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By Veronica Beltran

West fraser tree farm license

Allowable annual cut announced for West Fraser’s Tree Farm license

Jun 17, 2019 | 1:18 PM

VICTORIA–Chief Forester, Dianne Nicholls announced the new allowable annual cut (AAC) for West Fraser’s Tree Farm License 52 near Quesnel.

The cut is set at 592,500 cubic metres, a 36 percent reduction from the current cut of 918,014 cubic metres set in 2011, and reflects the end of the mountain pine beetle salvage operations in the area.

The annual average harvest between 2010 and 2018 was 589,000 cubic metres per year. The new cut level includes a partition that attributes 22,500 cubic metres of the AAC to deciduous trees which will provide logs for West Fraser’s two pulp mills in Quesnel.

“After reviewing all relevant factors on timber and non-timber resources, and taking into consideration First Nations’ interests in TFL 52, I am satisfied that the new AAC will ease the transition to a lower mid-term timber supply and allow more time for local and regional economies to adjust,” said Nicholls.

The chief forester’s allowable cut is determined independently, based off of information ranging from technical forestry reports, First Nations and public input to the government’s social and economic objectives.

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