Recreational Impacts in a Woodlot
A resident in the Fraser Valley complained that a local woodlot owner was allowing motorized and non‐motorized…
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Logging in the Blackwater Pine Mushroom Management Area
The Blackwater stewardship group complained to the Board about a timber sale in the Blackwater Creek Valley, near D’…
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Western Forest Products Inc. – TFL 39/Block 6
In spring 2008, the Forest Practices Board conducted a limited scope compliance audit of Western Forest Products Inc. (…
Off-road Vehicle Management in the Kamloops Forest District
In July 2009, a resident of Kamloops submitted a complaint about motorcycle and other off-road vehicle use resulting in…
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…
Construction Activities On Logging Road Contributed To Slump Into A Stream
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board released its report concluding its investigation of a complaint about a slump of soil material which flowed into an unnamed stream. The slump occurred on a newly constructed logging road approximately 45 kilometres northeast of Terrace BC. The road, known as Fiddler Main Road, was built by Skeena […]
Government Acted Reasonably to Protect Biodiversity on Mount Elphinstone
Victoria – In a report released today, the Forest Practices Board found that the Ministry of Forests’ approval of logging on Mount Elphinstone was reasonable and met Forest Practices Code requirements. The report concludes the investigation of a complaint from two Sunshine Coast residents who were concerned that an approved road and cutblock between Sechelt […]
Logging road put caribou at risk
A Forest Practices Board special investigation has found that the approval of a logging road by the Ministry of Forests did not adequately consider risks to a vulnerable caribou herd.
Board Audit Will Examine Streamside Practices in Kootenay Forest District
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct an audit this month looking at forest activities around streams located in Wyndell Box and Lumber Ltd.’s operating areas in the Kootenay Forest District. In some cases, forest practices, such as harvesting and road and stream crossing construction can have serious environmental impacts on water quality and […]
Elk Creek Harvesting Found Reasonable
Ministry approval of logging in Elk Creek, east of Chilliwack, was reasonable under the circumstances and the forest company exceeded the requirements of forest practices legislation for protecting rare species, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
