British Columbia’s deputy chief forester has set the new allowable annual cut (AAC) level for Tree Farm Licence 3 (TFL) located north of Castlegar. The new AAC for the TFL is 56,100 cubic metres. This is a 30% reduction from the previous AAC, while remaining in line with the average harvest level in the past 12 years. The new level reflects adjustments made to account for lower harvest performance on slopes greater than 50%. New AAC levels have also been set for Tree Farm Licence 23 (TFL), located northwest of Castlegar, near Arrow Lake. The new AAC for the TFL is 382,800 cubic metres. This is a 7% reduction from the previous AAC, while remaining above the average annual harvest level of the past 12 years. The Province and First Nations have worked with industry to defer harvest of at-risk old-growth forest while work progresses on long-term approaches to old-growth management in the Kootenay-Boundary region. [Tree Frog has combined two government press releases into this single story – links to each are provided in the text above]