Public consultation for the 2010-2020 Forest Management Plan's Phase 1 (the first 5 years of the new 10 year period and the preferred areas for the second 5-year term) is available for public inspection and comment for the 30 day period from March 16 - April 15, 2009.

I refer you to the AFA website, where various documents are available ...
http://www.algonquinforestry.on.ca/summary.htm

Included are ...

The Summary of Long Term Management Direction for the 2010-2020 Forest Management Plan

* Appendix 1 - Forest Management Plan Tables 1-13

* Appendix 2 - Preferred and Optional Harvest Areas Summary Map

* Appendix 3 - Alternative Primary Road Corridors

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca

As I pointed out on AA, the new road alignments seem awfully close to canoe routes.



Jeff

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Comments originally posted on AA forum ...

Jeffrey: "Most of the new roads seem to be right beside canoe routes."

Markus: "If you are referring to the maps near the bottom of Appendix 3 Jeffrey, you are right. These new routes don't jive with me at all. Closer to the LAKES, Look at the Three Mile Lake one. Jeez...Three Mile Lake is a pain in the arse to get to, no matter which way you go, then once you get there, it sure would be nice not to have to listen to trucks. My god what are these people thinking? I had thought we asked for increased setbacks from canoe routes. not DECREASED!
Look how close they come to McCarthy creek too. A Marsh. Let's just carve up the whole park, no regard for marsh or lake ecosystems or canoe routes."

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The write-ups that accompany the maps explain some of the "whys". Foe example, the replacement Annie Bay dam won't include a bridge for logging trucks heading north out of Preston and Sproule Townships.

At the recent AFA CSA meeting I attended, we were told that some of the LEFLAPP Report's "areas (#0 & #1) would be "held in contingency" pending the report's outcome. I'm curious Jeff, could you do a quick superimposition of these various "alternative roads" over the LEFLAPP Report's various recommended setbacks?

I'm thinking that we should identify the degree that these various "alternative roads'" may impact into the report's various recommended setback areas.

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca

Sure. I have a quick question though.. what is the LEFLAPP Report?



Jeff

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I will have to go over the presentation in detail this weekend. As for the "why's", I'm pretty sure it still won't sit well with me and many many others.




Mark Rubino
Mark's Algonquin Park Sampler - Blog
Mark's Algonquin Park Sampler

http://www.ABRweb.ca .. Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists - Caring for Algonquin's Backcountry

I agree with Markus (and will do the same in terms of reading.) For instance, rather than putting a road by Booth, a more direct road could be built north from the park border to Vesper L where it's needed (There is actually an existing road right up to the park border at that point). Instead, the proposed road interrupts all of area canoe routes (Notice how the 500m setbacks on both of the proposed roads covered lakes that are part of the official canoe route system?

I'll do some more digging in the next few days...




Jeff

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Hi Jeffrey

The "LEFLAPP" Report is the recommendations of the Ontario Parks Board for "Lightening the Ecological Footprint of Logging in Algonquin Provincial Park".

While it's no longer available from the MNR server, you can download it from ours at ...
http://www.abrweb.ca/docs/LighteningFootprint.pdf
and its high-definition accompanying map at ...
http://www.abrweb.ca/docs/BoardRecomZoning.pdf

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca

Just this afternoon, I'd copy-pasted the following from the AFA website. Each item comprised a link by which to download each document ...

The Summary of Long Term Management Direction for the 2010-2020 Forest Management Plan

* Appendix 1 - Forest Management Plan Tables 1-13

* Appendix 2 - Preferred and Optional Harvest Areas Summary Map

* Appendix 3 - Alternative Primary Road Corridors

Well, as of 9pm, the "* Appendix 3 - Alternative Primary Road Corridors" and its internal link had disappeared from the AFA website!

Regardless, it had been saved. So, here it is ...
http://www.abrweb.ca/docs/AlternativePrimaryRoadCorridors.pdf

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca

So as to not complicate discussions of individual 'corridors', I'm starting a new thread for each one being discussed. The first one being set up is the Billy Lake Road alternative.

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca

The fact that the link was removed from the AFA site is very troubling. This is supposed to be the public comment period, yet the requisite resources are being removed from the public's view.




Jeff

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After the ABR expressed its disappointment with "Appendix 3" being removed from from the AFA website, it subsequently "re-appeared" later in the day.

It's worth noting however, that "Appendix 1" now contains only FMP Tables 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13 .. rather than the original FMP Tables 1 through 13.

Barry Bridgeford
Executive Committee
Algonquin Backcountry Recreationalists
http://www.ABRweb.ca