This soil conservation pilot audit took place in the Golden Timber Supply Area of the Columbia Forest District. Three auditees, Wood River Forest Inc, Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. and the Okanagan-Columbia business area of the BCTS program were audited. The audit focused on their effectiveness in managing forest soil conservation.

The Ministry of Forests and Range's enforcement of small scale salvage practices was found to be appropriate. However, two areas of potentially serious weakness were identified—the district only assessed risk on about 23 percent of licences audited and enforcement staff only conducted inspections on about 10 percent of licenses that were active during the audit period.

An audit of the Burns Lake Community Forest in the Nadina Forest District has determined that the operation complied with forest practices legislation. The audit found generally good practices on the ground, but identified four cutblocks with excessive soil disturbance.

In September 2007, the Board conducted a compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence holders, in the Kamloops Business Area’s Clearwater Field Unit, located in the Headwaters Forest District.The audit assessed the planning, activities and obligations of the BCTS program and its timber sale licence holders.

This is a report on a “limited scope” audit for Non-Replaceable Forest Licence A73558, held by Sigurdson Bros. Logging Company Ltd., in which only harvesting, road activities and associated planning were examined. These activities were assessed for compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA), and related regulations.