Mountain Pine Beetle Harvesting in the Stake Lake Cross Country Ski Area
The Overlander Ski Club of Kamloops filed a complaint with the Board to help resolve or clarify issues with respect to future forest management and ski trail use at the Sake Lake ski trails. The harvesting of mountain pine beetle infested trees disrupted the use of the cross-country ski trails, located near Lac Le Jeune, during the winter.
Mountain Pine Beetle Harvesting in the Stake Lake Cross Country Ski Area
The Effect of Range Practices on Grasslands
This investigation assesses the effect of recent range practices in maintaining the ability of upland grasslands to provide forage for livestock and habitat for threatened and endangered grassland species. The investigation is limited to open grasslands in the Interior Douglas Fir (IDF) Biogeoclimatic Zone in the south central portion of BC, because half the grasslands in BC occur in that zone.
The Effect of Range Practices on Grasslands
Interim Report: Special Investigation of Fire Hazard Assessment and Abatement
In early 2007 the Forest Practices Board began a special investigation of fire hazard assessment and abatement. As a first step, we surveyed all forest licensees in the province harvesting more than 100,000 cubic metres per year and all 12 British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) business areas.
Although BCTS is not responsible for hazard assessment and abatement activities, with over 1,100 registrants in the BCTS program we decided it would be most efficient to survey only the 12 business areas.
The purpose of the survey was to understand how licensees are meeting their fire hazard assessment and abatement obligations under the Wildfire Act, specifically assessment methods and abatement practices.
Interim Report: Special Investigation of Fire Hazard Assessment and Abatement
Lodgepole Pine Stand Structure 25 Years after Mountain Pine Beetle Attack
This report describes the characteristics of pine stands attacked by mountain pine beetle in 1979. The objective is to report the mortality, “secondary structure” (seedlings, saplings and sub-canopy trees that survived the pine beetle attack), growth following release, and new regeneration, for stands attacked by mountain pine beetle 26 years ago. The rationale is that stands currently attacked by the mountain pine beetle, which are not salvaged, might also develop along similar pathways.
Closing Letter – Trophy Mountain
Trophy Mountain
The Trophy Mountain Buffalo Ranch (the complainant) operates a commercial horseback riding business. The complaint was about the Woodlot 1857 in the west of clear water valley road and adjacent to Wells Gray Provincial park was carrying out its logging practices in disregard of logging guidelines; licensed horseback riding trails were being unusable; unnecessarily interrupted commercial horseback operations which created unsafe condition for both clients and the public.
