Management Guidelines For Forestry and Resource-Based Tourism

Management Guidelines for Forestry and Resource-Based Tourism – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUESationist may hear forestry operations. Forestry operationshave changed in some parts of the forest whereequipment may operate "round the clock", or for "twoshifts;" these operations may require special attention.Forestry operations may be scheduled to those timeswhen tourists are not likely to hear the noise.Forestry operations, in an area, may be planned to takeplace as swiftly as possible and then leave the area forthe remainder of the forest’s cycle. In some cases theremay be advantages to limiting the number of pieces offorestry equipment operating at any one time toreduce the overall noise level in the vicinity of aresource-based tourism value; although this will extendthe period of noise.It may be possible to rotate the use of outpost campsso that those closest to forestry operations receive littleor no use for one or two seasons. Consider the "floating"outpost concept. Where an operator does not have theability to rotate camps, he may be allowed to temporarilyincrease the beds in other camps while noiseis a problem.Road building operations can create excessive noise.In some cases it is the banging of dump truck tailgates,which causes the offensive noise. There may be measuresthat can be taken to reduce this type of noise.Processing wood by chipping or cutting to length witha "slasher" can be noisy practices. Distance betweenthe camp and operations, is a consideration to minimisethe impact of noise during peak resource-basedtourism use periods. All forestry machinery should bein good working order and properly muffled.Pros and Cons for the Resource-based TourismIndustryPros• Noise is mostly a short term problemCons• Guests that hear noise may complain and,may not returnPros and Cons for the Forest IndustryPros• NoneCons• As per section 3.3.5, only planning winter operationsfor the forest near resource-based tourismareas is impractical unless operational and renewalconstraints permit. (on some forests, all areas haveresource-based tourism concerns).3.7 PlanningDescriptionManaging the resource-based tourism/forestry interfaceis a critical part of forest management planning.The designation of remote, semi-remote, and drive-inis made very early in the planning process. Once thisdesignation is established the planner and the planningteam will consider the location of access, harvestblocks, access removal and other impacts on theresource-based tourism industry during the developmentof a road use management strategy.Once the criteria for selecting stands for harvest havebeen finalized and areas of operation become clear,resource-based tourism prescriptions become lessgeneral and more site specific. It is during this stagefor example, that potential road access is determinedand that potential physical access controls are determinedand regulatory prescriptions are recommended.Loop roadsThe use of tertiary loop roads has been questioned wherethey are planned adjacent to resource-based tourism values.In fact, this practice is neither "good" nor "bad"when addressing resource-based tourism values. The goalof access management is to diminish opportunities forunplanned access. During individual consultationsbetween the planner and the tourist operator, specificlocations of concern to the operator are identified, andwithin the constraints of the specific topography, theactual locations for roads are determined.Roads which parallel the valueThe same (see Loop Roads) is true for roads whichparallel the value to be protected (e.g. lake or river).Sometimes a parallel road is not a good idea; at othertimes it makes more sense. The goal is to identifyareas which are likely to encourage unplanned accessand avoid them wherever possible. If this is not possible,then plan ahead to use the tools and techniquesdescribed in section 3.3 to stop unplanned access.23