Environment Canterbury

3951-23/24 - Commercial Forest Harvest - Advance Notice

This is an advance notice of an upcoming project.

The opportunity

Environment Canterbury Regional Council owns and manages approximately 3,000 hectares of plantation forestry across the region established initially for soil conservation and flood protection purposes around the braided rivers. The forests now are an integral part of our regional parks providing recreational spaces, an alternative stream of revenue for rating districts and biodiversity opportunities.

What we need

We are seeking proposals for the management of our yearly harvest of approximately 85 ha of radiata pine forest on Environment Canterbury land. We require the contractor to act as our agent, managing all aspects of our yearly harvest in a safe, sustainable, and economic way to ensure we are achieving best returns from our forests without compromising health and safety of workers or the public. The harvest must be managed in a way that minimises impacts on the recreation, flood protection, soil conservation and biodiversity values our forests hold.

Department/Business Unit: Field Services