The past summer brought a barrage of stark reminders of the impact climate change is having on our society and our ecosystems. The heat dome at the beginning of the summer was of a magnitude and impact that forces us all to rethink our understanding of the severity of the new climate extremes. And while […]
This special investigation examined how well forest licensees plan and mitigate forestry impacts to timbered natural…
In June 2011, the Stellat’en First Nation of Fraser Lake (the Stellat’en) asked the Forest Practices Board to…
In October 2018, the Board received a complaint from a member of the BC Wildfire Service team that managed the Shovel Lake wildfire, near Fraser Lake. The complainant alleged that logging debris and old, decked timber contributed to the severity and spread of the wildfire. The Board investigated whether licensees assessed and abated the fire […]
The Blackwater stewardship group complained to the Board about a timber sale in the Blackwater Creek Valley, near D’…
This investigation reviews the achievement of free-growing status – replacement of logged sites with healthy new…
In 2007, a wildfire burned in the Sitkum Creek Watershed, near Nelson. The Ministry of Forests and Range (MFR) has…
In May 2000, the Concerned Residents of Sheep Creek complained to the Board that logging had damaged the Lussier River…
