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Scenic views protected in Highway 5 Corridor
A Forest Practices Board audit found that forest companies and BC Timber Sales (BCTS) did a good job of protecting important scenic areas between Clearwater and Valemount from the visual impacts of forestry activities, according to a report released today.
Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Northern Nlaka’pamux Forestry Resources Ltd. – NRFL A73168
Northern Nlaka’pamux Forestry Resources Ltd., based in Lytton, compiled with forest practices legislation and worked efficiently to salvage fire-damaged timber. NNFR also followed the direction set by the Kamloops Land and Resource Management Plan, in areas such as retaining undamaged trees in old-growth management areas and respecting the needs of recreational users.
Provincial Systems Fail to Protect Threatened Species
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board has found that there is a systemic failure in government policy to protect threatened species such as marbled murrelets on crown forest lands. The findings were released as the close of a board investigation of a 1999 complaint concerning logging approvals in the Brand Valley on south-western Vancouver Island, […]