Conservation of Biodiversity and Wildlife Habitat in Forest Development Planning on the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (the complainant) reviewed three of International Forest Products’ (the…
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Audit of Road and Timber Harvesting Practices: Finlay Forest Industries Inc. – FL A15385
This report represents the findings of an audit of timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance,…
Managing Forest Fuels in the Wildland Urban Interface
Fifteen years ago, “wildland-urban interface,” or WUI, was not a familiar term to most British Columbians. But after…
Board to audit 10 woodlots on southern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine forest practices on ten woodlots located on the southern part of Vancouver Island, from May 21 to June 15. The audit will examine planning, timber harvesting, road construction and maintenance, silviculture and fire prevention practices carried out by the woodlot licence holders under the Forest and Range […]
Harvesting prescribed in Arrow Mountain subunit plan in the Kootenay Lake Forest District
The Board received a complaint from an environmental society concerning a silvicultural prescription that was…
Board to audit forestry operations near Chilliwack
VICTORIA – The board will audit the forest practices of 606546 B.C. Ltd. on Forest Licence A19202, near Chilliwack, starting July 16, 2012. The audit will examine harvesting, road construction, maintenance and deactivation, protection and related planning that took place in the past year for compliance with forest practices legislation. Harvesting occurred near the community […]
How much of British Columbia’s forest is not satisfactorily restocked? And what should be done about it?
The term NSR has been used by some to describe all of the forests where there might not be a ‘satisfactory’ number and…
What to expect during a Board compliance audit – RANGE
The Forest Practices Board (Board) is British Columbia’s independent forest and range watchdog. On behalf of the public, it monitors and reports on forest and range practices on public land. One of the main ways it does this is through field-based compliance audits of forest and range licensees. The purpose of this guide is to […]
District Managers’ Authority Over Forest Operations
District managers for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations are the government decision-…
