Part 13 (Forest Act) and Allowable Annual Cut

When an area of Crown land is "Designated" under Part 13 of the Forest Act (i.e. Sections 168 - 175) by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, various restrictions on land use and forest harvesting may apply to this area. Under Section 173, the Chief Forester may reduce the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) for the areas in question for the duration of the Part 13 designation, so that forest harvesting on the remaining timber harvesting land base is maintained at an appropriate level.

There are three such designated areas currently in effect in the Haida Gwaii Forest District. Maps showing locations, and Orders designating the areas and describing AAC reductions, as follows:

2) Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands designated area (various areas, both TSA and Tree Farm Licences (TFL's) located throughout the Islands):

3) Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands designated area #3 (which cancelled and replaced designated area #2) (various areas, both TSA and Tree Farm Licences (TFL's) located throughout the Islands):

The Chief Forest Order AAC reductions for areas 2) and 3), above, extend over parts of both the Queen Charlotte Islands Timber Supply Area (TSA #25), as well as parts of Tree Farm Licences 25, 39 and 58 (ex 47), as follows: