Page 88 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 6, 1992

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LOGGING.

2,643,000. cubic . metres.
(m*) of logs were harvested ;
from an area of about.7,500.."
ha. The: estimated value -of >
this wood is $66,076,000: -

610, 000 m ‘of. chips: were.
produced and delivered to™
the pulp mills in Kitimat ‘and. 7
Port Edward.

Employment In the forest: in=:
dustry is about 2200 obs: a

In The Woods ... 1991

The Forest Resources of the Kalum Timber

Supply Area

| PRODUCTION

- Eurocan’s mill produces:
“Sack-kraft = 81,000 ton-
-nes*; Linerboard = —

"282,400 tonnes**.

*°4 tonne of sack-kraft will

=-produce 20,000 paper
grocery bags.
**°1 tonne of linerboard wil
“produce 5,000 cardboard
boxes, the kind you see ap-
ples or oranges packed In.

CHIPS

SILVICULTURE

6211; million. seedings” “over” |:
: 5300 ha.

“*Natural regeneration =
“1750 ha.

‘.**Total Reforestation =
“7050 ha.
~ Site’ Preparation: About
1000 ‘ha. was prepared for
“new. forests.

“Stand Tending: 2100 ha.
were brushed, thinned or

EMPLOYMENT.

RECREATION

Recreation sites: 12; Hiking
Trails: - 41; Onion - Lake
Gross- rcountry Ski. Area.

CANYON
clit

KALUM
TIMBER
SUPPLY

..KEMANO}S

—d
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POLE

SINCE 1909

Eurocan

Bell - Pulp & Paper, ._
Skeena Sawmills

Ekeena

CELLULOSE INC.

Skeena
Celiulose

B.C. Forest:
Service —

Head ©

Buffalo

‘LUMBER
PRODUCTION

276,220,000 board fest...
This is enough to build about.
23,000 three bedroom
houses.

~ FOREST
FIRES

Last year was cool and wat.
The number of forest fires
decreased from 177 In
1990, to 49 In 1991.

Half the fires, in 1991, were
started by people. Please be
careful. The other half were
started by lightning.

" DEMONSTRATION
FOREST

Work continues on the trails --
and demonstration sites at —
the Redsand Lake
Demonstration Forest.
Please come out and visit
and learn. The site Is. located
26 km. ‘north of. Terrace | on
the West Kalum Road. .

CEDAR
“POLES:

40, 000 poles.’ This is
@nough to replace every ~
power pole'in Terrace and
Thornhill.

EXPORTS |
4% of the ~ total -volurne
harvested In the area was ex-
ported, this amounts to about
119,000 m*, “

Toctimsrip.