Registration Number: 1951

Crown Zone 7 (District 9) Five Year Operating Plan (2017-2021) Amendment

Proponent: Department of Fisheries and Land Resources

Summary of Environmental Assessment Process

Project Description:

The proponent has submitted an amendment to the Crown Zone 7 Forest Management Five-Year Operating Plan (2017-2021). The proposed amendment includes access to four new operating areas in District 9 totally 1172 hectares and consisting of 231 hectares of commercially available forest. District 9 extends from White Bay in the west to Seal Bay in the east and includes all of the Baie Verte Peninsula. Operations will include mechanical felling of 20,000 cubic metres of timber and road construction. The district’s sustainable harvest level will not be exceeded by the amendment and will be balanced by reduced harvesting elsewhere.

  • March 20, 2018 – The undertaking was registered.
  • April 26, 2018 – Deadline for public comments.
  • May 4, 2018 – The Minister’s Decision is due.
  • May 17, 2018 – The Minister announced that the project is released.

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