Title
WCS Canada Comments - Yukon Biomass Energy Strategy - June 2015
Author(s)
Hilary Cooke
Published
2015
Publisher
[Correspondence]
Abstract
WCS Canada supports the many of the proposed actions listed in the "Ensure a sustainable timber supply" section. However, naturally disturbed forests have significant ecological value and thus a biomass strategy should not preferentially target harvesting in these forest types or treat these forests as ‘waste’. We provide four main recommendations: biomass harvest levels should meet ecosystem-based management goals derived from the natural disturbance model for forest management and ensure sufficient habitat for key wildlife species that specialize on post-disturbance habitat; complete a strategic forest resource management planning prior to implementation of large-scale biomass production; determine the ecological impacts of post-disturbance logging for biomass through long-term monitoring in naturally disturbed forests; and synthesize scientific, traditional, and local knowledge to determine the best management practices that minimize impacts of post-disturbance logging on ecological values and wildlife habitat in Yukon.
Full Citation
[Correspondence] Cooke, Hillary (2015). Re: Yukon Biomass Energy Strategy, April 2015 Draft for Public Consultation. (Comments to Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources)
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