DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN NO. 394-0022-17/22

Dunkley LUMBER LTD. DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN NO. 394-0022-17/22 Dunkley Lumber Ltd. is developing and will request confirmation under the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation for a Pest Management Plan. This Plan will require the use of Integrated Pest Management practices prior to the use of pesticides. The purposes of the proposed use are the release of existing plantations from vegetation competition, the preparation of sites prior to planting and fill planting, conifer thinning, and treatment for noxious weeds and invasive plants. Vegetation control methods included in the proposed Pest Management Plan include the following applications: aerial (broadcast and spot), backpack (broadcast and spot) and cut-stump. Non-chemical methods include manual brushing and weeding (saw, hand, girdling). The use of pesticides is intended within the following operating areas: TFL #53 is located in the Prince George Forest District, south of the community of Hixon and north of Ahbau Creek on the east side of Highway 97. The eastern boundary of the TFL is located near the features of Ahbau Lake, Stony Lake, and Lodi Lake. The Upper Hominka Valley located in the northeast portion of the Prince George Forest District and is a side drainage of the Parsnip River. Areas harvested under FL A18160 and FL A18169, which are floating licences with no specific planning cells identified within which to harvest the volume. Harvest areas are identified in cooperation with other licensees operating in the Prince George Forest TSA. CNC Research Forest SUP #S249840 which occurs within 100 km of Prince George. The pesticides that are proposed to be used under the PMP are the chemical products “Vision”, “VisionMAX” and “Vantage” which all have the active ingredient “glyphosate”, and “Milestone” which has the active ingredient “Aminopyralid”. The proposed Pest Management Plan will cover the five-year period of June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2022. Copies of the Pest Management Plan application and maps of the PMP area may be examined in detail at Dunkley Lumber’s Strathnaver Forestry Office. Contact Doug Perdue to arrange a viewing time and date. Applicant Dunkley Lumber Ltd. Doug Perdue Chief Forester PO Box 173 Prince George, BC V2L 4S1 Phone (250) 998-4205 Fax (250) 998-4558 A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the Pest Management Plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.