Public complaints about forestry summarized in new report
Nearly 20 years of public concerns and complaints about forestry and range practices on B.C.’s Crown land are summarized.
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Range Planning under the Forest and Range Practices Act
In British Columbia, use of Crown range is regulated by the Range Act and the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA)….
Amending Prescriptions for Achieving Free-Growing Forests
Harvesting on Crown land in British Columbia comes with reforestation obligations. Following logging, forest companies…
Board to Perform Visual Theme Audit near Campbell River
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct a pilot visual theme audit of a variety of forest tenures within the Campbell River Forest District. The audit area consists of the Crown land portion of the Campbell River Forest District north of Strathcona Park and east of the Nimpkish River. The forest tenures of five […]
Audit near Dawson Creek finds soil, water protected
VICTORIA – An audit of cattle grazing, forest harvesting and road construction and maintenance practices on Crown land in the Kiskatinaw River watershed found that legal requirements to conserve soils and protect water quality were met, according to a report released today. The audit examined forestry, oil and gas, and range operations in the Kiskatinaw […]
CLOSING LETTER: Vernon Range
A hunter submitted a complaint to the Board that wildlife is not adequately considered when the district manager approves grazing on Crown land, and that the district’s enforcement of cattle trespass is ineffective.
Woodlots near Kaslo and Creston pass forestry audit
VICTORIA – An audit of forestry activities on two woodlots in the Selkirk Natural Resource District concludes that the woodlot licensees complied with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today. “These woodlots are a mix of Crown and privately owned land and the woodlot licensees must comply with the Forest and Range Practices […]
