Non-productive forest land includes treed muskegs and coniferous and deciduous scrub. This includes areas that were recently harvested or burnt over by forest fires. The period of years required to establish and grow even-aged timber stands to a specified condition of maturity. The theory and practice of controlling the establishment, composition, growth and quality of forest stands to achieve the objectives of management. An agreement between a forest products company and the provincial government, giving the company the rights to harvest timber on public forest land.
Most quotas are for the harvesting of a coniferous timber.
However, deciduous quotas have also been established.