 7 RM 1 WB 1 BF 1 14 65

130190 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0

130193 2.7 WS 4 PO 2 RS 2 RM 1 19 80

130195 1.9 PO 5 WS 3 WB 1 RM 1 18 75

130205 0.0 CC 10 0 0 0 0 0

130206 3.6 WS 6 LA 2 RM 1 RS 1 22 70

130219 1.1 BS 3 WS 3 RM 3 PO 1 6 45

130220 2.5 BS 5 LA 3 PO 1 RM 1 15 75

130237 2.0 RM 4 LA 3 WS 2 AL 1 6 45

130269 0.6 BS 5 WB 2 RM 2 LA 1 13 65

130297 0.4 RM 6 WS 1 BF 1 PO 1 19 75

130300 1.4 RM 5 WB 3 BF 2 0 9 85

130342 2.5 RM 5 WB 2 PO 2 BS 1 16 65

130382 0.1 GRN 10 0 0 0 0 0

130384 3.1 RM 5 BF 3 WS 1 WB 1 16 75

130387 1.1 WB 5 RM 3 BF 1 PO 1 11 85

130388 3.7 BS 4 WS 2 PO 2 LA 1 17 75

130391 0.2 RM 5 YB 2 BE 1 WB 1 19 70

130392 0.7 CC 10 0 0 0 0 0

130415 1.2 PO 3 RM 3 WS 2 WB 2 17 75

130422 0.3 WS 4 RM 3 WB 2 LA 1 8 50

130508 3.2 RM 5 BS 3 WB 1 PO 1 16 75

130509 2.3 RM 3 PO 2 WS 2 BF 2 16 75

130519 2.4 RM 4 WS 2 BS 2 WB 1 15 75

130539 6.9 RM 5 SM 2 PO 1 YB 1 16 85

130544 3.9 CC 10 0 0 0 0 0

130548 5.3 BS 8 LA 2 0 0 11 75

130549 3.2 BS 4 WS 2 RM 2 PO 1 14 70

130560 0.6 RM 5 PC 2 BF 2 PO 1 8 80

130564 0.7 BS 3 WS 2 RM 2 BF 2 15 75

130590 1.1 PO 4 BS 3 RM 2 WS 1 16 70

130622 0.0 BS 4 RM 3 PO 2 WB 1 9 80

130642 2.6 WS 6 BS 2 PO 1 LA 1 15 65

130656 2.1 RM 4 SM 2 YB 2 BF 1 16 85

130728 0.2 RM 4 BF 2 WB 2 PO 1 16 80

130729 7.4 RM 6 SM 3 YB 1 0 17 85

130737 0.7 RM 4 BF 3 WS 2 WB 1 17 70

130738 6.0 WS 3 PO 2 RM 2 BF 2 15 75

130749 6.0 BS 5 PO 2 BF 2 RM 1 16 75

130772 7.3 RM 4 PO 2 SM 2 WB 1 18 85

130775 0.1 AL 7 WS 2 RM 1 0 4 85

130776 1.8 RM 5 YB 2 SM 2 PO 1 17 80

130786 1.6 BS 10 0 0 0 12 80

130864 0.8 RM 6 RS 3 WS 1 0 9 55

130871 1.5 BS 8 RM 1 WB 1 0 11 75

130878 2.5 LA 4 BS 3 WB 3 0 4 90

130932 1.5 BS 10 0 0 0 12 80

130942 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1301002 0.5 HAY 10 0 0 0 0 0

1301003 0.9 HAY 10 0 0 0 0 0

1301220 1.5 WS 6 LA 2 PO 1 WB 1 16 75

1301256 1.1 BF 5 RM 2 WB 1 PO 1 14 85

1301257 4.1 RM 7 YB 1 WB 1 BF 1 17 80

1301258 3.1 RM 5 SM 2 WB 1 WS 1 15 80

1301285 2.0 RM 3 WB 3 BF 2 WS 1 10 75

1301373 3.7 PO 3 WS 2 WB 2 RM 2 9 75

1301385 3.7 RM 3 PO 3 WS 2 WB 1 17 75

1301422 1.1 BS 9 LA 1 0 0 9 65

1301424 1.9 WS 4 PO 3 BF 2 RM 1 16 80

1301425 0.5 BS 8 LA 1 BF 1 0 15 60

1301426 0.3 RM 4 BS 3 PO 2 WB 1 11 80

1301428 4.0 WS 3 RM 3 BS 2 BF 1 17 65

1301429 3.4 RM 5 PO 2 WS 1 BS 1 11 75

1301430 0.0 BS 7 RM 1 WB 1 PO 1 8 85

1301499 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0

1301786 0.4 PO 4 WS 4 WB 1 RM 1 16 75

1301888 0.7 BS 6 LA 2 AL 1 PO 1 16 65

Interpreted Stand Data 2010 Forest Inventory

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Appendix D. Forest Inventory Codes

EXPLANATION OF FOREST CODES; SPECIES WS White Spruce BF Balsam Fir HE Hemlock WP White Pine RP Red Pine JP Jack Pine CE Cedar LA Larch BS Black Spruce RS Red Spruce

JL Japanese Larch EL European Larch NS Norway Spruce PC Pin Cherry MA Apple SP Scots Pine AP Austrian Pine YB Yellow Birch SM Sugar Maple BE Beech

WB White Birch PO Poplar RM Red Maple RO Red Oak WA White Ash EM Elm GB Gray Birch AL Alders LI Linden

PERCENT CROWN CLOSURE 0 1 – 9 % A 91 % - 100 % 1 10 – 19 % B 81 % - 90 % 2 20 – 29 % C 71 % - 80 %

3 30 – 39 % D 61 % - 70 % ORIGIN AND HISTORY

4 40 – 49 % E 51 % - 60 % BR Burn DI Disease – Insect 5 50 – 59 % F 41 % - 50 % WF Wind Fall OF Old Field 6 60 – 69 % G 31 % - 40 % PC Partial Cut PN Plantation 7 70 – 79 % H 21 % - 30 % CC Clear Cut HR Hedgerow 8 80 – 89 % I 11 % - 20 % TH Thinning EP Excavation Pit 9 90 – 100 % J 0 % - 10 %

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS FOREST STAND DESCRIPTIONS 75401 – Stand No. SM5RM4 – Sugar Maple 50%, Red Maple 40% WS1 12A – White Spruce 10%, Height, Crown Closure OF – Origin History Old Field Stand Numbering relates to the position of the stand within a 100 X 100 grid cell over lay with the minimum values

in the southwest corner and the maximum values in the northeast corner.

A stand labelled 75 40 1 would be positioned within easting grid 75 and northing grid 40 and would be the first

stand within that grid cell.

NON-FOREST LAND TYPES

BO Bog AL Alders

CL Clear Land FL Flowerage FOREST GROUND CONDITION

SO Swamps – Open AG Agricultural Land SW Wet - Swampy

EP Excavation Pit SD Sand Dune ST Steep

PL Power Line UR Urban SY Sandy

C Cemetery WW Water

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Appendix E. Stand Tally Sheets from on the Ground Assessment

ha 25 / 4 /

M2/Ha M2/Ha M2/Ha M2/Ha

% % % % % %

%

x

Invasive Species Present x

Seeps

No Treatment Regeneration Cut Crop Tree Release Block Cut

Shelterwood Cut Selection Cut Patch Cut Strip Cut

Commercial Thinning Afforestation Site Preparation

Pre-commercial Thinning Reforestation Riparian Zone Mgmt

PROPERTY #

STAND # _________________

AREA

Very little regen, the stand needs to be opened up.

1.63 Date 2016

x

x

UnploughedOld Field

Ploughed

GROUND OBSERVATIONS

Partial Cut

Non Forest

4. Spp. Height

Ground Vegetation Species Present:

HeightRegeneration:

PatchyOverstockedFully StockedUnderstocked

x

Wildlife Observed

x

Remove every third row and some of the poorer stems from the leave rows.

Y / N Pln. Maint.

SAMPLE TREE INFORMATION

HEIGHTHEIGHT

141

2

3

Stand Basal Area

STAND TALLY SHEET

Y

SPP.

bs

AGE

33

D.B.H.

18

D

4

D.B.H.AGESPP.TREE #TREE #

M

303891

2822761PLANTATION # ____________________

Stems/Ha

Inadequate

Stream

Comments

Coarse Woody Material:

Y / N

Y / N

ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATIONS

STAND PRESCRIPTION

Y / N

Ground Hemlock

Boy Scout planting, the trees are very closely spqaced.

Adequate

x

Good Excellent

x

Comments:

1. Spp.

Beaver Present

Site Indicators Y / N

If yes then what species:

If yes then what species:

Water Course Bog Pond

Dens Nests (Raptors, songbirds, etc.)

Snag Trees: InadequateAdequate

Erosion Control RequiredDrainage: Poor x

Y / N

2. Spp. Height

3. Spp. Height

SW SWSL

Clear Cut

Windfall

bs 100

48

Advanced Regeneration: Understocked Fully Stocked Overstocked

HW

Unknown

1 w

x

MatureImmature

Burn

Species and (%)

CRUISER____________________________

SWDensity:

Uneven-aged

Stand Origin:

Slope

Even-aged

Aspect

Stand Maturity Class: Regeneration

Stand Stocking:

STAND INFORMATIONHWSLHW

5

6

Over-mature

X

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Appendix F. Plantation Map with Contour Lines

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Appendix G. Work Completed

Plantation number treatment code amount completed treatment date treatment description

0 101 3.3 2/12/1999 Class I PCT Softwood < 6 M 0-5000

0 152 0.1 1/28/1992 Site Reclaimation class 2-with product

0 29 1.6 1/13/1992 Raking Crawler Tractor-Root Rake:per Ha

0 38A 0.65 1/7/1992 Slash Pile Burn Less Than 4 Ha.

0 58C 1900 10/31/1993 YELLOW BIRCH - CENTRAL

2930000 82B 1.6 11/17/1992 Herbicide:Broadcast : 1st Treatment

2882511 82B 1 10/4/1990 Herbicide:Broadcast : 1st Treatment

2822761 88D 1.5 1/19/1996 Class 4 : Manual : 15001-20000/Ha <6 Metres

0 95 0 2/12/1999 Special Projects

0 97 5 1/28/1992 Wood Extraction