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Logging Old Forest on TFL 47 – Sonora Island
Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is a forest management approach intended to maintain ecosystem integrity while…
Investigation highlights importance of EBM spirit and intent
VICTORIA – A complaint about logging of old forest on Sonora Island on B.C.’s South Coast has highlighted the importance of following the spirit and intent of ecosystem-based management (EBM). Residents of Sonora Island complained that TimberWest Forest Corp. was logging old-growth forest and rare and endangered plant communities in the Great Bear Rainforest. While […]
Conservation of Black Bear Dens on Vancouver Island
A professional biologist with black bear expertise submitted a complaint on April 8, 2019, asserting that black bear dens in large diameter, old trees are being lost to harvesting old growth forests on Vancouver Island. The complainant is concerned that the declining availability of large trees will eventually affect population numbers. The Board concluded that […]
