VICTORIA – In a report released today, the Forest Practices Board has found that it was appropriate for the Bulkley Valley Forest District not to restrict snowmobile users’ access to Harold Price Meadows and Blunt Creek basin. However, the Board also found that the Recreational Access Management Plan (RAMP) process was flawed because there were […]
VICTORIA – Nelson consultant Rachel Holt has been appointed to the Forest Practices Board. Holt is a professional biologist and the owner of a small consulting company based in Nelson, British Columbia. She has worked to develop approaches for ecosystem-based management in the coastal temperate rainforest, managing endangered species, and environmental risk assessment for Queen […]
This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of TFL 1 held by Skeena Cellulose Inc. (Skeena). The operating area…
The total area of BC’s provincial forests that may need to be restocked with healthy young trees could exceed current reforestation efforts by more than one million hectares, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today.
Three complaints from the Powell River area; one from private citizens, one from the Powell River Parks and Wilderness…
In July 2000, the Board received a complaint from the Valhalla Wilderness Society – Forest Watch (the complainant)…
VICTORIA – British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) and timber sale licence holders in the Queen Charlotte Islands timber supply area (TSA) met the requirements of forest practices legislation, the Forest Practices Board reported today. “The audit found BCTS and its timber sale licence holders complied with their legal requirements in all significant respects,” said board […]
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices on Forest Licence A16827 held by West Fraser Mills Ltd. The operating areas for this licence are in the northern and southern parts of the Morice timber supply area, which surround Houston, B.C. The licence is co-managed by West Fraser and the […]
