An overview of B.C.’s Private
Managed
Forest Program
The Managed Forest Council is an independent agency responsible for administering B.C.’s Private Managed Forest Land Act and the Managed Forest Program.
Five facts about B.C.’s Private Managed Forest Land
Landowners participate in the Program on a voluntary basis, committing to protect 5 key public environmental values in exchange for certainty around growing and harvesting trees and the Managed Forest property tax classification.
1
PROTECTS 5 KEY PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
Soil Conservation
Protect soil productivity by minimizing
the area occupied by roads and trails
Water Quality
Protect human drinking water
during and after harvesting
Fish Habitat
Protect fish habitat during
and after harvesting
Critical Wildlife Habitat
Protect soil productivity by minimizing
the area occupied by roads and trails
reforestation
Promptly regenerate harvested areas with healthy,
commercially valuable trees, not impeded by vegetation
2
ACHIEVES HIGH COMPLIANCE ON REGULAR INSPECTIONS
Inspections | Audits | Investigations
The Council is authorized to enforce its provincially-mandated regulations by administering penalties, remediation orders and stop work orders.
3
FOCUSES ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
COUNCIL ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CONSISTENT WITH THE ACT
The Council’s results-based model enables owners to use management strategies appropriate for and specific to their land. In 2019 following feedback, drinking water quality and reforestation regulation and requirements were enhanced.
4
GENERATES SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS
B.C.’s private managed forests contribute to local economies and the province’s forest sector as a whole.
Accounts for
of the provincial
harvest each year.
5
GENERATES SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS
The Council members balance the interests of the Province and private landowners.
Owners
2 MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE PRIVATE MANAGED FOREST LANDOWNERS
CHAIR
JOINTLY APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Provincial Government
2 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
BY THE NUMBERS
Approximately
About
Where they are located
Did you know?
Managed forest land is a property tax classification designated by the BC Assessment Authority under the Assessment Act. The remaining private forest land is often classed as farm or residential land.
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