White Area Commercial Timber Permit Consultation

BACKGROUND

The Alberta provincial government, as an initiative of its Forest Jobs Action Plan, has awarded the White Area Commercial Timber Permit Partnership a commercial timber permit to harvest timber within two Forest Management Units (FMUs) – WO1 and WO2 – in unallocated portions of approved Annual Allowable Cut through an open and competitive process.

This Forest Management Plan (FMP) has been prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 of Forest Management Agreement 9700034. This plan will be updated every ten years, or sooner if significant developments occur that impact current forest management strategies. It outlines the goals, objectives, and strategies that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) and other forest companies operating on the Forest Management Agreement area (FMA area) will employ in the management of the forest resource. 

This Forest Management Plan (FMP) has been prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 of Forest Management Agreement 9900037 (GoA, 2015b). This plan will be updated every ten years, or sooner if significant developments occur that impact current forest management strategies. It outlines the goals, objectives, and strategies that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) and other forest companies operating on the Forest Management Agreement area (FMA area) will employ in the management of the forest resource.