Revelstoke Community Forest Audit Released
Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation has implemented sound forest practices, but must improve its fire preparedness, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
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Did Logging Flood the Hayfield? Forest Practices on Mt. Rose Swanson near Armstrong, BC in the Vernon Forest District
On June 3, 1999, the Board received a complaint from a couple who own property near Armstrong, in the Vernon Forest…
Forest Practices Board Releases Results of an Audit of Tolko Industries Ltd.
VICTORIA – Although Tolko Industries’ timber harvesting and road practices generally met the requirements of the Forest Practices Code, certain forest practices in sensitive riparian areas next to streams were a problem, according to a Forest Practices Board audit report released today. The audit identified several instances involving riparian areas where the Code was not […]
Opportunity for Public Review and Comment on Proposed Forest Operations along Takla Lake in the Fort St. James Forest District
On August 30, 1999, the Board received a complaint from the owner of a tourist lodge (Takla Rainbow Lodge) on Takla…
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices and Forest Practices Code Enforcement on Nisga’a Lands
This compliance audit is the third of five annual audits of compliance with the Forest Practices Code as well as…
Two Fraser Valley Woodlots Investigated by Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – Investigations of two woodlots in Maple Ridge for forest management practices, following complaints from the public, have now been completed, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The investigation of the 276-hectare BCIT Forest Society woodlot near Kanaka Creek concluded that the woodlot’s streamside management, and erosion and sediment control activities are appropriate. The […]
New Member Appointed to the Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – Bruce Fraser, chair of the Forest Practices Board, issued the following statement today after professional forester John Dunford’s appointment to the board was officially announced by Forests and Range Minister Rich Coleman: “On behalf of board members and staff at the Forest Practices Board, we are pleased to welcome John Dunford to our […]
Forest Practices Board Audits MacMillan Bloedel Forestry Operations in TFL 44
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board begins the fieldwork portion of an audit of Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 44, held by MacMillan Bloedel Limited. The TFL is located on the west side of Vancouver Island with operating areas south to the Carmanah Valley and Nitinat Lake and north through the Clayoquot Sound area. This […]
Sunshine Coast forest licensees get clean audit
VICTORIA – Five licensees operating in the Sunshine Coast Forest District have received good marks in a Forest Practices Board audit report released today. The board found the forest companies complied with legislative requirements for timber harvesting and road construction, maintenance and deactivation. In addition, licensees followed land-use plan directives such as protecting goat ranges […]
