The base case predicts maintaining the current allowable annual cut for 110 years, followed by declines in the distant future. This provides an opportunity for the communities within the timber supply area to develop transition strategies to diversify economies and minimize the social and economic impacts of dependency on the timber industry for employment.
Expansion of the timber manufacturing sector (e.g. value-added processing of wood from the timber supply area) and the tourism industry could help offset future economic impacts to the communities of Merritt and Princeton should an adjustment to the allowable annual cut occur.
