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For the purpose of harvesting or salvaging small volumes of timber from Crown Land the South Island Forest District has the following minor tenures permits or small scale salvage licenses available for the general public and First Nations:
A. Minor Tenures: Special Use Permits, Licence to Cut, Danger Trees, Free Use Permit for First Nations
B. Small Scale Salvage: Conventional Application, Professional Salvage Application, Decked Forestry Licence to Cut 
A. MINOR TENURES:
A1. Special Use Permits 
A special use permit gives non-exclusive authority to a company or an individual to occupy and use an area of Crown Land, within the Provincial Forest, when they have demonstrated to the District Manager that the intended use is in accordance with the Provincial Forest Use Regulation
A2. License to Cut
A license to cut authorizes a company or an individual to cut and deck / remove timber from land that they occupy or own, where they otherwise do not have the right to harvest Crown timber.
A3. Danger Trees
If you have identified a tree or trees, on Crown Land adjacent to your property, that you believe is a potential hazard to your safety or improvements refer to the following guide:
A4. Free Use Permit for First Nations
First Nations can request a Free Use Permit for the purpose of harvesting trees from crown land for traditional and cultural activity as defined in Sec. 1, Free Use Permit Regulation of the Forest Act.
Open or download the South Island Forest District - First Nation, Free Use Permit (FUP) Guide (PDF format)
B. SMALL SCALE SALVAGE
Small Scale Salvage is defined as harvesting and utilizing small volumes of timber that are dead and/or in danger as a result of an insect infestation, fire, disease or windthrow of being significantly reduced in value, lost or destroyed and would otherwise not be harvested.
B1. Conventional Applications
A conventional forestry license to cut can be used for salvaging volumes less than 50 m3. This license is generally utilized to salvage post harvest materials (i.e. debris piles / roadside) for commercial firewood purposes.
B2. Professional Salvage Application
Professional Forestry License to Cuts are required for all sawlog salvage and special forest products with volumes between 50 m3 and 2000 m3. Under the professional application process, an individual will enlist the assistance of a qualified forest professional to help prepare the application and certify the results will be consistent with the forest management objectives for the area.
B3. Decked Forestry Licence to Cut
Operations such as clearing for roads, hydro right of ways or other operations on crown land may result in timber being cut and decked that must be disposed of by the Ministry of Forests and Range. These decks of timber are sold through a competitive tender sale.
Current and upcoming decked Forestry Licence to Cut click on the links below:
Completed decked Forestry Licence to Cut:
Note: each document contains tender information, license documents, maps, and pictures (if available).
For more information on Minor Tenures / Small Scale Salvage Program, please contact John Dunlop at the SIFD office by e-mail or by phone at 250-731-3075.
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