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Managing Forest Fuels
A 60-year history of fire suppression, insect and tree disease epidemics, and logging practices are all contributing to…
Forest watchdog to investigate impact of pine beetle salvage
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will investigate the impact of large-scale salvage of mountain pine beetle-killed timber on reforestation objectives, biodiversity, watershed protection and accumulation of forest fuels over the coming months. Fieldwork for the special investigation will begin this week, and the findings are expected to be released in early 2006. “Just as […]
Managing Forest Fuels in the Wildland Urban Interface
Fifteen years ago, “wildland-urban interface,” or WUI, was not a familiar term to most British Columbians. But after…
Reducing the Risk of Wildfire – The Time for Action is Now
OPINION-EDITORIAL by Tim Ryan VICTORIA – Sept. 24-30, 2017 marks National Forest Week in Canada. Established around 1920 as Forest Fire Prevention Week, the origins were to encourage greater public awareness towards Canada’s forests. At the time, the greatest threat to forests came from forest fires, mainly due to human causes. Since then, National Forest […]
