Is RFFI Operating Under an Option A or Option C plan?
RFFI is currently drafting a plan under the State’s “Option A” guidelines. An Option A plan documents how forestry will be practiced over a 100-year period for forest owners of more than 50,000 acres. The Plan must demonstrate the entity’s ability to address the Long Term Sustained Yield (LTSY) of timber products over the planning horizon. • What is the basis for managing under a 2.9% inventory cap? The 2.9% inventory cap recognizes both substantive and community related goals. Substantively, a “percent-of-inventory” or “POI” cap will help recruit larger trees and higher inventories across the ownership regardless of market forces which may come into play. Many concerned citizens also believe that a harvest cap is one of the most simple and effective ways to assure that forests are not over-harvested. Over time, RFFI plans on harvesting no more than 2.0% POI on an average annual basis over a five-year period. Given, however, the financial flexibility that is required to manage a forest
