Energy, Mines, and Resources
Forestry
Consultation on Forest Resources Regulations
Background
Proposed Forest Resources Regulations were designed to enable the development of a viable forest sector that is sustainable and appropriate in size and scale for Yukon. They are also designed to ensure that forest planning occurs prior to the harvesting of forest resources.
The Department of Energy, Mines and Resources’ Forest Management Branch has worked with the Successor Resources Legislation Working Group, the Forest Values and Forest Industry Focus Groups on developing the concepts for the proposed Forest Resources Regulations.
Eight proposed regulation documents which outline administrative and operational issues within the Forest Resources Act 
230 KB were provided for public input for 90 days from July 31 through October 30, 2009. They were:
- Planning 114 KB
- Tenures 102 KB
- Stumpage and Timber Marking 89 KB
- Annual Allowable Cut 86 KB
- Annual Limit on Timber Harvesting (where no Forest Resources Management Plan has been approved) 444 KB
- Forest Resource Roads 100 KB
- Silviculture 78 KB
- Fees 144 KB
Please note that additional regulations will be developed at a later date but are not currently required to implementation the act.
Forest Resources Act - Proposed Regulation Content
Comments received July 31 - October 30, 2009
| Individual/Organization | |
| 1 | Murray Martin |
| 2 | Romeo Leduc - email submission excerpt dealing with regulations |
| 3 | Brenda and Richard Oziewicz |
| 4 | Bill Bowie, Arctic Inland Forest Products |
| 5 | Bill Bowie, Arctic Inland Forest Products |
| 6 | Dr. Donald Reid, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada |
| 7 | Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service |
| 8 | Yukon Conservation Society |
| 9 | Bob Redstone |
| 10 | Sue Kemmett, Forest Values Focus Group |
| Renewable Resources Councils | |
| 11 | Teslin Renewable Resources Council |
| 12 | Laberge Renewable Resources Council |
| 13 | Alsek Renewable Resources Council |
| 14 | Dawson District Renewable Resources Council |
| Yukon First Nations | |
| 15 | Trondek Hwech'in Han Nation |
| 16 | Teslin Tlingit Council |
| 17 | Ross River Dena Council |
| 18 | Ta'an Kwach'an Council |
| 19 | Champagne and Aishihik First Nation |
| 20 | Kluane First Nation |
| 21 | Liard First Nation |
| 22 | Selkirk First Nation |
| 23 | Carcross/Tagish First Nation |
Contact:
For more information, contact Nicole Hulstein at the Forest Management Branch at 867.456.6110 or in Yukon toll-free 1.800.661.0408 ext. 6110.
