Tree species harvested in areas affected by mountain pine beetles

Tree Species Harvested In Areas Affected By Mountain Pine Beetles Special Report                                             November 2007 FPB/SR/33 Table of Contents Executive Summary. [...] James Prince Quesnel George TSA Kamloops   Figure 2. Proportion of the total Allowable Annual Cut for each Uplift Unit (the 3 forest districts for the very large Prince George TSA are shown separately.) Discussion 1. In MPB uplift areas, are the tree species being harvested consistent with the profile expectations of the Ministry of Forests and Range? [...] James % in harvest = % on landbase Kamloops Okanagan 0% 0% 50% 100% Percent Pine on Landbase   Figure 4. Percent pine in the harvest, since the uplift in the AAC, compared to the profile on the land base for all uplift units. [...] Forest Practices Board FPB/SR/33 15 3.  How will the current harvest profile influence the nature of the forest after the salvage harvesting is completed?    It is important to ask the question: will the current species profile of harvest make any  difference to the nature of the forest after the beetle outbreak is over and salvage  harvesting is completed?    There is approximately 1.5 billion [...] Update of the infestation projection based on the 2006 Provincial Aerial Overview of Forest Health and revisions to the “Model” (BCMPB.v4) .