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Logging in Spotted Owl Habitat in the Blackwater Creek Valley

In June 2007, the Board received a complaint about a timber sale in the Blackwater Creek Valley near D’Arcy, in the...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Integrating NTFPs into Forest Planning & Practices in BC

SPECIAL REPORT: Integrating NTFPs into Forest Planning & Practices in BC
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BCFPB- 2020-21-Annual-Report

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Road sediment causing impacts to fish habitat

VICTORIA – A new special investigation examining how forest and range practices are protecting fish habitat under the Forest and Range Practices Act has been released. Board investigators examined forest and range practices in five watersheds throughout the province. "We found that practices, such as maintaining fish passage and riparian management, are quite good," said […]
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Fish habitat well managed in Haida Gwaii tree farm licence

VICTORIA – An audit of tree farm licence 39, block 6, operated by Western Forest Products Inc., in the Haida Gwaii Forest District, found good forest practices and noted that, in particular, harvesting and road activities near fish habitat and riparian areas were well managed. The audit was conducted in spring 2008, with a specific […]
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Timber Harvesting in Mountain Caribou Habitat

Mountain caribou are at risk in the southern two-thirds of British Columbia. The government has identified habitat loss...
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Logging in mountain caribou habitat examined

VICTORIA – An investigation of timber harvesting within mountain caribou habitat near Blue River found that all licensees have met or exceeded the legal requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and a legal order that applies to the area. “We were pleased to find that the forestry, hydroelectric and adventure tourism industries all […]
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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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Road Deactivation and Impacts to Fish Habitat near Kelowna

In November 2017, the Forest Practices Board received a complaint from a member of the public alleging that culverts at stream crossings on a section of forest road were removed and the channels filled with dirt, causing harm to fish and damage to fish habitat. The complaint also alleges that, despite reporting the situation to […]
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