British Columbia Timber Harvest Trends and Allowable Annual Cut Comparisons

Trends in Timber Harvesting in BC contains results for an environmental indicator published by Environmental Reporting BC. The dataset illustrates annual timber harvest volumes and compares them to the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC), derived from the Timber Supply Review process and the Harvest Billing System. Data is summarized at a high level and cannot be traced back to specific harvest areas or tenures.

Use Cases

• Monitor annual timber harvest trends based on the reported indicator results.
• Compare actual harvest volumes against the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) based on the indicator's composite data.
• Analyze provincial timber supply forecasts based on the summary of management unit harvest forecast data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from official government sources: the Timber Supply Review process and the Harvest Billing System.
• The dataset is updated regularly, with a last updated timestamp of 2026-04-17.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is summarized at a high level and cannot be traced back to specific harvest areas or tenures, limiting granular analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Composite data derived from the Timber Supply Review process and the Harvest Billing System.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:26:22.861092

Geography

British Columbia, Canada