Performance Reporting — Continued

Table 1: Changes in the Not Satisfactorily Restocked (NSR)1 Crown Land in 2002/2003
Responsibility	Backlog2		Current Reforestation3
	Ministry	Ministry	Ministry	BCTS/SBFEP	Major Licensees	Totals
Year of Denudation	Pre-82	1982-87	Post-87 (Oct. 1/87)	Post-88 (Jan. 1/88)	Post-87 (Oct. 1/87)
Changes	hectares
Total NSR (End of 2001/2002)4	114,833	62,452	34,023	31,118	379,875	622,301
Additions in NSR in 2002/2003 due to:
Harvesting5 fire and pests6	102	124	1,118	10,995	106,039	118,377
Plantation Failure	601	921	87	589	746	2,944
Natural regeneration failure	162	180	7	132	291	773
Total Additions to NSR	865	1,224	1,212	11,716	107,076	122,094
Reductions in NSR in 2002/2003 due to:
Planting	1,581	1,314	1,317	9,036	99,047	112,294
Natural regeneration	1,589	943	1,505	3,056	20,486	27,578
Reclassification of NSR to NP7	453	808	909	724	4,717	7,612
Total Reductions to NSR	3,623	3,066	3,731	12,816	124,250	147,484
Total NSR	112,076	60,611	31,504	30,018	362,701	596,910
Net Change in NSR in 2002/2003	-2,758	-1,841	-2,519	-1,100	-17,174	-25,391

Notes:
1	Includes accomplishments under all funding sources.
	This table is based on DRAFT data in ministry information systems as of March 14, 2003. Where data entry is incomplete or delayed, numbers reported may underestimate actual accomplishments. Final figures will be posted on the ministry public web site in the Fall of 2003.
2	Backlog obligation categories are based on the responsibility for reforestation to a free growing stage.
	Ministry, Pre-82:	A large portion of good and medium sites in this obligation category was treated under FRDA I (1985-90).
	Ministry, 1982-87, All Sites:	Includes areas under the Small Business Enterprise Program (cut prior to January 1, 1988), and areas of Major Licensees (cut prior to October 1, 1987).
		Together with the Ministry Pre-82 areas, these areas are considered "outstanding obligations", and are currently eligible for funding under the Forest Investment Vote.
3	Current obligation categories are based on the responsibility for reforestation to a free growing stage, by law, within an acceptable period of time.
	Ministry, Post-87, All Sites:	The Ministry remains responsible for basic silviculture on all areas denuded by fire or pests.
	BCTS/SBFEP, Post-88, All Sites:	Basic silviculture on all areas denuded by BCTS/SBFEP after January 1, 1988 is funded by the BCTS/SBFEP account, and implemented by the Ministry of Forests.
	Major Licensees, Post-87, All Sites:	Basic silviculture on areas denuded by major licensees after October 1, 1987 is funded by major licensees.
		Licensees have approximately six to seven years to reach the basic silviculture requirement through natural regeneration, or about three to four years through planting, as specified in the silviculture prescription.
4	Adjustments to NSR figures reported in the 2001/2002 Annual Report can be summarized as follows:
	Total NSR at the end of 2001/2002:		633,903 ha
	Late updates to the database:	Further change in NSR (Pre-87)	-11,028 ha
		Further change in NSR (Post-87)	-575 ha
		Total NSR at the beginning of 2002/2003:	622,301 ha
5	NSR resulting from logging is the net area to be reforested after harvest (excluding roads, landing and other non-productive areas).
6	Openings caused by fire or pests refer to incidence in mature timber or in areas already classified as free growing.
	Fire and pest incidence prior to free growing is considered plantation or natural regeneration failure.
7	NP is non-productive land. Reclassification to NP is due to roads, landing, swamps, rock outcrops, etc.