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Independent Report Outlines Changed Approach to Pine Beetle Management
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.
Audit of Boundary Forest District’s small business program shows improvements necessary to meet Forest Practices Code
VICTORIA- Forest practices in the Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Boundary Forest District complied with most requirements of the Forest Practices Code, but there was poor performance in several important areas. These results are reported in a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The district’s road deactivation activities did […]
Biodiversity Conservation during Salvage Logging in the Central Interior of BC
British Columbia is engulfed in a province-wide mountain pine beetle outbreak. Salvaging value from the dead pine trees is a government priority. To facilitate the salvage effort, government increased the allowable annual cut (AAC) by 80 percent in the three most severely affected timber supply areas; the Lakes, Prince George and Quesnel TSAs, which are […]
Audit of Boundary Forest District’s small business program shows improvements necessary to meet Forest Practices Code
VICTORIA- Forest practices in the Ministry of Forests’ Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) in the Boundary Forest District complied with most requirements of the Forest Practices Code, but there was poor performance in several important areas. These results are reported in a Forest Practices Board audit released today. The district’s road deactivation activities did […]
Forest Practices Board to Audit Kamloops Forest District’s Small Business Program
Victoria – The Forest Practices Board will audit the forest planning and practices of the Ministry of Forests’ small business forest enterprise program in the Kamloops Forest District. Operating areas for the program are spread throughout the district. This is a limited-scope audit that will look at construction, maintenance and deactivation of roads; timber harvesting; […]
