Morice Timber Supply Area

The Morice Timber Supply Area (TSA) is on the western edge of British Columbia’s central interior plateau and covers about 1.5 million hectares of the Skeena Natural Resource Region. It extends from Babine Lake in the north to Ootsa and Whitesail Lakes in the south.

The TSA is administered by the Nadina Natural Resource District office in Burns Lake. The main community in the TSA is Houston, while the remainder of the population lives in smaller communities such as Topley and Granisle, or on the many ranches and farms along the Highway 16 corridor and in the area from Owen Lake to Francois Lake.

Effective March 16, 2015 an AAC for the Morice TSA was established as follows:

• From March 16, 2015 to March 15, 2020, the AAC will be 1 900 000 cubic metres, of which no more than 1,600,000 cubic metres are attributable to live trees;
• From March 16, 2020 until the next determination, the AAC will be 1,600,000 cubic metres.

Adjusted Allowable Annual Cut (AAC)

Effective June 18, 2025, the Morice TSA allowable annual cut (AAC) is 1,395,081cubic metres, accounting for First Nation Woodlands Licence (FNWL) N2M AAC adjustment.

Current Timber Supply Review

• Rationale for AAC Determination (PDF, 615KB)
• Public Discussion Paper (PDF, 465KB)
• Data Package (PDF, 515KB)