Fraser Timber Supply Area Rationale for (AAC) Determination
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Table of Contents

• Fraser Timber Supply Area, Rationale for allowable annual cut (AAC) determination
• Introduction
• Description of the timber supply area
• History of present AAC
• New AAC determination
• Information sources used in the AAC determination
• Technical limitations of the information used
• Statutory framework
• Guiding principles for AAC determinations
• Consideration of factors as required by Section 7 of the Forest Act
  • The role of the "base case":
  • Inventory information
    • -general comments
    • - age class structure
    • - aggregation procedures
  • Growth and yield predictions
    • - mature volumes in existing stands
    • - regenerated stand volumes
  • Minimum harvest ages
  • Land base contributing to timber harvest.
  • Timber Licence reversion
  • Timber supply profile
    • - deciduous forest types
  • Regeneration delay
  • Not-satisfactorily-restocked areas
  • Incremental silviculture
  • Non-clearcut harvesting practices
  • Rehabilitation programs
  • Integrated Resource Management (IRM) objectives
    • - cutblock adjacency
    • - visually sensitive areas
    • - deer winter range
    • - recreation zones
    • - botanical forest products
    • - protection of riparian habitats
    • - spotted owl habitat
    • - Other factors:
  • Planning delays
  • Harvest sequencing
    • - First Nations' concerns
    • - industry impacts
  • Minister's letter
  • Local objectives
  • First Nations
  • Non-recoverable losses
• Reasons for decision
• Determination
• Implementation of Determination
• Appendix 1:
  • Section 7 of the Forest Act
• Appendix 2:
  • Minister's July 28, 1994 Letter to the Chief Forester.
• Appendix 3:
  • Summary of Public Input