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1
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What was the result of the 1945 Slown Royal Commission report?

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The introduction of allowable annual cuts or rates of harvest.
The province divided the land base into management units (Public and Private Working circles) and used the Hanzlik formula from the US to calculate a sustainable harvest level.
AAC = ∑ (Vm/R) + MAI

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What is the MAI?

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Mean Annual Increment:
The amount of wood that is produced per hectar on an annual basis
The Avg annual growth of the Stand
(How much Vol. of wood Divided by the age = the amount of m^3 the tree has put on to this date.
((M^3/ha)/Age = M^3/ha/year)

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Where does the AAC Come From?

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Out of the Forest Act

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How do we predict the productivity? Of a site

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Site Index A numerical value of site productivity, height of tree, it’s a function of tree height at a specific age. So you can predict how tall trees are going to become and how big they are going to be at a certain age due to these Site Index series
( 1 is more productive than a 3)

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5
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Who determines the AAC and how often?

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The chief forester must determine an allowable annual cut at least once every 10 years after the date of the last determination, for

(a) the Crown land in each timber supply area, excluding the Crown land in the following areas:
(i) community forest agreement areas;
(ii) first nations woodland licence areas;
(iii) woodlot licence areas, and
(b) each tree farm licence area.

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What is an AAC? ( what does it refer to )

And what is the purpose of determining the AAC?

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An Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) refers to a harvest level that is partially calculated and then further adjusted to reflect socio-economic values and issues within the management unit for which it has been determined.
Purpose of determining an AAC is to ensure that harvest levels do not exceed growing levels and that harvest levels are sustainable.

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Allowable Annual Rates of Harvest are determined and set for…

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  • Tree Farm Licences
  • Timber Supply Areas
  • Woodlot Licence Areas
  • Community Forest Agreement Areas
  • First Nations Woodland Licence Areas
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AAC determination is a 5 phase process…

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  1. Preparation of the Data package
  2. Public Consultation & Review
  3. Analysis Report
  4. Public Consultation & Review
  5. AAC Determination and Rational Statement
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AAC determination is a 5 phase process…

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Timber Supply Analysis –> (Harvest Issues, sensitivities, issues) –> AAC Determination –> Appointment (Ministers of Forests)

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TSA Process and timeframes

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Information Report and Data package (5D) –> (Public Review)(2D) –> Analysis Report (8D) –> (Public Review)(2-3) –> Rationale Statement (5D)
= total of 22 Days

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TFL Process and timeframes

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(Public review of current TFL Mgmt plan)(5D) –> Statement of Objectives, options and procedures (7D) –> information package (6D) –> Timber Supply Analysis and 20 year plan (6D) –> Public review of proposed new TFL Mgmt plan (2-3) –> Management plan approval & AAC rationale statement (3D)

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What are the 2 most common methods in determining AAC?

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-Volume Based calculation which is based on Mean Annual Increment. -Area Based where the forest estate is divided into units equal to the rotation age.

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What AAC determination method do we use in BC?

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Volume Based approach (mostly) although there are a couple small area based.

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Which Tenures amounts for about 92% of the provincial AAC in BC

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  • Forest Licences Replaceable
  • TFL’s
  • BCTS Timber Sale Licence/L to C
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The Fall down effect

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Transition from old-growth harvest to second-growth harvest.
How to fix this? Plant early to maximum density with genetically enhanced seedlings, and fertilize to enhance growth. Thinning can also contribute to the harvest level.

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16
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What is the Stumpage for deciduous trees?

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$1.00m3

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17
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What is Stumpage?

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the value of timber in a forest stand;

it is the maximum price that competitive buyers would be prepared to pay for the timber standing in the forest.

18
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What is the Stumpage Equation?

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Revenue expected from an efficient producer minus the expected cost associated with harvesting and delivering the timber.
SP (COAST VALUE of Logs at Van. Log Market) - (OC)Operating costs

19
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What are Special Forest Products Stumpage Rates?

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Forest products such as posts and shingle bolt. Fence posts, or christmas trees

20
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What are “Miscellaneous” rates?

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They apply to all low grades and salvaged timber.

21
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What are “Calculated Stumpage” rates?

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They apply to all Allowable Annual Cut related timber harvesting

22
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What are “Fixed Rates”?

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They are used for Woodlot Licences and Community licences.

23
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What is non- competitive cutting authorities and what system and formula do they use?

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They are issued under replaceable tenures such as TFLs and FLs and, uses the “end product appraisal system” with the “market pricing formula ”.

24
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What are competitive cutting authorities and what system and formula do they use?

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They are; such as BCTS timber sales the Ministry uses the “end product appraisal system” with the “market pricing formula ”.

25
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What is the End Product Appraisal?

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The price of the timber being appraised reflects the value of the end product that will be manufactured from the timber. On the coast, the end product is logs delivered to the “Vancouver Log Market” and in the interior it is lumber and chips at the mill yard.

26
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What is theVancouver Log Market?

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(this is not a building or an operation)

Refers to all “arms length” transaction between buyers and sellers of logs within the Straights of Georgia area.

27
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What is the “End Product” in the Interior?

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The end product of harvesting is lumber and chips produced in the mills…delivered outside the mill.

28
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What are the 3 main kinds of Stumpage rates?

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Calculated, Fixed and Royalty Rates.
A form of royalty rates, best not to confuse things,
-Any stumpage that is paid by(fixed)
-WLL
-community forest holder,
first nation
They pay a fixed rate per cubic meter by species

-Royalty rates are Christmas trees and fence posts
Stumpage that companies hold TFL they pay a calculated or appraised rate
-Calculated is for major tenure holders

29
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What is Points of Appraisal?

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The final Destination for which the Government will allow transportations costs (Operating Costs) from where the wood comes from)
Ex. Woodlot is Chemanius

30
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When would you get an allowance (from the Government) for barging the wood

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You get an allowance (from the Government) for barging the wood down to Gambiar Island if that is the closest to where the wood comes from - according to longitude and latitude. Similar with Port Alberni, regardless of where you are going to sell the wood, so the company gets a little bit of money back from that.
*In Interior = You get the allowance to where the wood comes out of the mill

31
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How often do they recalculate Stumpage rate?

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4 times a Year

32
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What is the period between the appraisal rates called?

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They are referred to as the Appraisal period

33
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What is SSP? And what is it based on?

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Stand Selling Price (SSP) based on current market value for the timber and then goes through several steps to simulate open market competition to generate a “stumpage”.
The SSP is based on the “end product” generated from harvesting and the cost allowances, on the coast, only extend to the market place for the logs – the Vancouver Log Market. In the interior the cost allowances extend to and include the manufacturing of lumber and chips.

34
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What must all logs exported from Canada require?

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Federal export permits for all destinations, BC provincial export regulations apply.

35
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Why/How are Log exports controlled?

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Controlled for the purpose set out in Section 3(e) of the Federal Export and Import Permits Act, which states that; to ensure that there is an adequate supply and distribution of the article in Canada for defense or other needs

36
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Anyone who wishes to export logs must….

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  • Apply for an exemption to Section 127 of the Forest Act.
  • Application must be made to the Timber Export Advisory Committee (TEAC) for review & recommendations submitted to the Minister of Forest for final decision
37
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When applying to export logs, what are the ways of pursuing an application?

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There are 2 ways;

  1. An application to export logs under the “surplus to local manufacturing needs” for timber already harvest or as a
  2. “standing green” application (logs that have not yet been fell) in the case for proposed timber harvesting.
    * In Both Cases: The justification must be economic.
38
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When applying to export logs, what are the ways of pursuing an application?

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There are 2 ways;
1. An application to export logs under the “surplus to local manufacturing needs” for timber already harvest or as a
2. “standing green” application (logs that have not yet been fell) in the case for proposed timber harvesting.
*In Both Cases: The justification must be economic.
(2 - usually only for isolated logging operations such as in the NW part of BC or private lands)

39
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Anyone who wishes to export logs must….

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-Apply for an exemption to Section 127 of the Forest Act.
-Application must be made to the Timber Export Advisory Committee (TEAC) for review & recommendations submitted to the Minister of Forest for final decision
(Also a Federal export permit is also required to export logs)

40
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What is a blanket exemption?

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Blanket exemptions allow for the export of logs from an entire specified area of the province

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