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First Audit of Forestry on Nisga’a Lands Completed, Second Audit Set to Begin
Forest planning and practices on Nisga’a lands are generally following the Forest Practices Code and the Nisga’a Final Agreement, with a few exceptions related to road maintenance and stream classification, according to the Forest Practices Board.
Lack of coordination puts deer habitat at risk
VICTORIA – Poor communication among government agencies led to approval of logging plans that put mule deer winter habitat at risk, the Forest Practices Board reported today. The board investigated a complaint by a group of property-owners at Anderson Lake, between Pemberton and Lillooet. The complainants were concerned that logging on Crown land south of […]
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices – Babine Forest Products Ltd.
In September 2011, the Board conducted a full-scope compliance audit of forest planning and practices on Babine Forest…
Logging and Conservation of Endangered Plant Communities on Vancouver Island
This investigation began with a complaint, from the Carmanah Forestry Society, about the approval of an amendment to…
New forest stewardship plans need more details, improved accountability
VICTORIA – The first forest stewardship plans (FSPs) under new results-based forestry legislation lack clear results, and make it difficult for the public and government to hold forest companies accountable, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today. The board reviewed 15 of the first FSPs submitted by forest companies under the Forest […]
Timber Harvesting and Road Construction, Maintenance and Deactivation: International Forest Products Ltd., West Coast Division – TFL 54
This is the Board’s report on a compliance audit of Tree Farm Licence 54 (TFL 54) held by International Forest Products…
Coast Tsimshian Resources receives clean audit
An audit of Coast Tsimshian Resources (CTR) forestry operations in Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 1 near Terrace found that planning and practices met all legislative requirements, according to a Forest Practices Board report.
Issue #25 – Summer 2021
The past summer brought a barrage of stark reminders of the impact climate change is having on our society and our ecosystems. The heat dome at the beginning of the summer was of a magnitude and impact that forces us all to rethink our understanding of the severity of the new climate extremes. And while […]
