What is a Timber Harvesting Plan (THP)?
A THP is required by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) for commercial timber harvesting on all non-federal timberlands. PL must submit a THP for every proposed timber harvest, and must receive approval by CDF, even with the HCP/SYP. The advantage afforded by an HCP/SYP is that the general conservation provisions of each THP will already have been agreed to, and thus individual THPs will be processed more rapidly and with greater certainty for the landowner.
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