This is the Board’s report on a compliance auditof Tree Farm Licence 44 (TFL 44) held by MacMillan Bloedel Limited (MacMillan Bloedel), subsequently acquired by Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (Weyerhaeuser), and administered by its West Island Timberlands unit. TFL 44 is located in the South Island Forest District in west-central Vancouver Island in the vicinity of the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Bamfield.

As part of the Forest Practices Board's 2000 compliance audit program, the Ministry of Forests SBFEP in the Kamloops Forest District was selected fro audit from the population of SBFEPs within the province.

The audit examined the planning and field activities related to timber harvesting and the construction, maintenance and deactivation of roads for the period September 1, 1999, to September 10, 2000. This included examining operational plans, such as forest development plans, silviculture prescriptions and logging plans, that supported the activities examined during the audit period. These activities were assessed for compliance with the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and related regulations.

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 54 (TFL 54) held by International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor). The licence area is located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in 24 separate geographical blocks. Ninety-two percent of the area of TFL 54 is located in Clayoquot Sound.

This is a report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 55 held by Evans Forest Products, a division of Louisiana–Pacific Canada Engineered Wood Products Ltd. (Evans–LP). The audit examined Evans-LP’s timber harvesting; road construction, maintenance and deactivation; and related operational plans, for the period of June 1, 1999, to June 9, 2000.

This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A20218, held by Atco Lumber Ltd. The audit examined Atco’s planning and field activities for the period of July 10, 1999, to July 12, 2000, related to operational planning (including forest development plans and silviculture prescriptions); timber harvesting; road construction, maintenance and deactivation; silviculture; and fire protection.