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Humpback Whales and Helicopter Log Drops on the North Coast
For several years, a Prince Rupert resident (the complainant) has been concerned about the potential effect of dropping…
Evaluating Mountain Pine Beetle Management in British Columbia
Lodgepole pine is an abundant species in the interior of British Columbia (BC) and is important to the region’s forest…
Prompt Action Needed to Protect Goat Habitat
Prompt government action to define goat winter ranges is needed to protect mountain goat habitat in the Chilliwack Forest District and to balance forest harvesting with wildlife habitat conservation, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
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 […]
Report advocates setting clear, measurable goals
Victoria -Sound forest practices must be guided by clear and measurable goals, especially as government moves to results-based regulation, according to the Forest Practices Board’s 2001 annual report. The report, which summarizes the results of the board’s work last year, notes problems on the ground that could be avoided through well-defined, measurable direction at all forest […]
