Due to their recent cabinet approval as new protected areas, the Babine Wilderness Area and the Swan Lake Wilderness Area have been excluded in the base case analysis. The Upper Kispiox Study Area and the Seven Sisters Study Area within the Kispiox Timber Supply Area have been proposed as study areas and areas of interest under the Protected Areas Strategy. These areas are being studied through Local planning processes but, until final decisions are made on these areas by Cabinet, the chief forester will not consider the impact on timber supply of removing them from the timber harvesting land base*. These areas have therefore been included in the timber harvesting land base for this review.
