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Impacts of Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Logging on a Trapline

In January 2010, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a Colleymount resident who farms, logs, and holds a range and a trapping tenure. The complainant believes that harvesting and road construction have reduced the available amount of wildlife habitat, disrupted the natural movement of animals and that his trapping tenure can no longer support […]
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Bulletin 001 - Due Diligence and Mistake of Fact (Revised 2010)

This Bulletin describes the defences of due diligence and mistake of fact under the Forest and Range Practices Act...
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Gilpin Creek Debris Slide

In the spring of 2011, water from a trough located above Gilpin Creek, on the Overton-Moody Range Unit near Grand Forks...
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Community Watersheds: From Objectives to Results on the Ground

Drinking water is of paramount concern to British Columbians. Government regulates the safe and reliable supply of...
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Timeliness, Penalty Size and Transparency of Penalty Determinations

One way the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and Wildfire Act (WA) are enforced is through the use of...
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Forest Stewardship Plans: Are They Meeting Expectations?

When the Forest and Range Practices Act became law over a decade ago, forest stewardship plans (FSPs) replaced...
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Timber Harvesting in Mountain Caribou Habitat

Mountain caribou are at risk in the southern two-thirds of British Columbia. The government has identified habitat loss...
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Selkirk Natural Resource District - Woodlot Licence W1644

As part of its 2015 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected woodlot W1644, held by Rojo Logging Limited, in the Selkirk District, for audit. The woodlot’s operations are located east of Creston, along Highway 3. The audit found that planning and practices generally complied with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the […]
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Selkirk Natural Resource District – Woodlot Licence W0438

As part of its 2015 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected woodlot W0438, held by Jeffrey Mattes, in the Selkirk District, for audit. The woodlot’s operations are located on south of Kaslo, along Highway 31. The audit found that planning and practices generally complied with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the […]
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Visual Quality on Alberni Inlet

In April 2015, Board staff noticed logging near Port Alberni that appeared to exceed the government’s visual quality objectives for the area. After making some initial enquiries, the Board decided to investigate the issue—looking into compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act, the licensee’s consideration of visual impacts, and appropriateness of government’s enforcement. The Board found […]
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