Forest Landscape Planning and Design: From Science to Implementation
Winnipeg , Manitoba
April 15-16, 2008
This one-and-a-half day workshop on forest landscape planning and design focussed on the latest science and policy concerning landscape planning and design, along with innovative strategies and alternative management approaches within
Workshop agenda: Click here to download the workshop agenda.
The list of workshop participants is available on request by email to catherine.rostron@sfmnetwork.ca
Sponsors
This workshop was a collaborative initiative of the SFM Network, Manitoba Conservation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, the
Presentations:
Landscape Planning and Design – The Fundamentals
- Ecosystem management, the natural disturbance model and sustainable forest management. (2.5 MB) Dave Andison, Bandaloop Landscape Ecosystem Services
- Landscape management strategies for the conservation of large mammal species – a collaborative approach. (2.9 MB) Micheline Manseau, Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba
- An ecosystem diversity planning process for forest management. (3.5 MB) Jon Haufler, Ecosystem Management Research Institute
- Water resource protection in a forest landscape planning context. (5.0 MB) Dave Kreutzweiser, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre
- Landscape level management frameworks: incorporating terrestrial values. (3.8 MB) Margaret Donnelly, Sustainable Forest Management Network
Landscape Planning Approaches and Tools
- Aboriginal peoples and landscape level planning: challenges and best practices. (1.9 MB) Peggy Smith, Lakehead University
- Landscape modelling considerations. (1.8 MB) Tom Moore, Spatial Planning Systems
- The management of flammable forest landscapes: a hierarchical approach. (1.6 MB) Dave Martell, University of Toronto
Landscape Management Case Studies
- Integrating a caribou recovery strategy into landscape planning in Alberta. (4.4 MB) Luigi Morgantini, Weyerhaeuser
- Implementation of natural disturbance management and landscape guides. (250 KB) Supporting diagram. (4.8 MB) Brian Christensen, Weyerhaeuser
- Landscape planning in Manitoba: caribou and certification. (3.3 MB) Vince Keenan, Tembec Industries Ltd.
- Developing a forest management plan for Dog River, Ontario. (1.7 MB) Bill Wiltshire, Wiltshire and Associates Forestry
- Implementing the natural disturbance model: stand and landscape level approaches taken by Al-Pac. (5.6 MB) Elston Dzus, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
Policy and Regulation Impacts on Landscape Planning and Design
- Adaptive management: integrating policy, science and management for sustaining woodland caribou in Ontario. (1.0 MB) Tom Nudds, University of Guelph
- Effect of Manitoba policy on future forest fragmentation - a case study in the Duck Mountains forests. (3.0 MB) Jianwei Lui, Forestry Branch, Manitoba Conservation
- Landscape planning policy in Alberta. (2.8 MB) John Stadt, Forest Management Branch, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Additional Reading
- Learning to manage a complex ecosystem: adaptive management and the Northwest forest plan. (2.6 MB) George Stankey, Roger Clark and Bernard Bormann. 2006.
- Is adaptive management helping to solve fisheries problems? (100 kB) Carl Walters. 2007.
- Strategy formation continuum. (28 kB) Laird Van Damme. From Henry Mintzberg et al. 1998.
- An examination of strategic thinking as applied to forest management in Ontario. (23 kB) Laird Van Damme.
Workshop Presentations Available on DVD
The workshop presentations (including question periods) were captured on a two DVD recording. Copies were distributed to each workshop participant. Extra copies are available by request from the SFM Network office (contact catherine.rostron@sfmnetwork.ca).