Logging Old-Growth Forest Near Port Renfrew
This investigation brings attention to the special value of trees of exceptional size or form, age or historical significance. Such trees, and sometimes the forest stands that contain them, having withstood the ravages of time over many centuries, can inspire awe and reverence, a sense of spirituality and connection to past events. Descriptors such as mammoth, heritage, cathedral-like, ancient, antique and monumental are not uncommon.
Logging on District Lot 33 within the Coastal Douglas-Fir Ecosystem
Logging on District Lot 33 within the Coastal Douglas-Fir Ecosystem
In May 2010, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a resident of Nanoose Bay about planned logging on District Lot (DL) 33. DL 33 is a 64-hectare parcel of Crown land near Nanoose Bay containing mature forest and some older veteran trees within the Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. The complainant is concerned about the integrity of the ecosystem and wants DL 33 to be protected from logging. Should logging proceed, the complainant wants to know how wetlands, rare species, plant communities, fish streams, and groundwater values on DL 33 will be protected.
Forestry Audit: British Columbia Timber Sales Seaward-tlasta Business Area
In June 2009, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale holders, in the central coast portion of the Seaward-tlasta Business Area.
The audit assessed operational planning, silviculture obligations, fire protection activities, harvesting on 27 cutblocks and over 500 kilometres of road activities.
The Board’s audit fieldwork took place from June 22 to 25, 2009.
Audit: BCTS – Seaward-tlasta Business Area
Conservation of Imperiled Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem
In February 2010, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a resident of Nanoose Bay about forest practices in the Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem (CDF). The complainant is concerned about these issues:
- Whether government is abiding by an earlier commitment not to issue new forest tenures in the CDF.
- That district lot (DL) 33, a 64-hectare parcel of Crown land near Nanoose Bay, was not selected for ecosystem protection.
- The apparent lack of public consultation about proposed logging on DL 33.
- Whether government is adequately protecting the CDF ecosystem.
Conservation of Imperiled Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem
Landslide Occurrence Following Major Rain Storms on Vancouver Island
Landslide Occurrence Following Major Rain Storms on Vancouver Island
In November 2006, two large rainfall storm events, occurring two weeks apart, caused major damage to roads, bridges, forests and streams across southern Vancouver Island. These storm events delivered extremely high rainfall and associated high winds, causing hundreds of landslides on Vancouver Island with many occurring in the Bamfield-Port Alberni area.
In this investigation, the Board set out to analyze the landslide activity that occurred in the two years prior and the year following these two large rainfall storm events.