Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: TimberWest Forest Corporation – TFL 47
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2014 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Campbell River…
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BCTS Winlaw Creek Harvesting Found Appropriate
Timber harvesting in the Winlaw Creek watershed was appropriate and there is no evidence that it damaged the watershed, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Forest Practices Board Chair Speaks to American Buyers about Forestry Practices
Victoria – Today, the Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board is speaking in San Francisco at a forum on Sourcing Environmentally Responsible Forest Products. The event will be attended by executives of some large US corporations, including Xerox, Starbucks and Levi Strauss. Keith Moore was invited to speak at this event to give the […]
Visuals Audit Shows Good Performance
An audit in the Campbell River Forest District has found good performance by forest companies in limiting the visual impact of logging activities, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
True North, Strong and Green
INFO BULLETIN VICTORIA – Sept. 18-25, 2016, is National Forest Week in Canada – a time to celebrate Canada’s forests and the benefits they provide to Canadians. The theme this year is True North, Strong and Green. There are many reasons why this year’s theme is particularly suited to British Columbia. B.C. is certainly green […]
Board membership changes announced
VICTORIA – Al Gorley, chair of the Forest Practices Board, has issued the following statement upon the announcement of Cabinet appointments by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson today: “On behalf of board members and staff at the Forest Practices Board, we are pleased to welcome new board chair Timothy Ryan to […]
Provincial Systems Fail to Protect Threatened Species
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has found that there is a systemic failure in government policy to protect threatened species such as marbled murrelets on crown forest lands. The findings were released as the close of a board investigation of a 1999 complaint concerning logging approvals in the Brand Valley on south-western Vancouver Island, […]
