The Friends and Residents of the North Fork submitted a complaint that government was not adequately protecting the threatened Kettle-Granby grizzly bear population because it did not make road density targets a legal requirement. Research has shown that human activity on roads can negatively impact bear habitat. The Board looked at government’s actions for the […]
Victoria - The Forest Practices Board will conduct its first area-based audit this summer in the Fort Nelson forest district. "Until now our audit program has focused on single licensees or government forestry programs," said Bill Cafferata, Forest Practices Board chair. "This audit will examine all the licences in an area to give us a […]
While current mountain pine beetle management in B.C. is reasonably effective, a change in approach in heavily infested areas could potentially produce better results and should be explored by government agencies, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
The Board conducts its work throughout British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the territories of the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
