What We Are Working On
Special Reports
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Follow-up on the Board’s Experience with Forestry and Water Users
This special report will examine the public complaints investigated by the Board under the FRPA regime including those related to drinking water in BC forests, and other relevant water-related complaints, to determine whether forest practices are negatively affecting drinking water supplies.
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Managing Forest Recreation Resources Values under FRPA
This special report has been prompted by multiple concerns and complaints received by the Forest Practices Board about outdoor recreation activities and how recreation values are managed under FRPA. This report will determine how forestry planning and practices are addressing forest recreation values under FRPA
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Audit Reports
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BCTS program and TSL holders – North Island-Central Coast Natural Resource District
Audit announcement of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence holders in the North Island-Central Coast Natural Resource District.
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Forest Service Roads – Campbell River, Okanagan-Shuswap & Peace natural resource districts
Audit announcement of the forest service roads (FSRs) maintained in the Campbell River, Okanagan-Shuswap and Peace natural resource districts.
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BCTS and TSL holders – Nadina Natural Resource District: Babine Business Area
Audit announcement of the BCTS and timbe sale licence holders in the Nadina Natural Resource District portion of the Babine Business Area.
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Clearwater Field Unit portion of the BCTS Kamloops Business Area
Audit announcement of the BCTS and timbe sale licence holders in the Clearwater Field Unit portion of the BCTS Kamloops Business Area.
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Special Investigation Reports
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Appropriateness of Wildfire Act Determinations
The objective of this special investigation is to determine whether Wildfire Act determinations are appropriate. The review will also identify policy issues, such as how the regime addresses the public interest in hazard abatement (including fuels reduction in wildland urban interface areas), and differences among those subject to its regulations.
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Protection of Species at Risk Under FRPA: Northern Goshawk
This special investigation will assess if the mechanisms available under FRPA and associated IWMS guidance are adequate for maintaining species at risk habitat. Northern Goshawk will be used as a case study to evaluate both legal and voluntary measures to maintain suitable habitat for Northern Goshawk and their prey on the coast and in the interior.
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