Hello, I am an RPF, working…

Hello,
I am an RPF, working in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I have been employed as a forester with a private consulting company for the last 6 years in various capacities, including compliance, silviculture, and planning. I would like to provide a comment for the 10th year review of the ESA: (EBR posting 013-4143).

I feel that the CFSA has been effective legislation in forestry and provides a balanced approach with regards to forest management. The ESA does not take into consideration the social, and economic outcomes required to maintain a balanced landscape management approach, as it focuses on individual or endangered species protection at the expense of other objectives. Operating permanently under an ESA Section 55 regulatory exemption for the forestry sector is the only way to continue without serious reductions in wood supply. This exemption still recognizes the CFSA as an equal legal tool for protection of threatened or endangered species and other objectives. The CFSA already provides detailed direction for managing and protecting these species at the landscape, stand and site level. Furthermore, species prescriptions are developed with input from forest practitioners, affected stakeholders, and rights holders, to ensure a balanced landscape management approach is implemented.
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