VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit forest practices of the BC Timber Sales program in the Quesnel Forest District during the week of July 28, 2008. The board carries out periodic independent audits to see if government and forest companies are complying with provincial forest practices legislation. The audit will look at forestry […]
Weyerhaeuser’s operations on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island adopted a science-based approach to windthrow management which maintained environmental and forest values, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
VICTORIA – An audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber-sale licensees operating under the program has found poor results. Timber sales licensees were fully compliant with the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) but had several non-compliances with Wildfire Act requirements. BCTS had several non-compliance issues under FRPA, as well as an […]
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest practices of International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) in Tree Farm Licence #54. The operating locations for this licence are in and around Clayoquot Sound on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. This is a limited scope audit that will examine construction, maintenance and deactivation of […]
VICTORIA – Forest planning and practices of two forest companies and one utility company in the Mission Creek and Penticton Creek community watersheds will be audited during the week of July 7, 2008. The Forest Practices Board carries out periodic independent audits to see if government and forest companies are complying with provincial forest practices […]
While current mountain pine beetle management in B.C. is reasonably effective, a change in approach in heavily infested areas could potentially produce better results and should be explored by government agencies, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
