Silvicultural consequences of felling licences impasse

摘要

Despite constant claims from the Forest Service that they are beginning to get control of the Felling Licence debacle, and are issuing an increasing number of licences, in practice foresters and forest owners have seen no significant change.As a practicing forestry consultant I advise owners that it will take at least two years, maybe more, to get a Felling Licence because that is the current average waiting time. Indeed, a waiting period of three years is not uncommon. In addition, because the Forest Service have suspended or eliminated all direct telephone line contact with their Felling Section, it is much harder to get updates on the status of a Felling Licence application.