by msmk89 | Feb 21, 2021 | Bad Practices, Pellets
The BC government is receiving public comment until Wednesday, March 3rd on a proposed forest license transfer in the Forest Nelson Timber Supply Area from Canfor to Peak Renewables. The transfer will enable the creation of a pellet plant that will use as its...
by msmk89 | Feb 20, 2021 | Bad Practices, Logging
Prince George, BC – A forest-focused conservation group in northern BC has released both the first province-wide cumulative impacts map and the first visual account of our last remaining old growth forests. “They are the first tools of their kind made by the...
by msmk89 | Jan 5, 2021 | Bad Practices, Logging
Prince George, BC – A northern conservation group is calling for a moratorium on primary forest logging in the Prince George Timber Supply Area following the release of an investigative report by the Forest Practices Board (‘the Board’). The Board concluded that...
by msmk89 | Dec 11, 2020 | Bad Practices, Caribou
Following massive public backlash, BC Timber Sales (BCTS) has suspended plans to log endangered caribou habitat in an area of rainforest north of Revelstoke, BC. BCTS had planned to auction off 11 cutblocks — an area totalling 276 hectares — and build 10 more...
by msmk89 | Sep 14, 2020 | Bad Practices, Logging
Prince George, BC – Northern BCers are unimpressed by the government’s announcement on old growth forests last week. The province announced nine general locations where they will temporarily defer logging of old growth. “None of the temporary area deferrals are in our...
by msmk89 | May 8, 2019 | Bad Practices
This article was originally published in March 2014. It is republished here with permission. Overharvesting – Who is watching our forests? By Peter Ewart It is an outrageous amount. According to a document from the Ministry of Forests that was recently brought...
