1. The Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound was announced by Premier Mike Harcourt on October 22,1993. The Panel was established in response to a recommendation from the Commission on Resources and Environment following the provincIal government's April 13, 1993 decision on land use in Clayoquot Sound. A list of Panel members is presented in Appendix II.

2. The Panel's Guiding Principles are presented in Appendix I.

3. Sustainable ecosystem management is discussed in Section 3.

4. Whyte, B.D., Minty, D., and R.F. Gowan. 1994. Visible areas analysis and classified satellite image analysis in support of scenic corridor management for Clayoquot Sound. Unpubl. paper.

5. While impacts on local, provincial, and world communities of implementing the Panel's recommendations are adcnowledged, they are beyond the Panel's terms of reference and are not addressed in this report.

6. Appendix I of this report lists the Panel's Guiding Principles.

7. The "Earth Summit" at Rio de Janeiro.

8. Sustainable ecosystem management is discussed more fully in Section 3.

9. Adaptive management rigorously combines management, research, and monitoring so that credible information is gained and management activities can be modified by experience.

10. HaHuulhi governed intertribal resources and also designated the food hunting and resource use of the tribal members within the chief's territories.

11. A subsequent report will present the Panel's findings and recommendations on current forest practice standards related to transportation systems, silyicultural systems, and harvesting methods.

12. The term "surficial materials" refers to unweathered geological materials such as glacial till and alluvium, whereas "soil" refers to the uppermost 1-2 m of these materials that has been modified by physical and biological processes.

13. The forest used for production of various commodities.

14. The British Columbia Coastal Fisheries/Forestry Guidelines defines three stream classes: Stream Class A includes streams or portions of streams that are frequented by anadromous salmonids and/or resident sport fish or regionally significant fish species; or streams identified for fishery enhancement in an approved fishery management plan; stream gradient is usually less than 12%. Stream Class B includes streams or portions of streams populated by resident fish not currently designated as sport fish or regionally significant fish; stream gradient is usually 8-2O%. Stream Class C includes streams or portions of streams not frequented by fish; stream gradient is usually greater than 20%.

15. Information from Carnation Creek studies suggests that logging on upslope areas may affect stream temperatures, particularly in winter, with serious effects on chum salmon survival.

16. See footnote 13.

17. "Cumulative effects" refers to the combined effect of several different physical and/or biological factors. For example, cumulative effects on fish may reflect combined effects of increased sediment deposition, temperature alteration, and loss of channel integrity. As such, population responses may be difficult to attribute to a particular impact and adaptive management may be impossible at this level.

18. An example of an additive effect is where the input of sediment to a stream comes from several different sources. Cumulative effects occur when several elements interact, for example, to reduce the productivity of fish populations.

19. See footnote 13.

20. Marbled Murrelet may be an example.

21. Ministry of Tourism, Recreation and Culture. 1991. Survey of coastal tourism operators.

22. The ability of the landscape to absorb detectable alteration.

23. For example, management for scenic values would have higher priority in Special Management Scenic Corridor Areas than in the General Integrated Management Areas outlined the Clayoquot Sound Land Use Decision.

24. For example, using three-dimensional techniques such as computer perspectives.

25. Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia. 1988. The future of outdoor recreation in British Columbia; and Parks and Recreation Federation of Ontario. 1992. The benefits of parks and recreation.

26. Tourism contributed $2.662 billion to provincial gross domestic product in 1991. (B.C. Ministry of Tourism and Ministry Responsible for Culture. 1992. Tourism's value to British Columbia.). Industry, Science and Technology Canada, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Regional and Economic Development. 1991. Marine tourism in British Columbia: opportunity analysis.

27. For example: B.C. Ministry of Forests. 1993. Procedures for factoring recreation resources into timber supply analysis; and B.C. Ministry of Forests. 1994. An interim guide for completing a recreation analysis report in the Vancouver Forest Region.

28. B.C. Ministry of Forests Recreation Branch. 1993. Wilderness management handbook. B.C. Ministry of Forests Recreation Branch. 1990. Cave management handbook.

29. Environmentally sensitive areas include potentially fragile, unstable soils that may deteriorate unacceptably after forest harvesting, and areas of high value to non-timber resources such as fisheries, wildlife, water, and recreation.

30. These documents emerged at UNCED `92, or the "Earth Summit" at Rio de Janeiro.

31. Wilkinson, J.F. 1990. Undeveloped watersheds on Vancouver Island larger than 1000 hectares. B.C. Ministry of Forests Integrated Resources Branch. Unpubl. Rept.

32. B.C. Ministry of Forests Inventory Branch.

33. The Panel is aware that planning initiatives such as Local Resource Use Plans are considering these areas.

34. Whyte, B.D., Minty, D., and R.F. Gowan. 1994. Visible areas analysis and classified satellite image analysis in support of scenic corridor management for Clayoquot Sound. Unpubl. paper.

35. Nine general principles concerning forest management in Clayoquot Sound were discussed in the Panel's first report, January 31 1994.

36. For example: areas of cultural or spiritual significance; habitats for threatened, rare, or endangered species; exceptional natural features (e.g., caves and hotsprings); community watersheds; or important recreational and scenic areas.

Stephen Samuel (samuel@bcgreen.com)

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