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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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Report highlights value of forest beneath the trees

There is significant economic potential for developing non-wood and botanical forest products in British Columbia, as long as the proper regulatory and planning tools are in place, according to a Forest Practices Board report released today.
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Report Finds Limited Implementation of Measures to Protect Biodiversity

The provincial government’s biodiversity strategy under the Forest Practices Code is applied unevenly across the province, and key on-the-ground measures are not being implemented in many areas, according to a Forest Practices Board study released today.
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Independent study finds B.C.’s forests are regenerating very well

Victoria - A Forest Practices Board study has found that forest licensees, government and forestry professionals have done an excellent job of ensuring most trees replanted in 6,488 cutblocks across the province are growing into healthy forests. Each year, more than 200 million seedlings are planted in B.C. Following the logging of public land, forest companies […]
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Marbled murrelet habitat needed better protection

VICTORIA -A review panel has reversed a Ministry of Forests district manager’s approval of a cutblock in North Jervis Inlet that contains valuable marbled murrelet habitat after an appeal of the decision by the Forest Practices Board. Following a request from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association in August, the board asked the review panel to […]
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Audit of Forest Planning and Practices: Western Forest Products Inc. - TFL 39, Block 1

As part of its 2013 compliance audit program, the Forest Practices Board selected Block 1 of Western Forest Product Inc...
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Follow Up Report: Update on Control of Invasive Plants

Monitoring and control of invasive plants is important because of the serious environmental, economic, and health...
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Wood Waste in Bigmouth Creek

In September 2009, the Board received a complaint about large pieces of wood (i.e., logs) being left on a cutblock at...
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Logging on District Lot 33 within the Coastal Douglas-Fir Ecosystem

n May 2010, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a resident of Nanoose Bay about planned logging on...
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Beetle Salvage Impacts on Guide Outfitters

A complaint filed by the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia about its members’ businesses being harmed by...
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