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Government addressing New Skeena obligations on Nisga’a Lands

VICTORIA – The provincial government is making good progress in addressing significant non-compliance by New Skeena Forest Products on Nisga’a lands, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board’s fifth audit of forest planning and practices on Nisga’a lands found that all licensees apart from New Skeena were compliant with Forest Practices Code and Nisga’a […]
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Lack of coordination puts deer habitat at risk

VICTORIA – Poor communication among government agencies led to approval of logging plans that put mule deer winter habitat at risk, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board investigated a complaint by a group of property-owners at Anderson Lake, between Pemberton and Lillooet. The complainants were concerned that logging on Crown land south of […]
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Inadequate monitoring and enforcement put fish stream at risk

VICTORIA – Gaps in monitoring by the Ministry of Forests and Range (MOFR) put an East Kootenay fish stream at risk, the Forest Practices Board reported today. Since the incident occurred, MOFR and BC Timber Sales (BCTS) have taken measures to reduce the risk of future occurrences of this nature. The board’s special investigation focused […]
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B.C.’s grasslands never recovered from the gold rush

VICTORIA– The effect of 150 years of livestock grazing on grasslands in the interior Douglas Fir zone in south central B.C. has altered much of this ecosystem in long-lasting and possibly permanent ways, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today. The report says that: Historical grazing has resulted in significantly altered grasslands; […]
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Carrier Lumber gets clean audit for beetle timber harvest

VICTORIA – Carrier Lumber Ltd.’s forest practices complied with legislative requirements while harvesting beetle-infested stands near Prince George last year, according to an audit released by the Forest Practices Board today. The board audited Carrier’s non-replaceable forest licence A70174, which allows them to harvest 300,000 cubic metres of damaged timber within the Prince George Forest […]
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Comprehensive plan needed to save sensitive coastal plant communities

VICTORIA– The Forest Practices Board is recommending that the provincial government promptly finalize and implement an overall stewardship strategy for the coastal Douglas fir ecosystem (CDF) on Southeast Vancouver Island. The recommendation was made in a newly released board report, Woodlot Harvesting and Red-listed Plant Communities in the Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem of Vancouver Island.  The […]
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Investigation into Furlong Creek logging complaint results in resolution

VICTORIA– A complaint investigation into logging practices at Furlong Creek near Terrace has resulted in resolution between the complainant and the licensee, according to a Forest Practices Board report issued today. A complaint was filed with the board after a member of the public visited the logging site and saw conditions that caused concern.  Further […]
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New Member Appointed to the Forest Practices Board

VICTORIA – Bruce Fraser, chair of the Forest Practices Board, issued the following statement today after professional forester John Dunford’s appointment to the board was officially announced by Forests and Range Minister Rich Coleman: “On behalf of board members and staff at the Forest Practices Board, we are pleased to welcome John Dunford to our […]
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Sunshine Coast forest plan drops community values

VICTORIA –A new forest stewardship plan in the Stillwater lands on the Sunshine Coast no longer addresses the full range of values that were determined through public input and involvement, according to a newly released Forest Practices Board report. “Given the effort that members of the public put into the Stillwater Pilot Project, they reasonably […]
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Pine beetle logging takes mostly pine, study says

VICTORIA – All additional harvesting allowed by the Ministry of Forests and Range to deal with the current mountain pine beetle infestation has been directed at pine, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. “The increase in the allowable annual cut to deal with the mountain pine beetle epidemic has raised concerns about […]
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