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Reforesting Amendments Appropriate, Board finds
VICTORIA – Forest companies are making reasonable and appropriate amendments to their free-growing strategies, the Forest Practices Board reported today. Following the logging of public land, forest companies are required to reforest sites with native tree species to establish a new crop of trees. The companies are then required to tend those trees for a […]
Canfor Audit Cites Bridge Maintenance
VICTORIA-Except for bridge inspection and maintenance practices, Canfor achieved a high level of compliance with the Forest Practices Code while operating in very mountainous terrain with varied soil types and high rainfall, says a report released today by the Forest Practices Board. The report concludes the board’s audit of Tree Farm Licence 48 held by […]
Construction Activities On Logging Road Contributed To Slump Into A Stream
Victoria – Today, the Forest Practices Board released its report concluding its investigation of a complaint about a slump of soil material which flowed into an unnamed stream. The slump occurred on a newly constructed logging road approximately 45 kilometres northeast of Terrace BC. The road, known as Fiddler Main Road, was built by Skeena […]
Forest Practices Board Finds That Logging in Little Cayuse Creek Watershed Meets Code Requirements
Victoria – Today the Forest Practices Board released the results of its investigation into a complaint about logging in Little Cayuse Creek watershed, near Castlegar, BC. A local resident was concerned about the impact that proposed logging would have on Little Cayuse Creek, which provides his domestic water supply. He complained to the Forest Practices […]
Board to Perform Visual Theme Audit near Campbell River
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will conduct a pilot visual theme audit of a variety of forest tenures within the Campbell River Forest District. The audit area consists of the Crown land portion of the Campbell River Forest District north of Strathcona Park and east of the Nimpkish River. The forest tenures of five […]
Audit in Northwest BC Finds Mixed Results
The results of an audit of the forestry activities of six licensees, five woodlot tenure operators and the Kispiox Forest District’s small business forest enterprise program and district-manager obligations were released today.
