Closing Letter: Trophy Mountain Pine
In 2007, the Board investigated and reported on a complaint regarding a conflict between a person’s recreational trail…
In 2007, the Board investigated and reported on a complaint regarding a conflict between a person’s recreational trail…
No further logging approvals should be awarded in the coastal Douglas fir ecosystem on Southeast Vancouver Island until site assessments for endangered plants are completed, the Forest Practices Board recommended today.
British Columbia is in the midst of the most severe mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreak on record. In 1999 the…
Victoria – Today, the Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board is speaking in San Francisco at a forum on Sourcing Environmentally Responsible Forest Products. The event will be attended by executives of some large US corporations, including Xerox, Starbucks and Levi Strauss. Keith Moore was invited to speak at this event to give the […]
Victoria -The Forest Practices Board began its first audit of the appropriateness of government enforcement of the Forest Practices Code today. The audit is examining enforcement activities within the Vernon Forest District. Three government ministries are responsible for code enforcement-Forests; Environment, Lands and Parks; and Energy and Mines. The audit looks at the ministries’ compliance […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2014 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Thompson Rivers…
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct its fourth annual compliance audit of forest planning and practices on Nisga’a lands, beginning July 5. The Nisga’a lands cover about 2,000 square km in the Nass River Valley on both sides of the river about 90 km north of Terrace. The audits will examine compliance with […]
As part of its 2018 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Arrow Field Unit portion of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) Kootenay Business Area for audit. The Arrow Field Unit covers the Arrow Lakes and is approximately 1,350,000 hectares, starting at the US border and stretching north towards Revelstoke. BCTS has several operating areas […]
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2013 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Nadina Resource…
In summer 2008, the Forest Practices Board conducted a compliance audit of forest planning and practices of the Creston…