Fish are an important part of the environmental, economic, social, cultural and spiritual fabric of BC. People care deeply about fish and fish habitats and how they are managed. Much of the public’s concern about fish relates to how forestry and range activities are managed to prevent impacts to fish habitats. The Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Pebble Creek Timber during the week of July 21, 2014. The audit will examine timber harvesting, silviculture, protection, road construction, road maintenance and deactivation, and operational planning for compliance with forest practices legislation. Pebble Creek has activities around the upper Lillooet River and Joffre […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has released its 2017-18 annual report, which summarizes the board’s work over the past fiscal year and highlights its current projects. During the year, the board published 18 reports: eight complaint investigations, six audits, two special reports and one special investigation. Part of the board’s role is to receive […]
In 2005, when government established the original Revelstoke Higher Level Plan Order (RHLPO), it included a provision…
Victoria -The Forest Practices Board began its first audit of the appropriateness of government enforcement of the Forest Practices Code today. The audit is examining enforcement activities within the Vernon Forest District. Three government ministries are responsible for code enforcement-Forests; Environment, Lands and Parks; and Energy and Mines. The audit looks at the ministries’ compliance […]
In June 2014, a landowner near Echo Lake, east of Lumby BC, complained to the Board that forest harvesting in the…
The term NSR has been used by some to describe all of the forests where there might not be a ‘satisfactory’ number and…
This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence (FL) A18171, held by The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. (…
The District Manager of the Horsefly Forest District approved construction of a barbed wire fence under a grazing…
The Forest Practices Board has completed an assessment of the health of riparian areas subject to cattle grazing on…
