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Woodlot management generally good, with room for improvement

VICTORIA – A report on an investigation of B.C.’s framework for woodlot management, and the performance of 15 woodlots in the Kootenay Lake timber supply area (TSA), concludes that the legislative and policy framework for woodlots is appropriate and most woodlots are conducting good forest practices on the ground. However, some woodlot licensees need to do a better […]

Woodlot Management and Practices in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area

This special investigation examined whether the roles and responsibilities of woodlot licensees, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, woodlot federation/association, and forest professionals in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA) are clearly defined and understood, and are being carried out in a manner that ensures the woodlot licensees are […]

Woodlot near Quesnel passes forestry audit

Planning and forestry activities on a woodlot in the Quesnel Forest District, in central British Columbia, met all legal requirements, according to an audit report released today.

Audit of Woodlot near Meadow Creek finds issues

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on a woodlot in the Selkirk Natural Resource District concludes that the woodlot licensee complied with B.C.’s forestry legislation for some activities, but had two activities that did not meet legal requirements and one area for improvement, according to a report released today. “The auditors found that the […]

Audit of woodlot near Creston finds problems

VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on a woodlot in the Selkirk Natural Resource District found that the woodlot licensee failed to comply with B.C.’s forestry legislation for silviculture activities, according to a report released today. However, planning and road maintenance activities did meet the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act. “The […]