Land Managers

There are an array of partnership opportunities for Land managers that offer resource sharing, access to funding, planning and auction support and more. BC Timber Sales can work with Land Managers to determine which partnership opportunity will be most beneficial to all parties.

The following are the different opportunities for Land Managers. Reach out to a BCTS office to learn which opportunity will work best for your organization.

On this page

• Memorandum of understanding
• Disposition agreement
• Cooperative management agreement
• Innovative forest practices
• Shared infrastructure and data
• An example of shared land management

Memorandum of understanding

A memorandum of understanding is an early-stage relationship agreement that can help to identify mutually beneficial opportunities that BCTS and tenure holders can work towards. The benefit of this agreement is the development of collaborative partnerships that may lead to additional agreements.

Disposition Agreement

A disposition agreement is an agreement where BCTS sells volume from a non-BCTS tenure holder on their behalf. Disposition may be helpful to a partner seeking tenure management support or when conditions require additional resources to bring timber to sale. BCTS sells the partner's timber by competitive auction through a timber sale licence and provides the partner with a negotiated consideration (often payment but may include other benefits such as contract and capacity building opportunities). Disposition agreements offer management flexibility that suits the partner interests, from BCTS providing only auction services, through to full planning, development, auction, and silviculture services. Some benefits of disposition agreements are:

• BCTS auctions brings a fair-market return for your wood
• By combining partner and BCTS volume, there can be better economic and management outcomes
• Employment opportunities through contracts and capacity building
• Support with contract management, planning, development, and meeting silviculture obligations
• Disposition can help BCTS move wood to market to support the local economy

Cooperative management agreement

A cooperative management agreement is an agreement where BCTS and tenure holders share in the management of a tenure which includes their respective volumes. BCTS and partners may share areas of interest for harvest, or BCTS may hold some volume within a partner licence. By working cooperatively, both parties can maximize efficiencies through coordinated harvest planning and development. Agreements outline how parties will cooperate to manage volume in shared areas of interest through assigning responsibility to harvest areas, developing shared harvest schedules, and identifying contributions that benefit both partners. 

Possible benefits include:

• Cost-savings through shared infrastructure and administration
• Contracting support
• Opportunities for joint planning, contracts and capacity building
• The ability to pursue special initiatives with BCTS and government partners (e.g., native plant restoration, wildfire risk mitigation, among others)

Innovative forest practices

BCTS and partners are advancing innovative practices such as commercial thinning and wildfire salvage and risk reduction to support forest health, resilience, and access to diverse fibre.

​An example of innovative forest practices:

• BC Timber Sales to increase fibre access, strengthen long-term forest outcomes, protect jobs

Shared infrastructure and data

BCTS and partners may share forestry infrastructure (e.g., roads and bridges) and data (e.g., LIDAR and wildlife/ water assessments) to increase efficiencies and shared outcomes.

An example of shared land management