Manage timber supply problem with thinning of forests

Letter by By Ray Travers, RPF (BCCFA Associate Member)

After three months public consultation, the government’s Special Committee on Timber Supply issued its report, including recommendations. Reductions in timber supply are not new. Falldown is inherent in B.C.’s forest planning model. …There are no easy fixes, as trees grow slowly. What we can do is manage the forest to maintain it in a more healthy condition – with reduced vulnerability to beetles (reduce our losses). We can also provide short-term increased timber supply, while growing high quality wood (increase our gains). Well conducted commercial thinning can do this.

Aug 23, 2012
Vancouver Sun

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