Closing Letter: Wardner Woodlot
The Forest Practices Board received a complaint about forest practices on a woodlot near Wardner, BC. The…
The Forest Practices Board received a complaint about forest practices on a woodlot near Wardner, BC. The…
As 2016 draws to a close, we at the Board have been looking back to see what the trends and issues have been this year. Probably the most significant trend to note is that the Board has received double the normal number of public complaints and concerns with forest management and practices this year. (Public […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the forestry activities of Husby Forest Products Ltd. on forest licence A16869 in the Haida Gwaii Resource District, during the week of August 22, 2016. Auditors will assess whether forest planning and practices carried out between August 2014 and August 2016, met the requirements of the Forest […]
VICTORIA – Two community forest licences held by the Tumbler Ridge Community Forest Corp. and Little Prairie Community Forest Inc. will be audited, starting Sept. 26, 2016. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and wildfire protection practices for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act. Tumbler […]
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 […]
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board’s 2006/2007 annual report was released today. The annual report details the board’s key findings during the past fiscal year, and provides a picture of the diversity of forest and range issues examined by the board on a yearly basis. The board’s primary role is to assess how well forest […]