Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. – FL A18671
This is a report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A18671 held by Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. The audit examined…
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Reforestation in the Douglas-fir Subzone: Are Reforestation Choices Meeting Objectives?
Forestry licensees and BC Timber Sales (BCTS) have a legal obligation under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) to regrow stands of trees after logging. Reforestation efforts must result in successful regeneration of trees and growth to healthy maturity. This is important both to ensure a sustainable flow of economically valuable timber into the […]
Issue #15 – Summer 2016
In my meetings with stakeholders and professionals I have heard some comment that the Board never acknowledges good practices, and from others I have heard the concern that there is just a minimum standard of forestry being practiced in the woods. I think we can all agree we want our practices to be second to […]
Road Construction and Harvesting in a Woodlot near Carter Creek
On October 6, 2008, the Concerned Carter Creek Water Users submitted a complaint about proposed forest development on…
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales Kamloops Business Area – Clearwater Field Unit
In September 2007, the Board conducted a compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British Columbia…
CLOSING LETTER: Sechelt Boundary
Sunshine Coast Conservation Association submitted a complaint that Interfor did not show the municipal boundary of Sechelt in the correct position on their forest development plan maps.
Impact of Harvesting on a Tourism Business near Ootsa Lake
The Board received a complaint from the owner of a tourism business near Ootsa Lake, in the Nadina Forest District…
Audit of Range Planning and Practices: Range Agreements RAN073562, RAN074611, RAN076681 and RAN073605
In September 2014, the Forest Practices Board audited range planning and practices on three licences for grazing and…
Forestry Activities in the Peachland and Trepanier Creek Community Watersheds
In November 2017, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint about impacts to water quality in the Peachland and Trepanier community watersheds. The complainants asserted that forestry activities in the watersheds have negatively affected the quality of drinking water and increased the number of boil water advisory notices, resulted in stream bank erosion and caused […]
