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Environmental
Management System (EMS) - Forest Ecosystem Program |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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Saskatchewan Environment has put in place an
Environmental Management System (EMS) to provide a framework for managing
the environmental impacts of activities carried out or regulated under its
forest ecosystems program. This
system has achieved certification under the internationally recognized ISO
14001 standard, the first province-wide government program in Canada to do
so. The International
Organization for Standardization is the source of the ISO 14001 environmental standard.
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Forestry
Enforcement (PDF) |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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Saskatchewan
Environment is responsible for the protection of the long-term health of
forest ecosystems, for the benefit of all Saskatchewan residents.
Part of this job is ensuring that forest industry and other forest
users comply with applicable legislation. An annual report highlights
forestry enforcement activities undertaken in support of this objective
during the year. 2001-2002
and 2002-2003.
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Harvest of Crown Timber in Cypress Hills - Request for
Proposals (RFP) |
Last modified: August 9, 2005
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Companies
or individuals interested in harvesting timber in Cypress Hills
Inter-provincial Park, in southwest Saskatchewan, are
invited to submit proposals to the department
(view
RFP). The proposed harvesting is part of the park's
Forest and Fire Management Plan, intended to maintain the long-term forest
health, reduce threats from wildfire, and to promote renewal and a healthy
mix of age classes within the forest. For
more information contact
Kelvin Kelly (306) 778-8496,
kkelly2@serm.gov.sk.ca. |
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Legislated Manuals |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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Four
legislated manuals will contain details on applicable objectives,
procedures, standards, and guidelines to be followed by a licensee when
undertaking forest operations. Saskatchewan Environment is
developing these manuals through a public
review process. |
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Natural
Disturbance Emulation |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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A free
public information session on Natural Disturbance Emulation
was held
in Prince Albert on April 12, 2005. Speakers from across western Canadal discussed how the forest industry can use nature's patterns in their
forest management activities. |
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Riparian
Areas Management |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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Riparian areas are transition zones between terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems. This science based report, Riparian
Area Management Principles and Practices: Workshop Summary Report,
prepared in 2001 for the department of Saskatchewan Environment and
Resource Management, discusses the ecological structure and functions of
riparian areas and provides up to date North American Management options
for improving riparian forest management in Saskatchewan.
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Sustainable
Forest Management Audits |
Last modified: December 18, 2006
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One of the key provisions in the new Forest
Resources Management Act and regulations, proclaimed in 1999, requires
large forest companies to have periodic independent audits to assess how
well they're achieving the objectives set out in their Forest
Management Plans (FMP).
These audits are intended to bring greater transparency and
accountability to the management of our forests, for both government and
industry, and to provide opportunities to continuously improve our
forest management practices. The
Independent Sustainable Forest Management Audit Manual (pdf) sets
out the protocols for such audits. As they
become available, audit results for each company will be made public.
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