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Issue #24 – Winter 2020/21
Here in BC the coming year will continue to see a significant focus on big issues from the past year; the economic transition in the forest sector driven in part by declining fiber supply, managing the implications of the COVID 19 pandemic, and implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The […]
Issue #10 – Winter 2013/14
My thanks to all of you who’ve contributed to the Board’s success over the past year. The cooperation and feedback we receive goes a long way to making our work rewarding and helps us to continually adapt and improve. This will be my last message as Chair, and I want to express my appreciation for […]
Managing Winter Recreation Conflicts near Valemount
In April 2007, a group of snowmobilers from the Valemount area asked the board to investigate whether it was…
Bulletin 012 – Independent Oversight of Forest and Range Practices (2013)
This bulletin describes the benefits to the BC public of having the Forest Practices Board provide independent…
Road sediment causing impacts to fish habitat
VICTORIA – A new special investigation examining how forest and range practices are protecting fish habitat under the Forest and Range Practices Act has been released. Board investigators examined forest and range practices in five watersheds throughout the province. “We found that practices, such as maintaining fish passage and riparian management, are quite good,” said […]
Logging and Winter Stream Flow in Twinflower Creek
In 2011, a complainant experienced an unexpected loss of water and two floods. Concerned that his property, livelihood…
Bulletin 006 – Guide to the Forest and Range Practices Act (2005)
This bulletin is the sixth in a series of Forest Practices Board bulletins describing new aspects of forest…
Fence Construction on Crown Range in the Horsefly Forest District
The District Manager of the Horsefly Forest District approved construction of a barbed wire fence under a grazing…