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Meadow Valley Range
On October 13, 2009, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint that some range tenure holders were not respecting…
Ranching operations near Merritt audited
VICTORIA – The holders of five range agreements for livestock grazing generally met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, according to an audit report released today. The audit identified a couple of streamside areas that were being impacted by cattle use, but overall, the range agreement areas are being well managed. “The […]
Audit of Forest and Range Planning and Practices Affecting Water Quality in Oyama and Vernon Creek Community Watersheds
Safe drinking water is a critically important resource to the people of British Columbia. This audit set out to assess…
Board to Audit Forestry and Range near Princeton
VICTORIA -The Forest Practices Board will conduct a Forest Practices Code audit this July north of Princeton in the Merritt forest district. The audit will look at all code-related activities in a selected area, including government enforcement. Operators to be audited include the Ministry of Forests small business program, a number of major forest licence-holders, […]
Special Report: Opportunities to Improve the Forest and Range Practices Act
The purpose of this special report is to identify key opportunities to improve the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). It is based on a review of Board recommendations from reports published since 2010 and the British Columbia government’s response to those recommendations. In this report, the Board identifies five priority recommendations, discusses why they […]
Special Report on the Forest and Range Evaluation Program
The Forest Practices Board evaluated FREP’s progress in implementing its effectiveness monitoring role in the FRPA framework, using FREP’s intended program outcomes as the evaluation criteria. This is a report on the Board’s findings.
The Effect of Range Practices on Grasslands
This investigation assesses the effect of recent range practices in maintaining the ability of upland grasslands to…
Cache Creek ranchers pass audit
VICTORIA – An audit of a range agreement for grazing cattle in the Thompson River Natural Resource District found that the ranchers generally met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act, according to a report released today. The audit examined range activities on RAN077749, which is held by Archie Williams and Cash Isnardy. […]
