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Conserving Old Growth Forests in BC Implementation of old-growth retention strategies under FRPA
The investigation found that progress has been made in planning and implementing old-growth retention: thousands of old…
100 Mile House community forest gets good audit
VICTORIA – An audit of community forest CFA K2W, in the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District, has found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation. The community forest is managed by the 100 Mile Development Corporation. “We are pleased to see that the community forest carried out sound forest practices and fully met the requirements of […]
Water Quality in the Shawnigan Lake Community Watershed
Shawnigan Lake Watershed Watch, an organization made up of local residents, complained to the Forest Practices Board…
Faster action, incentives needed to protect marbled murrelet habitat
A Forest Practices Board special report released today says potential habitat for threatened species is being lost to forest development while the process for defining habitat areas drags on.
Annual report for 2018-19 released
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2018-19, providing an overview of the board’s performance and work from April 2018 to March 2019. Each year, the board randomly selects forestry operations for audit. In 2018, it published the results of 15 audits. “Our auditors evaluate whether forest […]
Board Finds Good Forest Practices in Two Community Watersheds
VICTORIA – A pilot audit of two community watersheds in the Arrow Boundary Forest District has determined that forest practices are in compliance with legislated requirements in all significant respects, the Forest Practices Board reported today. “The board determined that current forest practices are effective at minimizing impacts to water quality,” said acting board chair […]
Windthrow of Trees in the Walbran Valley
In September 2002, a conservation group on Vancouver Island complained to the Board about windthrow of trees that had…
