What is an ‘Ecosystem View’ part 4

Making boundaries – real or arbitrary?

A series of Gaps in the Mountains The foresters see one set of boundaries and the 1^st Nations saw another. What follows is a series of different views to help find a “natural” one

MOF View from the 1970’s

Note Skeena Cellulose TFL 1 was along the Skeena then

The map right was (I believe) meant to be smaller forests that were each to have their own AAC (Annual allowable cut) the forests are more homogenous than the present Regional District. And make good biological sense.

The Watery View of boundaries

On the left is the DFO salmon fishing areas – as theses are based upon watersheds they make good sense even for the coastal areas Area 3 is the Nass; Four is the Skeena; Six is the Kitimat system; Five are the coastal Islands; Only Chatham Sound is a mismatch here; it is the WORC (Work Channel) of the watershed units from MOE (or DFO in collaboration)

Are these “real boundaries?”

MOF LUs These become significant because forestry has proposed a series of “Landscape Units” that may under the Forest Practices Code were to be used for higher level planning (with public input). See table and maps