Tenures

The Kamloops Timber Supply Review sets the Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for the Timber Supply Area (TSA)- which includes both the Clearwater and Kamloops Districts. The Kamloops TSA covers 2.6 million hectares in the southwestern Interior. The current allowable annual cut for the Kamloops TSA is 2,677,900 cubic metres, effective January 1, 2003. In 2004 an Uplift was announced.

The Kamloops District portion involves allocations for:

• 6 Timber Licensees (Gilbert Smith, Interfor, Riverside, Tolko,Weyerhaueser and West Fraser. Weyerhaeuser’s Tree Farm Licence #35;
• 2 Pulpwood Agreements: PA16 Ainsworth, PA2 Weyerhaeuser;
• 2 Non-Replaceable Forest Licenses: Simpcw & Sk7ain;
  Note the 2003 Fires resulted in several NRFLS for salvage purposes.
• 33 Woodlots for roughly 36,000 cubic metres.
• Timber Sales Program: 230,000 cubic metres for roughly 30-40 timber sales each year;

More detailed Operating Area Map dated , Nov 2001

Woodlots:

33 woodlots for roughly 36,000 m3.

For more information please see the Provincial Woodlot Program

BC Timber Sales :

The BCTS provides opportunities for individuals and firms to purchase Crown timber for their forest industry operations. In 2002 the Small Business Forest Enterprise Program was transformed into the BC Timber Sales. The Kamloops Timber Sales is allocated a total annual cut of about 230,000 cubic meters.

The Kamloops Timber Sale Office, or TSO, is the physical office location in Kamloops and all staff in the entire business area. The BCTS Kamloops "Business Area" is the entire geographic area comprising the 4 Districts. The Kamloops Field Team are the staff, located in Kamloops, that manage a portion of the Business Area. 100 Mile, Clearwater and Merritt have field teams as well, that make up the Kamloops BCTS Business Area.

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