Bulletin 016 – Risk Across Resource Values in Forest Operations (2014)
This bulletin explores risk management in BC forest operations, and suggests that it needs to be transparent and fair,…
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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 […]
Logging road put caribou at risk
A Forest Practices Board special investigation has found that the approval of a logging road by the Ministry of Forests did not adequately consider risks to a vulnerable caribou herd.
Logging debris poses fire risk, complaint reveals
VICTORIA – Decked timber and logging debris in the Shovel Lake Wildfire made firefighting more difficult, according to a complaint investigation report. A member of a wildfire response team complained to the board in 2018 after seeing large amounts of logs and debris on the ground. He was concerned the material contributed to the spread […]
Species Composition and Regeneration in Cutblocks in Mountain Pine Beetle Areas
The special investigation compared reforestation efforts in the Quesnel, Nadina and Vanderhoof forest districts with…
