Tembec prepared the 2009-2028 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for submission to Manitoba Conservation for review, First Nation consultation, approval and Environmental Act Licensing in January 2008. After Manitoba Conservation reviewed the FSP to ensure it addressed Manitoba’s Submission Guidelines for Twenty Year Forest Management Plans, they requested that the FSP submission be delayed while the Provincial Government assessed the land use policies in some of the provincial parks. On November 21, 2008, the Government of Manitoba announced that timber harvesting would be eliminated from four provincial parks, including Nopiming Park, by April 1, 2009.  Manitoba Conservation subsequently extended the submission date of the FSP to January 1, 2010 with a Plan implementation date of January 1, 2011 to allow for the revision of the 2009 – 2028 FSP that would address the exclusion of timber harvesting in Nopiming Park.

The 2006-2008 Interim Forest Stewardship Plan was presented as a guidance document to assist First Nation and local communities, the Sustainable Forest Management Advisory Committee, stakeholders and the public in providing Tembec with input on the development of the 2009 - 2028 Forest Stewardship Plan. The Interim FSP will remain available until the FSP has been revised and accepted by Manitoba Conservation for review, First Nation consultation, approval and Environmental Act Licensing. At that time the FSP will be posted for review and/or download and a summary document will be developed for download or distribution.