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Forestry Watchdog Says Government Needs to Protect Environmental Resources
Victoria – The Forest Practices Code has produced good results in improving site-specific forest practices, particularly those dealing with roads and cutblocks around the province. But important Forest Practices Code provisions intended to protect wildlife, biodiversity, recreation and scenery have still not been implemented. This is the main message of the 1999 Annual Report of […]
Forest licensees and ranchers need to work together
VICTORIA – An investigation of how well forestry operators maintain natural range barriers has found room for improvements, according to a report released today. The board concludes that forestry operators and ranchers need to work co-operatively where forest and range tenures exist on the same land base. Standing timber can act as a natural barrier […]
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 […]
Access Management in British Columbia: Issues and Opportunities
There are some 400,000 to 550,000 kilometres of resource roads in BC, used for forestry, oil and gas, mining and…
