Energy, Mines and Resources
Forestry
Annual Allowable Cut / Annual Limit
Annual Allowable Cut
The annual allowable cut (AAC) is the amount of wood that can be permitted over a specified time period for a specific land base and under a particular management regime. Under the Forest Resources Act, the Director of the Forest Management Branch (FMB) makes the AAC decision based on technical factors (a timber supply analysis) and in consideration of economic, environmental and social factors. The underlying principle of the AAC decision is sustainable forest management and transparency in the decision-making process.
Existing Annual Allowable Cuts:
| Haines Junction | 1 million m3 over a minimum 10 year period beginning in 2006 |
| Teslin | 25,000 m3/year |
Annual Limit
In areas that at present do not have a Forest Resources Management Plan, the Forest Resources Regulation sets an annual limit as the annual allowable cut.
Current Annual Limits:
| Beaver Creek/Burwash Landing/Destruction Bay | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Carmacks | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Dawson | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Mayo | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Old Crow/Peel | 2,000 m3/year coniferous trees 1,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Pelly Crossing | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Ross River/Faro | 5,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Watson Lake | 128,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
| Whitehorse | 10,000 m3/year coniferous trees 2,000 m3/year deciduous trees |
Contact Us:
Mile 918 Alaska Highway
Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Phone: 867.456.3999 / 1.800.661.0408 ext. 3999
Fax: 867.667.3138
E-mail: forestry@gov.yk.ca
