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Board conducts first audits under Nisga’a Treaty
Victoria -The Forest Practices Board will conduct its first set of audits of compliance and enforcement on Nisga’a lands this summer. The Nisga’a lands cover about 2,000 square kilometres in the Nass River Valley on both sides of the river about 90 kilometres north of Terrace. The operating areas for the auditees are in various […]
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales Seaward-tlasta Business Area
In June 2009, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British…
Salvage of Hemlock Looper-Killed Timber in the Robson Valley in the Robson Valley Forest District
Between 1992 and 1994, there was an epidemic of western hemlock looper (the looper) in the Prince George and Robson…
Audit of Chilcotin BC Timber Sales finds free-growing non-compliance
The BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program in Chilcotin Forest District is in compliance with the Forest Practices Code, except for free-growing obligations, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
New Forest Practices Board Members Announced
VICTORIA – Bruce Fraser, chair of the Forest Practices Board, issued the following statement following appointments to the board announced by Forests and Range Minister Rich Coleman: “We are pleased to welcome Rachel Holt and Debbie Zandbelt to the board. They bring extensive backgrounds in forestry-related issues, and will make a significant contribution to our […]
Cariboo Timber Salvagers Pass Audit
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development’s small scale salvage program and salvage licence holders in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Natural Resource District met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act, according to a new report. “Our audit found that salvagers did a good job […]
