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Diamond Land and Resource Management Plan - A Model Report

by Integrated Resource Planning Committee, Government of BC; co-published with Government of BC

63 pages; Spiral coil; and 3-hole drilled; catalogue #97-0039; ISBN 0-7726-2407-0; US$12.00, C$13.50, EUR10.00, £7.00

The Diamond Land and Resource Management Plan was written to give Land and Resource Management Planning (LRMP) participants a better understanding of the end product of their efforts.

Read more! Diamond LRMP Model Report

About the LRMP process About LRMP training and publications About this document Table of Contents

About the LRMP process

Planning for land and resources in British Columbia, including LRMP, is evolving in new directions. Land and resource management decisions made without an overall plan are being replaced by planning at the regional, sub-regional (LRMP), and more local levels. Land and resource decisions formerly made unilaterally by single government agencies are being replaced by inter-agency processes that seek to consider all environmental, resource and socioeconomic values. Decisions with short-range perspectives are being replaced by decisions that seek to protect future generations by ensuring commitments of land and resources are sustainable in the long term. Planning decisions made through internal government agency processes are being replaced by decisions made through open, consensus-based processes involving full participation of the public and stakeholders.

About LRMP training and publications

Training is an essential foundation for the new land and resource management directions in B.C. Through training, participants can become more effective in their roles and responsibilities in the processes. They can better understand the benefits of these processes, and avoid many of the difficulties. The purpose of training is to increase the capabilities of all participants.

How can I find out more about LRMP training?
Training module development is coordinated, on behalf of the Integrated Resource Planning Committee, by Brian Fardoe, Strategic Forest Planning Section, Forest Practices Branch, Ministry of Forests, 1st Floor -1450 Government St., Victoria, BC V8W 3E7. Phone 250-356-5110, fax 387-6751, or email Brian.Fardoe@gems3.gov.bc.ca.

How is training delivered?
Interagency Planning Teams (IPTs) are responsible for developing and implementing LRMP table training plans. In support of IPTs, the Integrated Resource Planning Committee has developed the training modules listed below. In general, IPTs select and fund consultants to present training to LRMP tables.

What kinds of training materials are available?
LRMP training materials produced by the Integrated Resource Planning Committee include modules and publications. Instructor manuals are available for all training modules. Overheads and participant workbooks are also available for most modules.

Training modules:

• Orientation to LRMP
• Public Participation in LRMP
• First Nations:
  • Orientation to LRMP for First Nations
  • Interagency Management Committee Orientation to First Nations
  • LRMP Table Orientation to First Nations
  • LRMP Table Orientation to Local First Nations
• LRMP Process Management
• Scenario Development in LRMP

Publications:

• LRMP: Statement of Principles and Process
• Diamond LRMP- A Model Report
• Resource Analysis Guidelines
• Public Participation Guidelines
• Social and Economic Impact Assessment Guidelines

Who pays for the training materials?

• Note: These training materials and publications are available to IPTs, colleges, researchers and others. A fee is charged by the distributor (Trafford Publishing) to recover printing and order processing expenses only.
• Many of the publications are available to read on-line through accessing the Land Use Coordination Office's web site at http://www.luco.gov.bc.ca/lrmp/home.htm.

About this document

The Diamond provides guidance on the content and general format for a plan, as well as the level of detail for management objectives and strategies. The Diamond also provides a working example of terminology and definitions for Resource Management Zones that are to be used in all Land and Resource Management Plans.

This document is intended for use by participants in Land and Resource Management Planning (LRMP) projects and as a guide for agency policy development and implementation. The objective is to ensure effective delivery of integrated resource planning.

In the introductory letter, Derek Thompson (ADM Land Use Coordination Office) wrote in January 1995:

"Extensive consultation with LRMP participants has helped shaped this plan. As with many elements of this province's land use planning system, LRMP is changing and improving. The guidance provided by the Diamond represents our best efforts to document the current experience of LRMP participants and planning experts. This knowledge win change over time, and we will try to incorporate these changes periodically through advice and policy direction to LRMP participants.

"Please remember that the Diamond LRMP area exists only on paper. Its purpose is simply to illustrate the major points outlined above, not to provide a template to cover every possible LRMP variation. The detailed information about specific resource management zones only covers a subset, the southeast comer, of the entire hypothetical LRMP area. Also, the Diamond only provides examples of four of six possible zoning categories. "Thank you for your interest in land and resource use planning in British Columbia. If you would like to provide comments on any aspect of LRMP, please forward them to the Land Use Coordination Office."

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction
1.1 The planning area
1.2 Location
1.3 Land use planning history
1.4 Process
1.41 Vision
1.42 Objectives
1.43 Timeline
1.5 Principles for participation

2.0 Management direction
2.1 Base case and scenarios (analysis and assessment)
2.11 Base case
2.12 Scenario 1
2.13 Scenario 2
2.14 Consensus scenario
2.2 General management direction
2.21 Forest Practices Code
2.3 Resource management zone objectives and strategies
2.31 Merry River (low intensity resource development - natural habitat)
2.32 Homestead Valley (agriculture)
2.33 Sam's River (high intensity resource development)
2.34 Rapid River (protection)
2.35 Mount Merry (low intensity resource development - community watershed)
2.36 Merry Lake (low intensity resource development - scenery and recreation)

3.0 Implementation
3.1 Resource management zones and the Forest Practices Code
3.2 Agency roles
3.3 Priorities for more detailed planning
3.4 Economic -transition
3.41 Measures to off-set short-term impacts
3.42 Long-term development and diversification
3.43 Sources of transition funding
3.44 Structures for transition delivery

4.0 Monitoring and review

5.0 Appendices

5.1 Participants
Joint Steering Committee Membership
5.2 Definition of consensus
5.3 List of related documents
5.4 Activity guide for resource management zones
5.5 Resource impact assessment and social, economic and environmental (SEE) impact assessment summaries
5.51 Resource impact assessment
5.52 Social, economic and environmental (SEE) impact assessment
5.6 Glossary