The forests around Squamish, once heavily logged, will soon see a reduction in timber harvesting as the province’s deputy chief forester reduces the allowable annual cut (AAC) for Tree Farm Licence 38 (TFL 38) by 53%. The new limit of 117,500 cubic metres is still higher than the average annual harvest of 72,000 cubic metres but marks a significant shift towards sustainable forestry, according to Sxwixwtn, Wilson Williams, Squamish Nation spokesperson and council member… Ownership of Northwest Squamish Forestry (NWSF), which now manages TFL 38, has allowed the Nation to assert more control over land use. “The TFL is now owned by Northwest Squamish Forestry, and NWSF is owned by the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation.”