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Policy Review Required to Protect Marbled Murrelets
A review of government policy on protecting wildlife habitat and more collaboration between government and industry are needed to protect the threatened marbled murrelet, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Board Recommends Improved Procedures for Arsenic Beetle Treatments
Improved safety procedures and greater transparency are required to protect the public from the effects of arsenic treatments used to control bark beetle infestations, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
Forest Practices Board Finds Problems in Approval Process for Babine Bridge Location
Victoria – In a report released today, the Forest Practices Board criticized the government’s approval process for the location of a bridge across the Babine River, near New Hazelton. Both the Ministry of Forests and Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks knew they had a significant disagreement about the location of the bridge and its […]
Biodiversity Conservation on Mount Elphinstone, Sunshine Coast in the Sunshine Coast Forest District
In August 1999, two residents of the Sunshine Coast complained that forest practices in operational plans approved by…
Audit of South Island Forest District’s Small Business Program Released by Forest Practices Board
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the South Island Forest District complied with the Code in some areas, but showed poor performance in others, according to a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The audit examined the full range of forest planning and practices for compliance with the […]
