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Clear government direction needed to protect Marbled Murrelet

Clear government direction and removing constraints on habitat protection are key priorities for preserving the threatened marbled murrelet on B.C.’s south coast, according to a Forest Practices Board special report released today.
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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.
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Audit of Chilcotin BC Timber Sales finds free-growing non-compliance

The BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program in Chilcotin Forest District is in compliance with the Forest Practices Code, except for free-growing obligations, the Forest Practices Board reported today.
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Forest Watchdog Learning New Tricks to Adapt to Results-Based Regulations

VICTORIA – The Province’s independent forest practices watchdog is updating its approach to auditing and monitoring forestry operations to reflect emerging trends such as results-based regulation and third-party certification. In its 2003 annual report released today, the Forest Practices Board also reviews the impact of new forestry legislation, the need to protect endangered species habitats, […]
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Forest practices improving but better government planning needed

VICTORIA– The province’s independent forest practices watchdog says on-the-ground forest practices continue to improve in B.C.’s public forests, but government still needs to provide direction to forest companies to ensure the protection of threatened wildlife habitat. In its 2002 annual report, the Forest Practices Board also comments on changes to forest legislation, the board’s continued […]
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Faster action, incentives needed to protect marbled murrelet habitat

A Forest Practices Board special report released today says potential habitat for threatened species is being lost to forest development while the process for defining habitat areas drags on.
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Have a Concern about Forest or Range Practices? Any person can file a complaint with the Forest Practices Board. The Board can consider complaints about issues such as planning, including forest stewardship plans, site plans and woodlot licence plans; forest practices such as harvesting trees and road building; range plans and practices; protection of resources, […]
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Board releases first audit of government

Forest Practices Board has released a report on its test audit of government’s enforcement of the Forest Practices Code within an entire forest district.
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Follow-up Report on Wildlife and Cattle Grazing in the East Kootenay

The Rocky Mountain Trench is rich in ecological diversity. It is the low-elevation grassland and open forest ecosystems...
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Audit of Forest Legislation Enforcement in the Columbia Forest District

The Forest Practices Board has audited the appropriateness of government’s enforcement of the provisions of the Forest...
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The Board conducts its work throughout British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the territories of the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
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