Public Complaints about Forest Planning and Practices in British Columbia, 1995-2001
In 1995, in response to the public’s desire for legislation to ensure sound forest practices, the province created the…
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Bulletin 016 – Risk Across Resource Values in Forest Operations (2014)
This bulletin explores risk management in BC forest operations, and suggests that it needs to be transparent and fair,…
A Summary of Complaints to the BC Forest Practices Board (1995-2013)
The Board is BC’s forest and range practices watchdog, independent from government, industry and special interests. A…
Board to audit forestry activities near Smithers
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Lowell A. Johnson Consultants Ltd. on forest licence A77026 and non-replaceable forest licence A90554, during the week of Oct. 5, 2015. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and wildfire protection practices for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act […]
Biodiversity Conservation on Mount Elphinstone, Sunshine Coast in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
In August 1999, two residents of the Sunshine Coast complained that forest practices in operational plans approved by…
Faster action, incentives needed to protect marbled murrelet habitat
A Forest Practices Board special report released today says potential habitat for threatened species is being lost to forest development while the process for defining habitat areas drags on.
Board to audit two community forests
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 […]
Woodlot Salvage Permit Policy and the Effects on Managing Forest Health
In July 2007, a woodlot licensee in the Central Cariboo Forest District (the complainant) filed a complaint with the…
Pilot Audit of Soil Conservation in the Columbia Forest District
This soil conservation pilot audit took place in the Golden Timber Supply Area of the Columbia Forest District. Three…
