Task F Findings and Recommendations
F6 Finding
Recommendation Close the gap between the Allowable Annual Cut and Volume Offered for Sale. ■ Validate the definition, calculation, and implementation of the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC). ■ Provide adequate recurring funding to build staff capacity to plan, schedule and offer all allowable cut volume (Task A). ■ Update Forest Management Plans to reflect current and future tribal objectives. Recommendation FMIP funding and staffing need to be sustained at levels described in the Funding and Position Analysis. ■ Equitable funding for all the different types of governance agreements needs to be addressed. ■ Program management is an important part of the FMIP program and needs to be included in the funding process to ensure proper implementation of the policies and procedures.
The gap between the Allowable Annual Cut and the volume offered for sale continues to grow. ■ This is an indication that there are problems with the current usage of this metric for forest management. ■ Reasons for the gap include funding (Task A), staffing (Task C, D), changing tribal objectives, methods for determining the allowable harvest levels and lack of markets. ■ Using only basic formulas such as the Austrian Formula to set harvest levels tends to miss opportunities to maximize forest conditions (see Recommendation F2). FMIP funding and staffing is insufficient for full implementation of program to meet laws, policies, and procedures. ■ Funding for the FMIP program is not adequate to sustain inventory and planning requirements. ■ FMIP funding is not being applied on a recurring schedule. ■ Self-governance and self-determination programs reduce the economy of scale and increase costs. ■ Levels of BIA service varies greatly between self-governance, self-determination, and service-provided tribes due to BIA Regional policies and funding mechanisms. ■ The Central Office and Regions have sacrificed FMIP program management funding and staffing to maximize funding in the field. This has reduced the amount of oversight and technical assistance available to tribes.
F7 Finding
134 Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States
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