Victoria – Doman-Western Lumber’s operations on the west side of Vancouver Island are complying with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The Board’s audit examined Doman’s Tree Farm Licence 19 which is located near Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos. “Doman-Western complied with the Code in all significant respects. […]
VICTORIA – Pacific Inland Resources’ operations near Smithers complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. “In addition to the clean audit opinion, there are some notable practices in this audit. Pacific Inland Resources kept more vegetation and trees beside small streams and within […]
Victoria – West Fraser Mills Ltd.’s forest practices in Tree Farm Licence 41 generally complied with the Forest Practices Code, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. Only one instance of significant non-compliance with the code was identified. The tree farm licence is managed by the Skeena Sawmills Division of West Fraser and […]
Victoria – Two licensees’ forest development plans for logging north of Smithers were incomplete, the public review process was flawed, and government administration and approval of the plans was inadequate, the Forest Practices Board said in a report released today. The report concludes the investigation of a series of complaints from the An Dsap Wilp […]
Skeena Cellulose Inc. needs to improve some logging practices near streams, but otherwise it was found to have generally complied with the Forest Practices Code in an audit of Tree Farm Licence 1 near Terrace.
B.C.’s Ministry of Forests needs to follow its own policy for making sure range practices on Crown lands are meeting Forest Practices Code requirements.
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has successfully tested new tools to audit the effectiveness of forest practices in maintaining biodiversity and other important forest values, according to two new board reports released today. The first report addresses the testing of criteria and indicators to evaluate the maintenance of biodiversity – probably the most difficult […]
VICTORIA – Stands of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle still provide environmental benefits and potential timber value if left standing, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today. The report examined pine stands affected by the 1979 mountain pine beetle attack in the southern Quesnel forest district. Trees left standing or […]
VICTORIA– The effect of 150 years of livestock grazing on grasslands in the interior Douglas Fir zone in south central B.C. has altered much of this ecosystem in long-lasting and possibly permanent ways, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today. The report says that: Historical grazing has resulted in significantly altered grasslands; […]
A Forest Practices Board audit in the area surrounding the communities of Merritt, Princeton and Lillooet found BC Timber Sales and its timber sale licence holders complied with forestry legislation, according to a report released today.
