Timber and Range: Supply and Deposition

Question 1

Which Act gives the chief forester the responsibility for determining AACs for the province’s 37 Timber Supply Areas and 34 Tree Farm Licences?

Answer 1

The Forest Act

Question 2

Important principles that underlie all AAC determinations in BC are:

Answer 2

-current harvest rates should be sustainable to allow for a controlled transition to future sustainable harvest level
-should not lead to large disruptions in the timber supply for future generations
-should not jeopardize the productivity of the forest

Question 3

Does the chief forester make forest management and land use decisions during AAC determinations?

Answer 3

No, other decision makers have been given statutory responsibility for such decisions

Question 4

The Chief Forester is required to determine new AACs for TSAs and TFLs at least every ______ years?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

The chief forester can postpone the AAC by how many years and for what reason?

Answer 5

for up to 15 years since the last determination and if they AAC is not going to be changed significantly