The Small Forest Tenure Capacity Building Project (SFT) proposes to strengthen the capacity of small forest tenure holders and small mill operators. The project was designed in an effort to address the need to optimize value from logproducts, to utilize and minimize wood waste, and to increase harvesting and manufacturing efficiency.
The project interviewed small tenure holders and small wood manufacturers in the Kootenay-Boundary catchment area and collected SFT business-specific data; reviewed research and reports relevant to SFT; and reviewed information
from industry experts. A major goal of this research was to identify realistic opportunities for economic development and to create a network database to facilitate information exchange and relationships among small operators.