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Improving stewardship of BC's forests for the future

VICTORIA –The Forest Practices Board released its 2013-14 annual report today, which summarizes the board’s work over the past year, as well as highlights work currently underway. “Board audits continue to find consistent compliance with forest practices law by major licensees,” said Tim Ryan, board chair. “But there are lingering areas of improvement that require […]
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Protection of Drinking Water in Community Watersheds Examined

An investigation of how well the FRPA protects drinking water in community watersheds has identified a number of improvements necessary to help ensure government objectives for drinking water quality and quantity are achieved.
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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 […]
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Forest Practices Board Chair Speaks to American Buyers about Forestry Practices

Victoria - Today, the Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board is speaking in San Francisco at a forum on Sourcing Environmentally Responsible Forest Products. The event will be attended by executives of some large US corporations, including Xerox, Starbucks and Levi Strauss. Keith Moore was invited to speak at this event to give the […]
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Woodlot near Chemainus passes audit

An audit of Halalt First Nation’s forest planning and practices on forest licence W1632, near Chemainus, on Vancouver Island, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation.
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Western Forest Products gets good audit on Sunshine Coast

An audit of Western Forest Products Inc.’s forestry activities on TFL 39, Block 1, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today.
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Audit of Ka-Bar Resources near Princeton finds good practices

An audit of Ka-Bar Resources Ltd.’s forestry activities, 45 kilometres northeast of Princeton, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to a report released today.
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BC Hydro transmission line passes audit

An audit of BC Hydro’s fire prevention practices on four licences to cut associated with the Columbia Valley Transmission Project found operations met the requirements of B.C.’s Wildfire Act, according to a report released today.
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Government doing fewer inspections of forest and range practices

An investigation into government’s inspections of compliance with forest and range practice legislation found that the number of inspections is one-third of what it was a few years ago, according to a report released today.
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Old-growth protection in place, but faces challenges

An investigation into the state of old-growth forest retention in the province has concluded that, while old growth retention objectives are being implemented, government needs to track retention areas, and evaluate whether or not they are actually effective in protecting biodiversity.
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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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