My thanks to all of you who’ve contributed to the Board’s success over the past year. The cooperation and feedback we receive goes a long way to making our work rewarding and helps us to continually adapt and improve. This will be my last message as Chair, and I want to express my appreciation for […]
An experienced forest worker was concerned that Tolko had not removed all the trees it felled to trap Douglas-fir bark beetle before the insects emerged and that some of its harvest practices increased the infestation level in ungulate winter range in the Upper Salmon River area. Douglas-fir bark beetle is normally present at low levels […]
The complainant submitted a complaint to the Forest Practices Board on December 23, 2009 regarding Coast Tsimshian…
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 […]
In September 2015, the Forest Practices Board audited range planning and practices on five agreements for grazing in…
A landowner complained that Interfor Corporation (Interfor) was not maintaining its roads and caused landslides into Little Cayuse Creek where he gets his water. He also asserted that government was not adequately enforcing Interfor’s maintenance requirements. The Board’s investigation determined that Interfor had not conducted adequate inspections to ensure no material adverse effect on forest […]
The special investigation compared reforestation efforts in the Quesnel, Nadina and Vanderhoof forest districts with…
This special report takes a look at the results of Board audits under the Forest and Range Practices Act and the…
Harvesting on Crown land in British Columbia comes with reforestation obligations. Following logging, forest companies…
