Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Woodlot Licences W0303, W1434, W1591, W2070 – Thompson Rivers Resource District
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2014 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Thompson Rivers…
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Special Investigation: Conserving Fish Habitat under FRPA – Part 2: An Evaluation of Forest and Range Practices on the Ground
In its two-part project on conserving fish habitat under FRPA, the Board describes how the effective protection of fish habitat on the forest and range landbase is dependant on detailed planning of forestry and range activities, ensuring that practices on the ground protect fish habitat and that comprehensive monitoring is in place to continually improve […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Cooper Creek Cedar Ltd. – FL A30171
As part of its 2019 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected forest licence A30171, held by Cooper Creek Cedar Ltd. in the Selkirk Natural Resource District for audit. This was a full scope compliance audit of activities carried out between September 1, 2017, and September 26, 2019. Cooper Creek complied with most of the […]
Board to audit BCTS operations in the Sunshine Coast
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will audit British Columbia Timber Sales’ (BCTS) operations in the Strait of Georgia Business Area, located in the Sunshine Coast Forest District, during the week of Sept. 15, 2008. The board carries out periodic independent audits to see if government and forest companies are complying with provincial forest practices […]
Logging Plan Approval and Enforcement at Homesite Creek in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
This report concludes the Board’s investigation of a complaint about the content of an approved logging plan in the…
Op-ed: Protecting Karst in Coastal BC
Figure 1. Paddlers cautiously approach a cave in Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island. There is something special, and especially sensitive, in BC’s coastal forests – karst. Karst is formed by water dissolving limestone over many thousands of years, creating shafts, sinkholes, caves, disappearing streams and springs. About 10% of BC has bedrock that is suitable for […]
Fence Construction on Crown Range in the Horsefly Forest District
The District Manager of the Horsefly Forest District approved construction of a barbed wire fence under a grazing…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: RMR Acquisitions Inc. – OLTC L49318
As part of the Forest Practices Board’s 2014 compliance audit program, the Board randomly selected the Selkirk…
Audit of Forest Planning & Practices: Pacific Bioenergy Timber Corp. – NRFL A76553 and RPP Holdings Ltd. NRFL A76729
The Forest Practices Board conducted a full scope compliance audit of NRFL A76553 held by Pacific Bioenergy Timber Corp…
Effects of Cattle Grazing near Streams, Lakes and Wetlands: A results-based assessment of range practices under the Forest Practices Code in maintaining riparian values
The Forest Practices Board has completed an assessment of the health of riparian areas subject to cattle grazing on…
