DCHP-2

annual allowable cut A.A.C., AAC DCHP-2 (March 2016)

• n. — Forestry

  the amount of timber that can be cut in a given year and area, as set by government regulations.

  Type: 5. Frequency — The annual allowable cut has been a key instrument in the management of forest resources, regulating the cut of timber to sustainable levels. The term is not restricted to Canada, yet is of wide use in this country.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "annual allowable cut", which is marked "Cdn (BC) Forestry".

  See also: quota  

  • 1963  But just in case this seven billion board foot cut seems excessive, it should be pointed out that the forest is a renewable resource and that the annual allowable cut under sustained yield management should eventually reach some 18 billion board feet. 
  • 1978  Forest Minister Tom Waterland said the report found trees lose height and diameter growth from the insect, but tree mortality is lower than was indicated previously. Therefore, the adverse effect on the annual allowable cut is not considered significant. 
  • 1989  Last fiscal year, B.C.'s forest industry logged 19 per cent more timber than the annual allowable cut recommends - enough additional wood to build 200,000 average-sized homes. 
  • 1996  The Alberta government is looking for proposals to build a timber mill on a large tract of forest in northwestern Alberta. The area, known as the Footner Timber Development Area, covers at least 2.8 million hectares of forest around High Level and Fort Vermilion. It has an annual allowable cut of 650,000 square metres of trembling aspen and balsam poplar. 
  • 2006  Chief Forester Jim Snetsinger called the reduction of the annual allowable cut (AAC) "temporary", attributing it to orders-in- council that designated 83,000 hectares on Haida Gwaii off-limits to timber harvesting and forest development activities while land-use planning is under way.