This section identifies critical factors that require special consideration during the allowable annual cut determination for the Bulkley Timber Supply Area.
When the data package was created in February 1993, there were concerns that some of the information that was available at the time might not be accurate. Some of the potential impacts of inaccurate assumptions on the timber supply forecast were tested by changing the values for certain critical factors in the timber supply analysis. Since the analysis, local Forest Service staff have further investigated these assumptions, as well as other critical factors. Their perspectives are outlined in the following discussion. Other factors in the analysis were tested and are discussed in the Timber Supply Analysis Report (pages 26-37) but were not considered critical to this review and therefore are not included in this discussion paper.
The ability of communities within the timber supply area to adapt to reduced harvest levels, an important consideration in this review, is also included in this section. Factors that are best assessed during the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Bulkley Timber Supply Area are listed in the final section of this discussion paper.
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The chief forester must carefully evaluate this information to determine the allowable annual cut and identify where improved information is needed for the next timber supply review. We encourage you to do the same. |
