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Pine beetle logging takes mostly pine, study says

VICTORIA – All additional harvesting allowed by the Ministry of Forests and Range to deal with the current mountain pine beetle infestation has been directed at pine, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. “The increase in the allowable annual cut to deal with the mountain pine beetle epidemic has raised concerns about […]

2016/17 Annual Report Released

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board released its 2016/17 annual report today, which summarizes the board’s work over the past year and highlights current projects underway. “We produce this annual report to show what the board sees in forest practices and forest management performance, what the board is finding in our work, and to give […]

Central Coast Audit Finds Road Maintenance System Lacking

An audit of British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licensees in the Seaward-tlasta Business Area on the Central Coast of B.C. found that planning, silviculture, fire protection, harvesting on 27 cutblocks, and more than 500 kilometres of road were in compliance with legislation, with one exception.

LP Engineered Wood Products Gets Clean Audit

VICTORIA-The forestry operations of LP Engineered Wood Products Ltd. north of Revelstoke complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The report notes the high degree of compliance in an operating area with steep terrain and high snowfall. Co-operation between LP Engineered Wood Products […]

Sunshine Coast forest plan drops community values

VICTORIA –A new forest stewardship plan in the Stillwater lands on the Sunshine Coast no longer addresses the full range of values that were determined through public input and involvement, according to a newly released Forest Practices Board report. “Given the effort that members of the public put into the Stillwater Pilot Project, they reasonably […]

Atco Lumber Gets Clean Audit

Victoria -The forestry operations of Atco Lumber Ltd. complied with the Forest Practices Code in all significant respects, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The report concludes the board’s audit of Forest Licence A20218, held by Atco Lumber Ltd. The operating area for this licence is in the Kootenay Lake timber supply […]

Board to audit forestry operations in the Squamish Forest District

VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of Terminal Forest Products Ltd. in Forest Licence (FL) A19215 in the Squamish Forest District, from June 7 to 10. The audit will examine planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire protection activities for compliance with forest practices legislation. The licence lies within the Sea to Sky […]