Forest Planning and Practices in Coastal Areas with Streams – Technical Report
In early 1997, the Forest Practices Board began a special investigation into forest planning and practices around…
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Lowell A. Johnson Consultants Ltd. – FL A70026
In October 2015, the Forest Practices Board audited the activities of Lowell A. Johnson Consultants Ltd.’s forest…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Pebble Creek Timber Ltd. – FL A19218
The Forest Practices Board audited Pebble Creek Timber’s forest licence A19218 in July 2014. Pebble Creek Timber…
Tactical Forest Planning: The Missing Link Between Strategic Planning and Operational Planning in BC
Planning for forest management in BC is currently missing a critical level between strategic processes for setting direction (such as land use planning) and operational planning. This tactical level of planning is essential if we are going to move towards a desired future forest for all values. In this special report, the Board has outlined […]
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Western Forest Products Inc. – TFL 39/Block 6
In spring 2008, the Forest Practices Board conducted a limited scope compliance audit of Western Forest Products Inc. (…
John Cuthbert re-appointed to Forest Practices Board
Victoria – John Cuthbert was re-appointed to the Forest Practices Board by the government on Thursday, February 18th. Cuthbert is a forester with a long distinguished career with the Ministry of Forests, including nine years as Chief Forester for the province. He is a resident of Summerland and was first appointed to the Board in […]
Complaint finds forest road maintenance issues
VICTORIA – An investigation of a public complaint about road maintenance on the Cooke Creek Forest Service Road near Enderby in the Okanagan Shuswap Resource District has found issues with road maintenance, culvert design and government’s response to public concerns. “The board is concerned that the district and BC Timber Sales did not comply with […]
Soil conservation practices effective in Golden Timber Supply Area
VICTORIA – A pilot audit has found that forest practices were effective at conserving forest soils in the Golden Timber Supply Area of the Columbia Forest District, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today. The audit, which started in July 2006, examined three operators – Wood River Forest Inc. (now called Downie Timber Ltd.), […]
Fire Tools and Enforcement at Homesite Creek in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
In 1994, the Ministry of Forests Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Sunshine Coast Forest District…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: S.W.C. Holdings Limited – FL A16848
S.W.C Holdings Limited’s forest planning and practices on forest licence A16848 in the Mid-Coast Timber Supply area…
