Audit of Silviculture Practices: West Fraser Mills Ltd. – FL A20021
An audit of the silviculture activities on Forest Licence A20021 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The license is located…
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BC Hydro transmission line passes audit
An audit of BC Hydro’s fire prevention practices on four licences to cut associated with the Columbia Valley Transmission Project found operations met the requirements of B.C.’s Wildfire Act, according to a report released today.
Measuring Wood Waste in British Columbia
In 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (the complainant) filed a complaint with the Forest Practices…
Audit of Timber Harvesting and Road Activities: Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. – FL A18671
This is a report on a compliance audit of Forest Licence A18671 held by Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. The audit examined…
Comment on the Cutblock Review
The new Forest Practices Code of B.C. Act requires a review of all cutblocks (areas identified for timber harvesting)…
Reforestation in the Douglas-fir Subzone: Are Reforestation Choices Meeting Objectives?
Forestry licensees and BC Timber Sales (BCTS) have a legal obligation under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) to regrow stands of trees after logging. Reforestation efforts must result in successful regeneration of trees and growth to healthy maturity. This is important both to ensure a sustainable flow of economically valuable timber into the […]
Interim Report: Special Investigation of Fire Hazard Assessment and Abatement
In early 2007 the Forest Practices Board began a special investigation of fire hazard assessment and abatement. As a…
Audit of Range Planning and Practices: Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District – Range Agreements for Grazing RAN077749
In September 2016, the Forest Practices Board audited range planning and practices on five agreements for grazing in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District. This is the audit report for one of those agreements, RAN077749. This tenure is located north of Cache Creek. Results for the other four range agreements are reported separately. The audit […]
Remediation Orders: How Effective Are They?
British Columbia’s Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and Wildfire Act (WA) are at the core of the provincial…
Forestry Activities in the Peachland and Trepanier Creek Community Watersheds
In November 2017, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint about impacts to water quality in the Peachland and Trepanier community watersheds. The complainants asserted that forestry activities in the watersheds have negatively affected the quality of drinking water and increased the number of boil water advisory notices, resulted in stream bank erosion and caused […]
