Section 41 of the Forest Practices Code – Adequate Management and Conservation of Forest Resources
Section 41 of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act (the Act) governs the approval of operational plans to…
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BC Timber Sales and Timber Sale Licence Holders – Strait of Georgia Business Area, Campbell River District
The findings of this audit are unique and do not represent the standard of forest practices usually identified through…
Visual Quality of a Chilliwack Cutblock
This investigation examines the harvesting of a pair of cutblocks above Lake Errock, near Harrison Mills. A…
Western Toads and Forest Harvesting near Summit Lake
The Valhalla Wilderness Association complained to the Board that forest practices undertaken by the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) near Summit Lake is impacting western toad habitat and causing direct mortality to the toads. In its investigation, the Board considered current research being undertaken at Summit lake into the life cycle and habitat requirements […]
Osborn Thanked for Service on Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – Smithers resident Liz Osborn was congratulated today for her five years of service with the Forest Practices Board. Osborn served one term on the board from 1999 to 2002 and was subsequently vice-chair from 2002 to 2004. “On behalf of all board members and staff, I want to recognize Liz’s outstanding commitment to […]
Forest companies get high marks for reforestation
VICTORIA – Forest companies in British Columbia are continuing to do a good job at planting and tending new forests in logged areas, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board’s special report is an update to a previous 2003 board study on reforestation of B.C.’s public lands. Following the logging of public land, forest […]
Bulletin 003 – Opportunity for Public Consultation under FRPA (2003)
This bulletin is the third in a series of Forest Practices Board bulletins describing new aspects of forest …
Conserving Old Growth Forests in BC Implementation of old-growth retention strategies under FRPA
The investigation found that progress has been made in planning and implementing old-growth retention: thousands of old…
McBride Community Forest
In January 2008, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from four residents of the Robson Valley (the…
