Harvesting and Road-Building on a Maple Ridge Woodlot
The Blue Mountain‐Kanaka Creek Conservation Group filed a complaint with the Board about the adequacy of planning and…
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Construction Activities On Logging Road Contributed To Slump Into A Stream
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board released its report concluding its investigation of a complaint about a slump of soil material which flowed into an unnamed stream. The slump occurred on a newly constructed logging road approximately 45 kilometres northeast of Terrace BC. The road, known as Fiddler Main Road, was built by Skeena […]
Logging unlikely to increase existing risks at Duhamel Creek
The perceived risk of a landslide into Duhamel Creek that could cause debris flooding at the Duhamel Creek alluvial fan, due to road building associated with an approved cutting permit, has generated considerable public and media attention and was the subject of this complaint investigation.
Forest Practices Board Finds That Logging in Little Cayuse Creek Watershed Meets Code Requirements
Victoria – Today the Forest Practices Board released the results of its investigation into a complaint about logging in Little Cayuse Creek watershed, near Castlegar, BC. A local resident was concerned about the impact that proposed logging would have on Little Cayuse Creek, which provides his domestic water supply. He complained to the Forest Practices […]
Restoring and Maintaining Rangelands in the East Kootenay
In 2008, a Forest Practices Board complaint investigation found that cattle and elk were over-grazing rangelands in the East Kootenay and the Board recommended that government reduce forage use. A follow-up investigation by the Board in 2015 reported that actions undertaken by government since 2008 had successfully reduced elk populations and grazing allocations for cattle […]
Domestic Water-User Input in Forest Development Planning in the Nelson Forest Region
In August 1996, the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance (the Alliance), an advocacy group for water-users, filed a…
Forest Practices Board to Hold Public Meeting in Prince George
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will hold a public meeting in Prince George on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, at the Prince George Civic Centre at 7:30 pm. The Board will make a brief presentation and then invite questions and comments from the public. “The Board is responsible for reporting to the public on how […]
